• October 1, 2008 | Corporate Counsel

    Hide and Seek

    It's been almost two years since the federal court system issued new discovery rules for electronically stored information. While there have been some high-profile sanctions for discover

    1 minute read

  • September 15, 2008 | National Law Journal

    Why do mergers die? It's like dating.

    It's a given that many law firm mergers flame out before they ever get off the ground, but reports of unsuccessful pairings have been particularly prominent in recent w

    1 minute read

  • March 16, 2007 | National Law Journal

    Law Firm Downsizing: Who's Next?

    With plenty of lawyers but relatively low partner profits, Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw found itself earlier this month in the uncomfortable position of having to downsize its equity partner ranks

    1 minute read

  • February 1, 2008 | Legaltech News

    Worldox Wronged?

    Re: "IT @ Schiffrin Barroway Topaz & Kessler," by Brenda Bicking. December, 2007. Editor: I am president of World Software Corp., the develop

    1 minute read

  • July 2, 2008 | New York Law Journal

    Marketplace

    Expansion has prompted LeClairRyan to boost its space at 830 Third Ave. The Richmond, Va.-based law firm first took all 11,768 square feet of the fifth floo

    1 minute read

  • March 16, 2009 | Law.com Corporate

    The Rare Breed

    MIAMI - With six years under his belt as an attorney, Jeffrey Backman's promotion to litigation partner at Adorno & Yoss is the sweet reward for hard work both in the courthouse and in the comm

    1 minute read

  • August 18, 2003 | National Law Journal

    Movers

    Laterals Baker & Hostetler (Cleveland): James A. Mercadante and Steven H. Goldberg have joined as partners, resident in New York. The business transactions attorneys arriv

    1 minute read

  • October 26, 2010 | Daily Business Review

    Lines are drawn over end to gerrymandering

    Every time election season rolls around, state Rep. Luis R. Garcia prepares himself for a hefty bit of traveling. In most circumstances, that would be of little concern for a politicia

    1 minute read

  • May 23, 2013 | Daily Business Review

    Sources: Carlton Fields to Merge With 60-Lawyer Firm

    Partners at Carlton Fields are preparing to vote next week on a proposed merger with Jorden Burt that would create a 310-lawyer firm. Talks between the two firms have been ongoing for more th

    1 minute read

  • December 1, 2003 | National Law Journal

    Economic Espionage Act

    For corporate America, the Economic Espionage Act is a double-edged sword. It can be used to protect a co s intellectual property by prosecuting dishonest competitors who steal a co

    1 minute read