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June 30, 2004 | Law.com

The Am Law 100: Compensation All Partners

22 minute read
March 01, 2004 | Law.com

Running in Place

As soon as Duane Morris gets as big as it can, it turns around and gets bigger. In 1997 the Philadelphia-based firm had about 225 lawyers; today, it's 550, and by 2007, firm chair Sheldon Bonovitz expects to have 1,000 lawyers. Growth like this usually comes via mergers, but Duane Morris has been hiring only solitary partners and small groups. Considering the bottom line, has the strategy worked?
13 minute read
November 17, 2005 | Law.com

Asbestos Cases Could Keep Koch Lawyers Busy

Koch Industries is buying Georgia-Pacific Corp., but it's too soon to tell what will happen to Georgia-Pacific's 51 in-house attorneys or its outside law firms. A large acquisition doesn't always result in the closing of the acquired company's in-house law department, says Daniel J. DiLucchio Jr., a principal with legal consulting firm Altman Weil. And Koch will need a lot of legal help: It's also acquiring Georgia-Pacific's asbestos litigation, which included 57,400 claims as of Sept. 30.
5 minute read
September 06, 2006 | Daily Report Online

In The Trenches: Firms' leaders head to China

ATLANTA LAWYERS JOINED Mayor Shirley Franklin yesterday on her business development trip to China with the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce. They are: Robert W. Webb Jr., chairman and managing partner of Troutman Sanders; Robert E. Saudek, managing partner of Morris, Manning Martin; R. Mason Cargill of Jones Day; Guanming Fang of Womble Carlyle Sandridge Rice; Edward W.
3 minute read
April 13, 2001 | Law.com

Anti-Terrorism Verdicts Spur Big Fee Fights

When attorneys agreed to champion the causes of American victims of terrorism in the Middle East, it wasn't supposed to be about the money. But the prospect of multimillion-dollar fees in what once seemed to be long-shot litigation against Iran has left lawyers fighting over fees in federal court in Washington, D.C. International law and justice aren't at stake. It's simply a matter of who gets paid.
10 minute read
April 23, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

American Bar Association Honors Pittsburgh Pro Bono Program

When Samuel R. Grego took a pro bono child custody case, his client got legal help not by walking into a legal clinic but by approaching nuns who run a wellness center in a river town near Pittsburgh.
5 minute read
January 10, 2001 | Law.com

Capital Ideas

The Virginia Supreme Court's proposed amendment to eliminate the 21-day rule in death penalty cases comes after the state's capital system -- long seen as one of the toughest in the country -- has been criticized. Currently, defendants have only 21 days after conviction to introduce new evidence seeking new trials; victims' rights advocates and defense attorneys have lined up on either side of the issue.
10 minute read
December 28, 2005 | Law.com

National Guard to GC: Not That Big of a Leap

Charles DeLeon -- the general counsel and corporate secretary of GTSI, which provides technological systems to federal, state and local governments -- worked for the National Guard for several years before deciding to do something different. But it's not a total life change. DeLeon credits his military background with teaching him decision-making and teamwork skills. And he finds some similarities between analyzing legal issues and working as a tactical military intelligence officer.
8 minute read
August 08, 2006 | National Law Journal

Merchant & Gould Adds New COO, Six Attorneys

IP and litigation firm Merchant & Gould has added six attorneys and a new chief operating officer. Robert Crowell, who has more than 20 years of experience in law firm management, joins as COO at the Minneapolis-based firm's home office. Also joining the firm are partners Luke Anderson in the Atlanta office and William Beaumont in the Washington, D.C., office; of counsel Suzanne Ziska in D.C.; and associates Samuel Lockner in Minneapolis, Robert Walker in Atlanta and Scott Weitzel in Denver.
2 minute read
August 24, 2007 | National Law Journal

How Much Will 'Best Law Firms for Women' List Influence Attorneys?

Female law students entering the recruiting season have another weapon for their interviewing arsenal: a list of the 50 U.S. firms deemed most woman-friendly. The survey by Working Mother magazine and Flex-Time Lawyers covers benefits and compensation; parental leave and policies; child care; workforce profile; flexibility; and retention and advancement. Some women in the profession, however, question how much of an impact the list might have on a newly minted attorney's employment decisions.
7 minute read

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