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Law.com

A Look at Law Firms' Intergenerational Communication Breakdown

For many survey respondents, the generational divide isn't just a frustration, it's a major business detriment.
1 minute read

Law.com

Law Firms Favor One Generation Over Others. Do Legal Professionals Mind?

A majority of survey respondents said that their law firm's hierarchy favors one generation over the others, but a large number also didn't want to address that by instituting age limits for partnership.
1 minute read

Law.com

Generations Aren't Connecting, and It May Be Hurting Law Firms

A Law.com reader's survey found that many in law firms are having difficulties managing different generations' communication styles, behavior and attitudes, sometimes to the detriment of the firm.
4 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

Barnes & Thornburg Welcomes New Manager in Delaware

Barnes & Thornburg announced that the firm has added environmental, litigation, labor and employment, corporate, real estate, and government services and finance attorneys and legal professionals offices, including Conor McGuffin as manager of unclaimed property in the Delaware office.
2 minute read

The American Lawyer

Productivity Is Up. But Expecting It to Continue May Be a 'Tenuous Proposition'

Some observers question the value of the metric, as AI threatens to transform the profession and hefty billing rate growth plays an outsized role in firm profits.
5 minute read

The American Lawyer

Skadden's Reputation Remains Sterling. So Why Are Partners Leaving?

The firm's M&A brand is as strong as any, but it has weathered a rare leadership transition and some observers say the private equity practice falls short of elite peers.
8 minute read

International Edition

Latham's Leavers: What Do Big Law Firms Do When Star Partners Quit?

Firms need to do 2 things; neither is easy, writes The Global Lawyer.
6 minute read

International Edition

Former McMillan CEO Joins Construction Giant Aecon in Executive Role

Tim Murphy leaves the Canadian law firm after 18 years to take on the position of executive vice president and chief strategic affairs officer.
2 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

McElroy Deutsch Asks Judge to Toss Former CFO's Chapter 11 Petition

Given that John Dunlea has been sentenced to five years in prison for his crimes, "he has no reasonable expectation of timely or adequately funding any plan of reorganization," McElroy Deutsch said in its motion to dismiss the bankruptcy petition.
4 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Winstead Founding Shareholder Pete Winstead Dies at Age 84

Pete Winstead, a tax lawyer who helped found the firm in Dallas nearly 50 years ago, moved to Austin in 1987 to open an office there.
3 minute read

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