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'Bad day' on golf course ends well
As the saying goes among golfers: A bad day on the golf course beats a good day in the office any day. That was the case last week for my foursome at the Association of Corporate Counsel golf outing at the Golf Club of Georgia in Alpharetta. We had a bad day on the golf course. Now, bad day actually means poor scoring. Our team struggled to make birdies.At big firms, equity gender gap continues
Firms talk a good line, but how many can demonstrate that they are promoting a strong percentage of women into the equity-partner ranks? Our survey shows slow progress for women partners at large firms.EEOC awards for suffering reach new high
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission feels federal workers' pain-and will pay them for it.A review of commission decisions during the past decade shows an uptick in awards for emotional distress. In fiscal year 2011, the agency awarded discrimination victims an average of $106,000 for emotional pain and suffering, an all-time high.People in the News - August 16, 2013
Marc P. Weingarten, a partner at Locks Law Firm in Philadelphia, presented a paper titled "Arbitrating a Foreign Claim With an Asbestos Bankruptcy Trust — A Procedural Morass" to the international practice section of the American Association for Justice at its annual convention in July in San Francisco.
The Recession's Impact on Law Firm Diversity
Ethnic minorities are not the only ones staring at a yellow or red light these days on the road to career advancement. But many legal industry observers believe that minorities have been unduly impacted by the recession's layoffs, hiring freezes and stymied ladder-climbing.Woodruff faces sex-bias claims
The Woodruff Arts Center said it will "cooperate fully" with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, which last week filed a determination that the center and its security contractor had discriminated against seven female security guards who were fired after Woodruff requested that only men be hired to patrol outside the property in late 2007.In the Trenches: Nelson Mullins nets tech practitioner
By Meredith Hobbs, Staff Reporter Steven L. Berson has left Kilpatrick Stockton to join Nelson Mullins Riley Scarborough, where he will practice corporate, securities and technology law. Before moving to Atlanta, he spent 13 years with Silicon Valley firm Wilson Sonsini Goodrich Rosati, where he worked with start-up technology companies.Look Into the Crystal Ball: The Next 25 Years
In addition to celebrating the past, Texas Lawyer is looking ahead to the next 25 years. Law editor Jacylyn Gardner contacted attorneys to get their thoughts on what the next quarter-century may hold for Texas law and lawyering. Their e-mailed responses (including one haiku) are below, edited for length and style.Trending Stories
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