Karen Sloan

July 23, 2009 | New York Law Journal

According to a new report, securities filings declined by more than 22 percent during the first half of 2009 compared to the same period last year, when there was a surge of litigation against financial services firms. Researchers said the decline might reflect the fact that the largest financial services firms were already sued last year. Another factor is that the financial markets have stabilized compared to last year.

By Karen Sloan

3 minute read

January 19, 2011 | Daily Business Review

An American Bar Association committee is considering making the Law School Admissions Test voluntary rather than mandatory.

By Karen Sloan

4 minute read

October 25, 2010 | Corporate Counsel

What will legal education look like in five or 10 years? It will be more internationally focused, rely more heavily on technology and will incorporate more leadership and businesses skills, if the influential group of about 100 educators and law leaders who met recently to discuss the matter are to be believed.

By Karen Sloan

5 minute read

March 01, 2010 | National Law Journal

Research by two social scientists suggests that the U.S. News & World Report law school rankings aren't helping legal educators build a more diverse student body. Deans and admissions officers told the researchers that the pressure to maintain or improve their U.S. News rankings can mean fewer slots for diverse students, who tend to score lower on the LSAT and have lower grade point averages.

By Karen Sloan

5 minute read

May 11, 2011 | Law.com

Osama bin Laden's killing by a team of U.S. Navy SEALs was likely not a violation of international law, said a panel of human rights and international law experts Friday. However, the panelists expressed dismay at the American public's lack of appetite for discussing whether the mission to take out bin Laden was legal or moral.

By Karen Sloan

4 minute read

November 18, 2010 | Corporate Counsel

The Kentucky Bar Association is the latest regulatory body to wade into the murky issue of social media and lawyer advertising rules. The bar's Attorneys' Advertising Commission has proposed regulations that would bring lawyers' Facebook and MySpace communications under the bar's advertising rules.

By Karen Sloan

3 minute read

April 19, 2010 | National Law Journal

Profile of Thomas Sager, senior vice president and general counsel for E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Co.

By Karen Sloan

5 minute read

December 31, 2009 | Daily Business Review

On Esq. Never, a law school graduate posts a cautionary tale, warning that a law degree is not a golden ticket, nor is law school a good place for directionless graduates.

By Karen Sloan

4 minute read

February 04, 2010 | Corporate Counsel

The director of the Federal Trade Commission's office for the northeastern U.S. says the agency is getting more aggressive in its enforcement, and in-house lawyers would be wise to maintain solid electronic document preservation systems and to cooperate with regulators from the onset of investigations.

By Karen Sloan

4 minute read

December 07, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

Billing rates continued to climb in 2010 -- but by only a fraction of the rate they grew during the boom years of the mid-2000s.

By Karen Sloan

8 minute read