• November 30, 2012 | New York Law Journal

    Claims Against an Estate: The Procedural Path

    In a prior column, "A Fiduciary's Duties to Creditors,&#

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  • January 7, 2008 | Legal Times

    On the Move

    BCG ATTORNEY SEARCHLisa Pavia has joined the D.C. office of legal recruiting firm BCG Attorney Search as a senior recruiter. She focuses on lateral associate and pa

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  • August 13, 2013 | New York Law Journal

    Courts Tackle Accidental Access, 'Catfishing' and Unsecured WiFi

    The Federal Trade Commission has been closely watching the privacy issues of the day—online targeted advertising, mobile data tracking, geolocation information, facial recognition

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  • February 16, 2009 | Legal Times

    Firms Fire Hundreds and More May Follow

    Even in the darkest days of the dot-com bust earlier this decade or in the recession of the early 1990s, there was never a day like Thursday Feb. 12 in the world of law firm

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  • March 19, 2007 | Legal Times

    On the Move

    BRYAN CAVEMichael Toner, 43, has joined Bryan Cave as a partner and will set up and lead the firm's election law practice. Previously, Toner was a member of the Fed

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  • April 13, 2012 | The Recorder

    ADR Trends and Changes

    Thirty years ago, the federal court assigned a case of mine to a settlement conference before one of the icons of the Northern District bench. A champion of individual rights, this fine judge

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  • April 1, 2009 | The American Lawyer

    Compromised Counsel

    When lawyers are struggling, they often turn to the bar. Sometimes to casinos. Or drugs. Lawyers have double the national average for substance abuse, according to the American Ba

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  • September 12, 2011 | National Law Journal

    D.C. MOVES

    DECHERT Glenn Fine, 55, has joined Dechert's Washington office as a partner in the firm's white-collar and securities litigation group. Previously, Fine was

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  • September 10, 2012 | New York Law Journal

    New Clarity on Lifetime Gifts

    Like dandelions, disputed gift cases pop up every year. Three new decisions together constitute an excellent tutorial, particularly on the sometimes knotty issues of when is a relationship &#

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  • June 12, 2012 | New York Law Journal

    Hard Drive Encryption and the Fifth Amendment

    To businesses and individuals alike, cybersecurity remains a paramount concern. In today's digital climate, there are many threats to data stored on laptop computers, remote servers, mobile d

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