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July 12, 2004 | New Jersey Law Journal

Pulling Its Punches

The Supreme Court left many key issues unresolved and paused in some of its other notable trends - most prominently, federalism.
10 minute read
May 31, 2000 | Law.com

The Graying of the Bar

As the baby boomers edge toward retirement age, benefits such as lifetime tenure that were once taken for granted are likely to become relics. In an effort to maintain -- or gain -- footing in a competitive environment, some firms are taking dramatic, highly visible actions that fall hardest on older partners. "They don't have a lot of choices. The ground rules have changed...," said Robert Hillman, a professor at the University of California-Davis School of Law.
14 minute read
October 15, 2004 | Law.com

The Urge to Merge

Adopting a more-is-better belief, U.S.-based law practices are increasingly seeking to merge with foreign firms to create a global presence. If only it were so simple. Whether due to differences in management styles, pay structures, recruitment or even dress codes, transcontinental mergers can make even the trickiest domestic mergers look easy. Then there's the issue of whether a clientele can support an overseas presence. Says one consultant: "Frankly, a whole lot of mergers don't make sense."
10 minute read
January 12, 2004 | Law.com

January 2004 Docket Watch

During the next two weeks, the U.S. Supreme Court reviews whether the Telecommunications Act of 1996 pre-empts a Missouri law barring municipalities from providing telecommunications service to the public. The Court will also consider whether judges are required by the Sixth Amendment to give extra admonitions to pro se defendants who are pleading guilty, such as the value of an attorney's independent opinion on the risks of forfeiting a defense.
6 minute read
April 03, 2007 | Law.com

New Ethics Officer Helping HP Move Forward

Last October, Jon Hoak was appointed vice president and chief ethics and compliance officer for Hewlett-Packard, the scandal-plagued California technology company that made the news last year for apparently spying on its own board members and journalists. Hoak says one important thing is "getting back to basic HP values, back to the days of Bill [Hewlett] and Dave [Packard]. Part of my message is that we need to go back to those values."
9 minute read
July 25, 2000 | Law.com

Bluebloods' Bluebook

Law professor Maureen Collins reviews the new Association of Legal Writing Directors' Citation Manual and finds it's everything the old Harvard Bluebook is not -- reasonable, professional and full of common sense. The Bluebook? It's a cruel form of torture perpetrated on unsuspecting lawyers by Ivy Leaguers with a twisted sense of humor.
4 minute read
October 24, 2005 | The Legal Intelligencer

Roberts Dips His Toe Into Cert Pool

Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. has decided to jump in the pool - at least for now. That's the so-called cert pool, the group of justices whose law clerks divvy up incoming petitions for certiorari to produce a single memo about each case.
3 minute read
April 30, 2007 | Law.com

Trade Group GC Helped Write Federal Appliance Standards Legislation

You've seen the little yellow-and-black FTC energy guide labels on products. That's what the Gas Appliance Manufacturers Association's certification programs are all about. As GC of GAMA -- a trade group that represents the manufacturers of appliances, components and products used for space heating, water heating and commercial food service -- Joseph M. Mattingly deals with appliance efficiency standards as well as energy conservation, environmental protection, and health and safety issues.
10 minute read
August 04, 2005 | Law.com

Reed Smith Said to Discuss Merger With Chicago Firm

Pittsburgh-based Reed Smith is currently engaged in serious merger discussions with Chicago-based Wildman Harrold Allen & Dixon, according to several sources in the Windy City. Such an acquisition would move Reed Smith to nearly 1,200 lawyers. Michael Pollack, Reed Smith's partner in charge of strategic planning, confirmed that Chicago is next on the firm's domestic expansion agenda, but said it is talking with more than one Chicago firm.
6 minute read
March 05, 2003 | Law.com

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