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Fish sticks with corporate plan
In 2000, Boston-based Fish & Richardson decided to swim against the tide. The 350-lawyer intellectual property specialty firm launched a corporate group to diversify and feed its patent litigation and prosecution practice. But six years later, the effort appears to be floundering.Firm Coalition Concerned About Business Tax Reform Proposal
A 16-firm coalition is keeping track of a proposed Texas tax reform that is scheduled to be unveiled on Wednesday and considered during a 30-day special legislative session beginning April 17. The proposal would replace the business franchise tax, which only a limited number of businesses pay, with a margin tax that would apply to a larger number of businesses, including limited liability partnerships. The coalition is concerned that the new tax would not apply equally to different types of businesses.Split verdict on women partners
Most law firms have made their partner promotions for 2009, and the results are a "mixed bag" for women, according to the Project for Attorney Retention. A study of new partner classes at 85 major law firms found that women made up about 28% of newly minted partners. The results varied greatly from firm to firm, however. Women made up 40% or more of new partners at 23 of the firms surveyed, while 14 firms did not promote any women to partner this year.Enron Report Casts Harsh Light on Lawyers
The first report from the court-appointed investigator sifting through Enron's finances is calling into question the role that corporate lawyers played in some of the company's exotic business deals. R. Neal Batson's 160-page report also highlights the involvement of a major law firm that has received relatively little attention in the Enron fiasco.Trending Stories
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