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June 18, 2007 | National Law Journal

Putting partnership over profits

At Goulston & Storrs, the entire partnership makes key firm decisions. The approach has inefficiencies, but Goulston seems to have turned it into a viable business model, characterized partly by team-oriented client service, low associate-to-partner leverage, and lateral hires attracted to the firm's traditional values. A newcomer to The Am Law 200, Goulston has lower revenue and profits per partner than other large Boston firms, but Goulston lawyers say they're happy to trade some profits for collegiality.
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September 29, 2003 | Texas Lawyer

Inadmissible

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May 20, 2013 | The American Lawyer

Sheppard Mullin's Seoul Ambitions

The Los Angeles firm has publicly stated its aim to have a Seoul office of as many as 150 lawyers and to practice Korean law as soon as it can. Can Sheppard Mullin really make itself a leader in an ultracompetitive market?
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June 23, 2004 | Law.com

U.S. Law Firms Look to Scale the Great Wall

As new laws facilitate foreign investment in China, U.S.-based firms seem bent on reaping the rewards of that country's flourishing economy. Some 40 law firms are already busy with corporate matters, including IPOs and privatizations. Next on the horizon: the telecom industry and the outsourcing boom. Says John Kuzmik, head of White & Case's China practice, "As long as no one starts bombing Taiwan, things are going to be good for firms."
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July 01, 2003 | Law.com

Bay Area Backslide

Hammered by the sour stock market and dismal economy, California's elite technology firms continued their slide among the nation's top grossing firms. The annual rankings of the 100 highest-grossing U.S. firms, published Monday in Recorder affiliate The American Lawyer magazine, shows that firms like Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Gray Cary Ware & Freidenrich and -- of course -- the now-defunct Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison sank in both revenue and profitability last year.
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April 17, 2012 | Daily Report Online

End the reliance on volunteer lawyers in death sentence appeals

On Jan. 18, 2012 the United States Supreme Court ordered a new hearing in Cory Maples' death penalty case after his volunteer attorneys from the prestigious New York law firm of Sullivan Cromwell failed to file a notice of appeal from an Alabama judge's order in his case.As a result of that failure, the state of Alabama was prepared to execute Cory Maples.
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October 25, 2004 | Law.com

Made in Taiwan

Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe has moved aggressively to build a client base in Taiwan. The firm now has at least a dozen Taiwanese companies on its client roster and plans to open an office in Taipei to deal exclusively with intellectual property work. If the office opens Orrick would join a handful of U.S. firms that have developed a niche IP practice in the region. Taiwan is the "new Japan," said Orrick partner Kai Tseng. "It's how Japan was 15 to 20 years ago with the high-tech boom there."
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August 22, 2005 | New York Law Journal

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November 01, 2008 | The American Lawyer

Why Heller Died

The demise of the 118-year-old Heller Ehrman has left questions about what went wrong. Heller died because its partners lost confidence in their leaders. And three critical decisions proved to be turning points on the road to Heller's death.
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October 04, 2000 | Law.com

Bidding on the Future

Obviously, hiring a lawyer is not as simple as ordering a book or finding the lowest price for auto parts. To be sure, there are plenty of arguments against ventures linking lawyers and clients over the Internet. But lawyers who would dismiss the concept altogether may have a hard time dismissing eLawForum -- a Washington, D.C.-based business backed by former firm chairs and general counsel.
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