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BAR TALK: The Lawyers' Champion
The death of Sydney Pollack signals the end of a certain type of legal thriller.GCs Brace for Work Force's Shifting Sands
Among the demographic, technological, cultural and political forces that shape a general counsel's world, three fast-approaching, inexorable trends guaranteed to impact GCs are: an aging work force, a multicultural work force and geographic migration. Ford & Harrison's Michael P. Maslanka presents a look at how population trends will concern general counsel in a future that is not very far away. And, yes, there are some positives along with the negatives.Judge Slashes Sex Harassment Damages Against Ralphs Grocery
A San Diego judge gutted a $30 million punitive damages verdict in a high-profile sexual harassment case against Ralphs Grocery Co., opening the door to a third trial in the case. The order reducing the award to $8.25 million came three months after a San Diego jury granted what is believed to be the largest punitive damages award for a sexual harassment case in California, and among the top three nationwide.Small Atlanta Firm Helps Danish Co. Buy $463 Million Business
Forget that meeting across town. Lawyers from Welch Spell, a small Atlanta firm, recently held meetings in six cities as part of an agreement aimed at helping Danish-based Coloplast to buy two business lines from California's Mentor Corp. and expand into the still-fertile area of penile implants. Purchase price: $463 million. Welch Spell partner Laurance D. Pless says the transaction was a complicated one, involving more than a dozen lawyers on both sides. Says Pless: "There were a lot of 16-hour days."Commentary: The Bible, as Literature, Provides Lessons for Every Lawyer
The Bible, as literature, can help illuminate lawyers' legal lives, especially some of its dicier parts, says Ford & Harrison managing partner Michael Maslanka. The Bible -- beliefs aside -- gives lawyers what they crave: a good story with a strong establishing shot, an arc and a resolution. Trial lawyers should take note, says Maslanka, who points out several passages helpful to attorneys. And the Bible also reminds lawyers that there is a difference between what is legal and what is right.The Churn: Lateral Moves and Promotions from The Am Law 200
A group of Mayer Brown lawyers heads to Jones Day; Lathrop & Gage launches a new Boston office with three IP partners; and Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge adds two King & Wood partners in Hong Kong.Trending Stories
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