Law firm mergers are a big deal with many already closing in 2018. We’ve reported on some this year here and here. But what is the best strategy for merging. There needs to be an alignment of strategies between the proposed merger parties, say legal consultant and strategist for law firms in transition Andrew Jillson of
Mintz Immigration – The tilt in this Administration towards harsh immigration measures is well known because of high profile moves like the travel bans and the separation and incarceration of parents and young children from Central America who have sought safety in the U.S. But a series of seemingly less significant steps that have largely
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Littler – The news that Harvey Weinstein was indicted on July 2 on additional criminal charges, one of which (predatory sexual assault) carries a maximum sentence of life in prison, makes clear that the #MeToo movement and its influence on the workplace and our culture will not abate any time soon. The allegations against Weinstein
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Greentarget – For nearly a decade, the State of Digital & Content Marketing Survey has focused on the information consumption attitudes, behaviors and tendencies of in-house counsel, paired with practical guidance for law firms who continually compete for greater share of voice among this audience. To help firm marketers in that effort, in an era
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Change is inevitable. We can fight it, but only for so long. There comes a pointwhen resisting change can start to wear on you…or more specifically, your lawpractice. Practicing law is familiar and comfortable. Don’t throw away all of your hard work by resisting change when itcomes to technology. It’s time to take a
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Sponsored Content Healthcare has a mixed relationship with technology. Many industry influencers and spokespeople like to wax lyrical about the transformative nature of technology when applied to healthcare settings – with Aubrey de Grey, co-founder of the SENS Research Foundation, going so far as to say that the first human to live to over 1,000
Norton Rose – The insurance industry is looking at the means to develop new business models that rely on the mining of large data sets in order to identify customers, price risk and analyse claims. Not only does the application of artificial intelligence (AI) have the potential to reduce costs by reducing headcount, it also
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Baker & McKenzie – On 28 June 2018, Baker McKenzie hosted a breakfast and briefing in the Washington, DC Office on the Foreign Agents Registration Act. The event provided a forum to discuss legal and policy issues relating to increased FARA registrations and a possible new era in FARA enforcement by the US Department of
Nixon Peabody – Just a month after the European Union’s notoriously strict General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) went into effect, California followed suit with a landmark law of its own: the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018. Authored by democrats Senator Bob Hertzberg and Assemblyman Ed Chau, AB 375 passed unanimously in both chambers of
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White & Case – The electric vehicle (EV) has arrived. With it comes a vast opportunity, but also a major challenge: how to build an ethical and sustainable supply chain—a necessity driven by the consumer rather than the regulator. The world’s biggest automakers are rising to the challenge and are rushing to develop new models.
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