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Video: Twitch GC Talks Deals, Outside Counsel and Gaming an In-House Career

Twitch Interactive GC Elizabeth "Boo" Baker has seen the video game streaming company from startup through its 2014 acquisition by Amazon. In this video, she describes her job's highlights, what she demands from outside counsel, and how she climbed the in-house ladder.
2 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Duane Morris Revenue, Profits Inch Up for Record Year

The firm saw modest growth in key financial metrics last year.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Stephen Goodman: A 'Visionary' of Philadelphia's Startup, Tech Sectors

Stephen Goodman, who died last week at the age of 77, was one of those rare lawyers. The sobriquet “visionary” is probably overused in remembrances of longstanding influential figures, but it is nearly an understatement when applied to Goodman, the unrivaled conceptual architect of Philadelphia's startup and tech sectors.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

In Focus: A Practical Primer on Interviewing Witnesses

Part of your practice—whether it focuses on civil or criminal litigation, internal investigations or even business transactions—will involve interviewing witnesses who will inform your matters. Here are a few tips, gleaned from my experience in speaking and listening to witnesses in offices, roadside diners and detention facilities, for conducting effective interviews.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

Inside a Morgan Lewis Partner's New Conflicts Disclosures for NLRB Post

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius partner John Ring in Washington, nominated to the National Labor Relations Board, identified on Tuesday dozens of cases and corporate clients that would present potential conflicts after his would-be confirmation to the agency.
7 minute read

The American Lawyer

DLA Piper Loses Another Leader as Poulos Prepares to Join McDermott

Michael Poulos, a Chicago-based rainmaker at DLA Piper and until recently the firm's co-managing partner of the Americas, is poised to take a team of lawyers to McDermott Will & Emery.
4 minute read

The Recorder

Maintain Civility in Depositions

Litigation is often contentious by its very nature. But perhaps no aspect of litigation is more contentious than a deposition. While the parties and their counsel typically understand that a certain level of decorum must be maintained in the courtroom, some attorneys believe that anything goes when it comes to depositions.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Discharged Law Firm Can Collect Fees From Client's New Firm, Justices Say

Pittsburgh's Meyer Darragh can recover nearly $15,000 from a firm that took over an estate case, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court found.
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Gross Revenue Dips Slightly, PPP Shrinks for Partner-Replenished McElroy Deutsch

"It was a disappointing year because our productivity was up. The billable hours of the average lawyer was up. And the rates were up," managing partner Edward Deutsch said. "But I think everybody's got a problem with slow-paying clients."
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Dilworth Paxson Social Media Practice Head Goes Virtual at FisherBroyles

Eric Meyer said cloud-based lawyering offered greater flexibility and a bigger platform for his practice.
3 minute read

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