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India Says 'No' to Foreign Law Firm Offices but Allows Foreign Lawyers to Advise Clients on a 'Casual' Basis

The nation's Supreme Court upheld the "fly-in, fly-out" rule, which allows foreign firms to give ad hoc international law advice.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Paul Manafort Boosts Defense, Hiring Epstein Becker & Green's Richard Westling

Richard W. Westling, a litigation and health care partner in the firm's Washington and Nashville offices, filed a notice of appearance Wednesday evening. Westling was once on the defense team for U.S. District Judge G. Thomas Porteous, impeached in 2010 for misconduct.
4 minute read

Pro Mid Market

Boutique Firms Gain Momentum in the Legal Industry

As the legal industry searches to find solutions to its historical inefficient delivery of services, corporate counsel are evaluating approaches to the engagement of outside counsel best suited to meet their legal and business needs.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

What It's Like to Be Ben Brafman: Confessions From a Big-Time Criminal Defense Lawyer

"People ask how I spend my days," criminal defense lawyer Ben Brafman said. "They think I'm clubbing with Puff Daddy or throwing passes to Plaxico Burress in my backyard. I'm not."
8 minute read

New York Law Journal

Ex-Ropes & Gray Lawyer, Now SEC's NY Director, Reveals $2.4M Partner Share

Marc Berger, formerly co-leader of the firm's global securities and futures enforcement practice, provided legal services to companies that included Morgan Stanley & Co., FMR Corp., Pfizer Inc. and Pacific Investment Co., according to a newly disclosed financial disclosure report.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Blank Rome Revenue Up 2.1 Percent as Profits Stay Flat

The firm budgeted for an integration year in 2017, chairman Alan Hoffman said.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Drinker Biddle Revenue Up 6.3 Percent, PPP Grows 8.9 Percent

“This has been quite a three-year run,” firm chairman Andrew Kassner said.
5 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Global Law Firm Network Report Suggests Tougher Competition for Big Law

The report said the results “reaffirm the widely held belief that today's GCs are continuing their quest to find a panacea for the provision of their global legal services–a provider that combines high quality service, a global footprint, local insight and cultural awareness."
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Tarter Krinsky & Drogin: How to Stay True to Entrepreneurial Roots

"As we change, we are very conscious to stay true to our values and maintain our close-knit and collaborative culture," says Alan Tarter, managing partner of Tarter Krinsky & Drogin, in describing how his young, midsize firm strives to stay true to its entrepreneurial roots while continuing to grow.
12 minute read

The American Lawyer

Jones Day's MP on Why Firm's Fight Against Heller Trustee Was Good for Clients

Jones Day's managing partner, Stephen Brogan, explains why his firm refused to settle with the trustee of bankrupt law firm Heller and why his firm's win last week in the California Supreme Court is good for clients.
5 minute read

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