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Prosperoware Announces Umbria 3.0 as Legal's Cost-Conscious Culture Continues

Sustained profitability hinges on understanding and acting on every aspect of fee arrangements and relationship guidelines.
4 minute read

The American Lawyer

Kirkland, Weil Divvy Up Latest Batch of Energy Bankruptcies

The restructuring practices at the two top Am Law 100 firms are advising on two more Chapter 11 cases filed Monday by Breitburn Energy Partners LP and SandRidge Energy Inc.
32 minute read

The American Lawyer

Morgan Lewis Straddles the Trump-Hillary Divide

The billionaire reality television star and the former secretary of state don't agree on much, but they've both found reasons to turn to ex-candidate Ted Cruz's former law firm.
45 minute read

New York Law Journal

Non-Client Can Pursue Action Against Law Firm, Panel Rules

A Manhattan appeals panel has revived a negligent misrepresentation claim against a lawyer who made written assurances to a hedge fund investor, even though the investor was not a client.
11 minute read

The American Lawyer

Deal Watch: Mylan Taps Cravath Again for Dermatology Deal

Three months after Mylan NV once again turned to Cravath, Swaine & Moore to handle another multibillion-dollar deal, the firm is at it again for the acquisitive generic drug giant.
4 minute read

The American Lawyer

Kirkland's Quest for All the Energy Bankruptcies Continues

The Chapter 11 filings of Linn Energy LLC and Penn Virginia Corp. brought two more big energy-related bankruptcies into a stable of cases collected by Kirkland & Ellis. The Linn case alone is the third-largest bankruptcy filed so far this year.
21 minute read

Law.com

Law Firms Look for Lessons—and Clients—in Panama Papers Leak

As lawyers position themselves to represent clients embroiled in the Panama Papers scandal, a legal ethics attorney says now is a good time for firms to re-examine their intake policies, especially in foreign offices.
14 minute read

The American Lawyer

Big Law Women Talk About Abortion (Their Own)

A gutsy admission? Or career suicide?
19 minute read

The American Lawyer

Latham Lands Latest Energy Bankruptcy as Fees Draw Scrutiny

Oklahoma City's Chaparral Energy tapped Latham & Watkins to guide it through Chapter 11, while Skadden and Kirkland both faced questions over their fees in other recent energy industry bankruptcies.
26 minute read

The American Lawyer

Growth Game: Dentons Launches Referral Network, Munich Office

Dentons, in its latest growth bid, announced this week the formation of a global referral network in an effort to establish itself as a brand able to connect clients with lawyers around the world. The firm is also poised to open an office in Munich.
46 minute read

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