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September 18, 2008 |

Why Do Mergers Die? It's Like Dating

The rash of failed law firm mergers is cultural as well as economic.
5 minute read
June 29, 2007 |

Some law firms reach out to gay attorneys

Gay lawyers always have made important contributions in the legal profession. In today's cutthroat recruiting environment for legal talent, however, more large firms are aggressively reaching out to talented gay lawyers. According to Holland & Knight partner Gregory Baldwin, that's a positive sign for all minority groups. "If a law firm or a business is willing to have and protect openly gay people from discrimination, then it's certainly going to do that for racial and ethnic discrimination," he says.
6 minute read
July 24, 2006 |

Parallel proceedings put certain rights at risk

The recent rash of investigations and indictments brought against corporations and their officers highlights the need for corporate officers and their general counsel to become sensitive to the inherent risks associated with the growing number of parallel proceedings.
9 minute read
March 13, 2006 |

MOVERS

Baker & Daniels (Indianapolis): Nicholas E. Mathioudakis joins the emerging companies and private capital group as a partner in the firm's Indianapolis office- and other personnel moves.
4 minute read
May 03, 2010 |

Two sides in stalemate over RRA assets

How much of what remains of Scott Rothstein's $1.2 billion fraud can prosecutors seize under federal law, and how much can the bankruptcy trustee lay claim to?
5 minute read
October 01, 2008 |

Hide and Seek

Judges punish discovery violations with more than just sanctions.
3 minute read
September 15, 2008 |

Why do mergers die? It's like dating.

Failed law firm mergers are common, but reports of unsuccessful pairings have been particularly prominent in recent weeks. Firms point to conflicts of interests, cumbersome retirement plans and incompatible business structures as recent deal-breakers. But while money and ethical matters can present significant relationship baggage, the reasons for scrapped plans tend to run much deeper, say those who have gone through the process and come out on the other side. "It's like dating," said Michael LoVallo, whose former firm Sachnoff & Weaver merged with Reed Smith last year. "You identify somebody as a possibility and you try to imagine what it's going to be like living with that person."
5 minute read
March 16, 2007 |

Law Firm Downsizing: Who's Next?

With plenty of lawyers but relatively low partner profits, Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw found itself earlier this month in the uncomfortable position of having to downsize its equity partner ranks in what it said was a push to stay competitive in the war for talent. But a look at other big law firms shows that many are in the same situation as the Chicago firm, raising questions about whether they, too, will want to do some significant trimming at the top.
6 minute read
July 02, 2008 |

Marketplace

Expansion has prompted LeClairRyan to boost its space at 830 Third Ave. The Richmond, Va.-based law firm first took all 11,768 square feet of the fifth floor in October 2006, and recently signed a 10-year lease for approximately 10,000 square feet on the ninth floor.
4 minute read

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