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December 04, 2008 | The American Lawyer

Annual survey shows law firm leaders wary but confident

What will next year look like at the biggest law firms? For the first time since The American Lawyer began surveying firm leaders in 2003, their answer is: We're not sure. More than half the respondents reported feeling uncertain about the year ahead, up from a quarter a year ago. Managing partners are projecting lower profit gains and fairly stagnant deal flow. Still, one aspect of firm management may never change: Ninety-eight percent of respondents said their billing rates will be higher next year.
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January 16, 2013 | The American Lawyer

The Global Lawyer: The Movement for Law Firm Human Rights Gathers Steam

The ABA is on board with the U.N.'s agenda on business and human rights, but lawyers are only starting to ponder the questions it raises. Should human rights influence legal advice? Did Shell's advisers go too far in Kiobel?
5 minute read
August 12, 2010 | The American Lawyer

The Bankruptcy Files: Law Firm Creditors Look to Collect

Outstanding legal bills owed to firms like Ropes & Gray, Gibson Dunn, Goodwin Procter, and Wiley Rein are bringing the firms into bankruptcy court--not as counsel, but as creditors themselves.
5 minute read
November 01, 2011 | The American Lawyer

Bad Company

22 minute read
May 20, 2009 | The American Lawyer

Cheap at the Price

To exit a global corruption scandal, Siemens paid $275 million
7 minute read
January 11, 2011 | The American Lawyer

Skadden Helps Chinese Chemical Company Acquire Orkla Unit

Oslo-based conglomerate Orkla ASA announced that it had reached an agreement to sell one of its units to China National BlueStar (Group) Co., in a deal worth $2 billion.
2 minute read
February 14, 2011 | The American Lawyer

Former EDNY Chief Benton Campbell Joins Latham's New York Office

Benton Campbell, a former interim head of the U.S. attorney's office for the Eastern District of New York, will join several former Justice Department colleagues at Latham & Watkins on Monday.
5 minute read
November 09, 2012 | The American Lawyer

The Churn: Lateral Moves and Promotions in The Am Law 200

Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice gains a healthcare veteran; Baker & Hostetler grabs a pair of lawyers from McKenna Long & Aldridge; and a government employee in Massachusetts heads to Goodwin Procter. The Churn is constant. Please send all announcements to [email protected].
4 minute read
January 27, 2011 | The American Lawyer

Not the Retiring Kind: On One Partner's Jumpto Dewey

After a 40-year career that saw him serve as arbitrator or counsel in more than 100 cases, Sullivan & Cromwell international arbitration and dispute resolution expert James Carter wasn't ready to call it quits.
6 minute read

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