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The Recorder

How to Get the Dirt From a Reference Check (Part 3: The Call, the Questions, the Clues)

Checking candidate references does not have to be an exercise in futility. It can be a valuable part of the interviewing process that can confirm doubts, reinforce good feelings or make you think twice.
4 minute read

The American Lawyer

Big Law Helping Homer and Mickey Tie Knot in Disney-Fox Deal

Lawyers from at least a dozen law firms are advising on The Walt Disney Co.'s $52.4 billion takeover bid for Rupert Murdoch's Twenty-First Century Fox Inc. as the proposed acquirer seeks to enter the competitive direct-to-consumer streaming services market.
8 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Nelson Levine Ex-Chair Renews Plea for Partner Arbitration

Michael Nelson alleges his ex-partners took too much money and left too much debt when they departed.
9 minute read

International Edition

Kennedys To Strengthen Latin America Presence with Buenos Aires Tie-up

Argentina's Alberto Bunge & Associates will formally become a Kennedys office in January
2 minute read

Daily Report Online

Chief of GSU Law Arbitration Returns to Private Practice

"I came to do a job, not have a job," said Grubbs this week, reflecting on his role in helping the arbitration center get started. His recruitment was part of a push by the city's legal, business and political leaders to make Atlanta a hub for international arbitration.
2 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Houston-based Firm's Use of Private Plane for Regular Trips to California Makes National News

Patterson + Sheridan uses its plane to fly lawyers from Houston to California, where the cost of rent and lawyers is high. The firm says the plane saves it money.
3 minute read

The Recorder

Tiny Train Town: Sedgwick Partner's Christmas Tradition

As Sedgwick prepares to celebrate its last Christmas as a law firm, one partner continues his tradition of building a tiny train town for family and friends.
1 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Rosenbaum Seeks Old Morgan & Morgan Commercials in False Ad Fight

Rosenbaum alleges that Morgan & Morgan's older commercials had a lasting effect.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

In Alabama Senate Race, Big Law Backed a Winner

Doug Jones, a name partner at Birmingham's Jones & Hawley and a former partner at Haskell Slaughter and Whatley Drake, stunned Republican candidate Roy Moore in a special U.S. Senate election in Alabama.
24 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Law Firms Find Marketing Edge in Touting Alternative Fees

These firms aren't keeping secrets about their clients' billing options.
5 minute read

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