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Corporate Counsel

Key Elements of Successful GC and Board Relationships

A relationship of trust, transparency and truth between GC and Board may seem elementary. However, the road to this result is not easy. A relationship of this nature and importance takes time and tremendous effort. And achieving these goals continues to gain complexity in the current corporate environment.
5 minute read

The American Lawyer

What the Barber Ranen Emails Say About How Toxic Work Cultures Get Instilled

"In order to consistently represent people who do bad things, you create this culture of joking about it," said one former Lewis Brisbois partner.
10 minute read

The Recorder

Monitoring Subordinates in Remote Legal Practices

Supervisory attorneys may need to rely on different measures to monitor junior staff and may find that they have less insight into day-to-day operations without the benefit of face time in the office, according to Dentons' Shari L. Klevens and Alanna Clair.
6 minute read

Daily Business Review

Holland & Knight Managing Partner Steven Sonberg To Step Down After 16 Years At Helm

"It has been an honor and a privilege to lead Holland & Knight and I am extremely grateful for the extraordinary contributions our attorneys and staff have made to our shared success," Sonberg said in a press release.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Coming to Philadelphia: Law.com Pro Mid-Market Road Show

Join us June 22 to hear from peers in this vital segment of the legal industry.
1 minute read

The American Lawyer

Barber Ranen Rebrands After Name Partners Resign in Disgrace

Lawyers who once practiced under the name Barber Ranen now work at Daugherty Lordan, named for founding partner Melissa Daugherty and San Francisco managing partner Joe Lordan, a spokesperson for the firm said Wednesday morning.
8 minute read

The American Lawyer

Barber Ranen Founding Partners Resign Following Disclosure of Misogynistic, Racist Emails

Resignations by Barber, the firm's managing partner, and Ranen, the firm's chief financial officer, were confirmed in a statement by CEO Timothy Graves. "Effective immediately, the firm has requested and accepted the resignations of John Barber and Jeffrey Ranen," Graves said in a statement to The American Lawyer.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

New NYSBA President Plans to Target 'Legal Deserts', Delivery of Services to Clients

Richard C. Lewis, special counsel at Hinman, Howard and Kattell in BInghamton, discussed his goals on his second day as president in his Albany office.
6 minute read

The American Lawyer

Leaked Emails Show Years of Sexist, Racist Language by Barber Ranen Leaders

The firm's founding partners have projected a message of inclusion and empowerment when sharing their motivation for launching a new firm.
5 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Non-Lawyer Ownership of Law Firms—Coming Soon?

The concern about the proliferation of non-lawyer ownership of law firms is not a theoretical one. The largest U.S. accounting firms already practice law in just about every country that allows it.
8 minute read

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