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May 29, 2013 |

Teaching Compliance: How Law Schools Can Fight Unemployment

It's no secret that the current job market is tough for law students, but one bright spot in the legal job market has been compliance.
5 minute read
August 03, 2012 |

Law Firm Founding Member Offers Tips for Building Business

Marc Taylor is a founding member of Taylor English Duma, which has grown from four to 120 attorneys since its inception in 2005. In this Q&A, Taylor discusses how to stay engaged with clients, the need to be true to your authentic sales approach, and how a lack of communication can cost you business.
6 minute read
July 19, 2012 |

Marc Taylor: Trust, communication, value are key to building business

Marc Taylor is a founding member of Taylor English Duma. In the seven years since its inception in 2005, Taylor English has grown from four to 120 attorneys. In this interview with Raising the Bar business development coach Robin M. Hensley, Taylor talks about how he has helped his partners grown the firm.
6 minute read
September 24, 2013 |

Former Bazaarvoice CEO Takes Stand to Explain Damning Email

Boris Feldman's client, testifying at an antitrust trial, said he forwarded an underling's message to the board of directors without actually reviewing it.
3 minute read
February 14, 2013 |

Ford and allies try to & stem retrials

A legal battle that could change the outcome in product liability cases all over the state escalated Tuesday in oral arguments at the Georgia Court of Appeals. Judge Michael Boggs (above) pressed Ford on a decision against the company in a similar case.
6 minute read
September 27, 2013 |

Sometimes You Can Fight City Hall—And Come Away With The Biggest Verdict In Town

Although Savannah has its share of successful plaintiff's lawyers, just one can lay claim to winning the biggest personal injury verdict in the city's history—plus the runner-up—and this one can't be found in the historic district where most of the top drawer firms reside.
7 minute read
Wal-Mart Case Raises Accusations of Collusion
Publication Date: 2009-07-15
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When is a proposed settlement between class action plaintiffs lawyers and a defendant company collusive and unfair to the class? That is the question that will on Wednesday be before a Massachusetts state court judge who is presiding over a contentious wage-and-hour class action against Wal-Mart. The eight-year-old case has pitted warring groups of plaintiffs lawyers against each other.

November 19, 2012 |

FCPA Guidance Takeaways for the Chief Compliance Officer

Corporate compliance and ethics officers should find the new Foreign Corrupt Practices Act guidance particularly useful, with its strong messaging on the need for CCO independence, empowerment, and resources.
3 minute read
October 15, 2007 |

Courts begin to apply 'Twombly'

On May 21, the U.S. Supreme Court announced a new standard for pleading federal complaints: Allegations must meet a "plausibility, not possibility" standard. As a result, federal courts have been revisiting pleading standards in hundreds of cases. While most agree that the plausibility standard is not restricted to antitrust cases, there is some disagreement over what level of pleading is required. Emerging doctrine suggests that what the plausibility standard requires varies, depending on the type of case.
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