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July 08, 2011 |

Pitcher's case on deck

Roger Clemens has long denied he used performance-enhancing drugs during his Major League Baseball career, one that spanned more than two decades and included repeat trips to All-Star games.Clemens' criminal defense lawyers this week will make a pitch to 12 Washington residents that the government is overreaching in its prosecution of Clemens for statements he made denying drug use.
8 minute read
June 20, 2013 |

As Spring Fades, a Fresh Law Firm Lawsuit-Palooza

A study released this week finds that malpractice claims against law firms increased in 2012, and our latest roundup of litigation involving firms as either plaintiffs or defendants suggests the trend may have spilled into this year.
8 minute read
August 06, 2013 |

'No Damage for Delay' Clauses in Construction Contracts

"No damages for delay" clauses are often used in construction contracts to restrict the contractor to only an extension of time for project delays and to prohibit claims for damages arising from delays in the completion of the project.
7 minute read
October 16, 2013 |

Report: Law Firms Losing Edge in Office Space Race

In the latest edition of its annual analysis of law firm real estate trends, real estate services firm Jones Lang LaSalle finds landlords routinely getting the upper hand in lease negotiations for the first time in seven years. At the same time, firms have been able to maintain an advantage in some major markets, including Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, and Washington, D.C.
10 minute read
May 18, 2009 |

Think tank

Profile of Sherri Goodman, general counsel and corporate secretary of CNA Corp.
4 minute read
September 13, 2013 |

Ex-NSA GC on Snowden, Security, and Privacy

Stewart Baker, who served as National Security Agency general counsel from 1992 to 1994, discusses former NSA contractor Edward Snowden's leaks earlier this year about the U.S. government's surveillance activities.
9 minute read
August 22, 2013 |

Most Who Made Partner in 2013 Switched Firms First

An Am Law Daily analysis of new partner classes at 50 Am Law 200 firms shows that nearly 59 percent of the 499 lawyers promoted at those firms this year began their career elsewhere.
6 minute read
May 13, 2013 |

Can China Change CFIUS?

The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States has emerged as perhaps the largest single obstacle to Chinese M&A activity in the U.S., and rejection of a number of attempted deals, especially in the high-tech sector, has fueled perceptions among Chinese business leaders that CFIUS is stacked against them. Now, China's government and business leaders are pushing back.
7 minute read
September 12, 2013 |

9 Key Steps in a Proactive Cybersecurity Review

Companies have to move aggressively and proactively to prevent—and mitigate the consequences of—a data breach. The single most important step a general counsel can take is to engage in a comprehensive review of the company's information governance before a breach occurs.
6 minute read
September 03, 2007 |

It's time to make the garden grow

By the time most law firm associates have reached the senior level (six to nine years out of law school), they have developed the technical skills and proficiency necessary to be good lawyers, and the personality traits necessary to please clients. The associates who are able to use these qualities to bring in new business, as opposed to simply completing the work assigned by partners, are much more likely to become partners themselves one day. So, how does one make the transition?
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