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The Legal Intelligencer

Ethics Forum: Questions and Answers on Professional Responsibility

I have an associate who recently left the firm. He was just admitted in another jurisdiction and only does immigration work. He can apparently be admitted in any jurisdiction for immigration court as long as he is licensed in another state. He left my firm and took four or five good paying clients. Initially, I did not notice, but I have just discovered it. Did he violate any duties to me?
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Daily Report Online

Atlanta Firms Downsize as They Seek New Leases in Next Five Years, Study Shows

Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton's renewal of over 150,000 square feet of office space at 1100 Peachtree St. topped the list of 2023 transactions.
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The American Lawyer

Ropes, King & Spalding, Faegre Drinker Advise on Proposed $12.6B Health Care Merger

The combination of Philadelphia-based Jefferson Health and Allentown Pennsylvania-based Lehigh Valley Health would host 30 hospitals and more than 62,000 employees spread across Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey.
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Corporate Counsel

'Everybody Is Looking at Budgets': In-House Teams Prepare to Scrimp Again in '24

"Most of us went through a period of retrenching when it comes to our outside counsel budgets last year. And so we're thinking very judiciously about how we're going to allocate resources in 2024," said Andrew Woods, general counsel of PubMatic.
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Texas Lawyer

Ex Parte Communication Does Not Necessarily Terminate a Settlement

Had the trial court decided Tran violated the professional ethics rule and sanctions were warranted, "the Mai parties still would not have raised a question of material fact as to whether the settlement agreement remains enforceable," Chief Justice Tracy Christopher wrote.
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Delaware Law Weekly

The Delaware Law Weekly Is Going Digital. Here's What You Need to Know

The Delaware Law Weekly will stop producing a print product starting next year. Here is a list of frequently asked questions intended to provide all the information you need to know about the change.
3 minute read

Daily Report Online

Survey: Most of Georgia's Small and Midsize Firms Report Avoiding Layoffs Leveling Big Law

When asked about their law firms' possible layoffs between July 1, 2022, and July 1, 2023, managing partners provided positive info, with 89.3% saying they did not lay off lawyers or staff, 7.1% laying off staff only, 3.6% laying off both attorneys and staff and none laying off lawyers only. When asked if their firms were planning layoffs for the next year, all leaders said they have none expected.
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The Legal Intelligencer

The Strategic Advantage of Using Joint Valuation Experts in Legal Disputes

Employ a jointly retained valuation expert. This underused approach can pivotally shift disputes, especially where emotional entanglement clouds judgment, as in divorce or business ownership conflicts.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

On Partnership and Pie: Young Attorneys Should Not Measure Their Value Based on the Prospect of Partnership

Far too often young attorneys measure their worth based on their ability to make partner or to move up the ranks of a large law firm. The stigma that many of these young attorneys face when they either choose to move on from a law firm or ultimately do not make partner needs to be reconsidered.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

PaLaw 2023: Annual Report on the Legal Profession

Welcome to the 30th edition of PaLaw: Annual Report on the Legal Profession.
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