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The Churn: Lateral Moves and Promotions in The Am Law 200
Skadden, Arps, Slate Meagher & Flom recruits SanDisk Corporation's chief legal officer to its Palo Alto office; a senior partner in Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe's China offices in San Francisco heads to Asian Development Bank; and Sidley Austin gains a longtime veteran with the Food and Drug Administration. The Churn is constant. Please send all announcements to [email protected].State Bars Push Back on Privilege Waivers
State bar associations are jumping into the roiling debate over the attorney-client privilege-waiver issue triggered by the U.S. Department of Justice's Thompson Memorandum. Several states have recently convened task forces to fight the 2003 directive, which, among other things, instructs prosecutors to trade leniency for waivers of the attorney-client privilege during corporate investigations. One litigator said it's part of the legal community's pushback against a perceived "culture of waiver."Health Insurance GC Manages Workload, Puts Out Fires
Seth Jacobs is senior vice president and general counsel at Blue Shield of California, the not-for-profit corporation headquartered in San Francisco that provides health insurance coverage to 3.2 million people in California. Jacobs discusses his law department, how to balance the traits needed for effective lawyering and the objective of taking a leadership role within Blue Shield, as well as whether he anticipates shifts in his responsibilities if health care policy moves in a different direction.Firm Expansions Bring Growing Pains
Leigh [email protected] YORK-The test of success for many regional law firms has been their ability to expand nationally. But facing challenges such as the ho-hum morale of some partners, the integration of firm cultures and the demands of clients, many of these former midsized operations have learned that along with the push for a broader presence come some formidable growing pains.State Bars Push Back On Privilege Waivers
State bar associations are jumping into the roiling debate over the attorney-client privilege-waiver issue triggered by the U.S. Department of Justice�s Thompson Memorandum.Law school to simulate big-firm environment
Large-firm practice may not be the career choice for every lawyer, but at University of Detroit Mercy School of Law, it's a course requirement for every student. Starting next year, the school will call on all third-year students to participate in its new Law Firm Program, a series of courses that simulates big-firm lawyering.Trending Stories
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