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May 18, 2011 | Legaltech News

The LimeWire Files: Did Cross Examination Prompt Settlement?

Why did the music industry suddenly settle with file-sharing service LimeWire in the midst of a jury trial May 12? One possibility: The $105 million settlement deal came fresh on the heels of the intense questioning of Warner Music CEO Edgar Bronfman Jr. by Willkie Farr & Gallagher partner Joseph Baio about the personal fortune Bronfman made off of Warner.
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May 07, 2009 | National Law Journal

Cost-cutting clients put the squeeze on law firms

It doesn't take an oracle to predict that in a recession, clients would look to trim legal costs. But clients and lawyers alike say that what is happening now is more of a Freddy Krueger-style bloodletting. And litigators, traditionally thought of as safe from recessionary pressures, are feeling it, too. Clients are demanding deep discounts, creating incentives for litigators to resolve cases more quickly, keeping more lawsuits in house, and, yes, even shedding longtime counsel.
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May 17, 2013 | The American Lawyer

The Churn: Lateral Moves in The Am Law 200

Andrews Kurth heads to London; Bingham McCutchen grabs seven lawyers in Tokyo; and a Munger, Tolles & Olson partner plans a move to the Southern Poverty Law Center. The Churn is constant. Please send all announcements to [email protected].
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July 01, 2010 | The American Lawyer

The A-List 2010: Turning Pro

The more things change, the more they stay the same. That's the best way to summarize our eighth annual A-List, our effort to look beyond pure dollars to quantify the qualities that define the 20 most successful law firms.
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March 19, 2008 | Corporate Counsel

Lesson Plans to Help GCs Avoid 'Club Fed'

Extensive research is not required; the media reports of corporate scandals continue apace. General counsel figure prominently in the governmental investigations and, more frequently these days, in the indictments and convictions or guilty pleas. Learning from others' mistakes is far less costly than learning from one's own, says former Safeway GC Michael C. Ross. Here are a few lessons that might keep in-house counsel from gaining first-hand experience under the gun or, worse, spending time in "Club Fed."
7 minute read
January 30, 2009 | National Law Journal

Law firm hits back at 'Girls Gone Wild' client in court filing

The legal divorce between Joe Francis of "Girls Gone Wild" fame and his soon-to-be-former lawyers from The Bernhoft Law Firm might soon be appropriately nicknamed Lawyers Gone Wild. Faced with a March trial on federal tax evasion charges, Francis all but accused The Bernhoft Firm's two main partners of malpractice. But in a three-page declaration filed on Thursday before a district court judge in Los Angeles, one of the partners hit back at the client he can't seem to get rid of fast enough.
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January 29, 2009 | The American Lawyer

Bob Barnes Hits Back at Client Gone Wild in Court Filing

The legal divorce between Joe Francis of Girls Gone Wild fame and his soon-to-be-former lawyers from The Bernhoft Law Firm continues to remind us of a late-night infomercial.
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April 13, 2011 | The Recorder

C. Douglas Kranwinkle

With his duties at Univision Communications ranging from lobbying to compliance to immigration law, the O'Melveny alum lo hace todo.
6 minute read
February 26, 2008 | The Recorder

Salary Spikes Pinched Profits

Sheppard, Mullin chief Guy Halgren said last year's unusually high associate salary hikes hurt partner profits � but it's a cost of staying competitive.
5 minute read
June 27, 2013 | The American Lawyer

The A-List: Best in Class 2013

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