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The American Lawyer

Coping With Post-Merger Pandemic, Faegre Drinker Trims Partner Pay, Proceeds With Integration

Firm co-chair Andrew Kassner said the legacy firms laid the groundwork for a successful merger before the coronavirus arrived, but there's no escaping the economic fallout.
4 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Successful Separation Requires Structure

The economic realities of most law firms and corporate clients means that the litigators that adapt and adopt a standard litigation architecture will be the ones that avoid the fumbling and bumbling of their cases for which tolerance is fading fast.
5 minute read

The American Lawyer

Small Law Firms, Solo Lawyers Strain for Relief in $350B Pandemic Loan Program

Firms and solo practitioners may test the eligibility requirements of the already-challenged program.
5 minute read

Pro Mid Market

Nutter's Leaders Emphasize Efficiency, Getting Laterals 'Into the Fabric of the Firm'

Liam T. O'Connell and Michael E. Scott, co-managing partners, say, "we make a strong effort to quickly integrate laterals into the fabric of the firm. We can personally attest to the success of those efforts at integration, as we were both lateral partners to the firm."
8 minute read

The American Lawyer

Covid-19 Recovery Playbook: Managing a Law Firm in the First Phase of the Crisis

Managing the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic on law firm business will come in many stages. The consultants in LawVision's strategy group created a playbook on what key leaders across a firm should do in each stage of that process. This is the first article in a series outlining those steps, by phase.
12 minute read

The American Lawyer

Law Firm Merger Numbers Drop as Pandemic Takes Hold

Second-quarter numbers are likely to plummet further, according to Altman Weil and Fairfax Associates.
3 minute read

The American Lawyer

O'Melveny Promotes New Practice Heads, Reshuffles Office Chiefs in Calif., NY

Four out of seven of the firm's U.S. offices are now led by women.
3 minute read

Pro Mid Market

What Makes a Midsize Firm's Culture Good Can Also Ruin It

Mid-market firms often tout their collegiality. But that can sometimes prevent having difficult conversations or making unpopular decisions. Luckily, there are things leadership can do to drive the right culture.
7 minute read

New York Law Journal

Case Study on Contractual, Fiduciary Obligations: 'Flink v. Smith'

In his Law Firm Partnership Law column, Arthur J. Ciampi discusses a decision out of Albany County that raises some interesting issues concerning, among other things, the contractual and fiduciary obligations of withdrawing lawyers who were members of a Limited Liability Company.
9 minute read

Daily Business Review

COVID-19: Technology to the Rescue in a Remote World?

A requirement to function away from the office can be a new and even somewhat unsettling for a significant number of professionals. Here are suggestions for making remote work a more productive and positive experience.
6 minute read

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