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Will Increased Compliance Burdens Lead to Legal Process Outsourcing?
The Department of the Treasury recently issued its much-awaited proposal, "Financial Regulatory Reform: A New Foundation: Rebuilding Financial Supervision and Regulation." Attorney George B. Hefferan III discusses the compliance workload implications of the proposed FRR and other new federal regulations, and suggests that one offshoot of our interconnected global economy -- legal process outsourcing -- may in part be a strategic solution to the increased regulatory climate.Health Care Reform Battle Heating Up
The battle over health care reform will continue this fall, with three key challenges under way in the federal courts and several states considering ways to block the new law.The Tech Evolution: Change or Die
In the new year, we can expect new forecasts of doom -- for law departments and firms that have turned to dust after failing to adapt. Cisco Systems attorney Laura Owen offers nine resolutions, from commoditizing routine legal transactions to measuring the success of tech innovations, that could keep your department from joining the other fossils.Hunton & Williams Launches Office in Los Angeles
Richmond, Va.-based Hunton & Williams is launching a Los Angeles office by swallowing the majority of what was formerly trial boutique O'Donnell & Mortimer, a union spurred by shared client Pfizer Inc. "You cannot be a truly national firm unless you have a significant presence in California," said managing partner Walfrido Martinez. "Our hope is to build a strong presence in California, starting in Los Angeles and hopefully moving up the state." The L.A. location is the 850-lawyer firm's 18th office.The Feds Come to Fox for Intelligence
Fairfax, Va.-based BTG Inc. began in 1982 with 15 employees as a company providing computer and technical assistance for defense and intelligence information systems. Today, BTG' s General Counsel Deborah Fox handles the legal affairs of a company with more than 1,600 employees in 19 offices nationwide, and a roster of clients that includes the U.S. Army, the Office of Naval Intelligence and the National Security Agency.Believing Associates Will Work for Less, Some Non-N.Y. Firms Trim Salaries
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