Writing incriminating material in emails was something that broke the cardinal rule for many lawyers – don’t put anything incriminating in emails – which could serve to lead to the criminal conviction of four former Dewey & LeBoeuf leaders, according to a report in the New York Times. The report follows the charges laid against […]
Could Dewey & LeBoeuf Be the Enron of the Legal World? Read More »
Law firm branding has become a more important issue for law firms in a post-recession environment. But according to one branding agency, law firm branding is in regression. Why? Because for some reason brand awareness and related issues are dropping along with the quality and quantity of law firm branding. Greenfield Belser decided to poll
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The good news is that lawyers are an industrious and intelligent bunch. Unfortunately, they’re often busy and averse to risk. While the explosion of the Web has helped many lawyers become visible on search engines, leading to more clients and money, others are reluctant to try digital advertising. Coaches help lawyers become more productive and
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Patton Bloggs is a law firm in DC that has a pedigree and profile almost as distinctive as the Lincoln Memorial. But will the firm itself become a monument to what was . . and what could have been? Or will the firm’s entanglement with the oil monolith Chevron ensure that the firm simply disappears
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Elder law is an area of growing importance for law firms in an era of boomging numbers of baby boomers. In Hartford Connecticut the aging population has created a law firm merger for the growing – ageing – population base. Law firm mergers and acquisitions continue apace, especiallyl among small firms seeking scale and a
Another law firm merger is on the cards with the Washington law and lobbying firm Patton Boggs discussing a union with Squire Sanders, creating a firm with 1700 lawyers across 22 countries. The talks follow the collapse of a proposed merger between Patton Boggs and Locke Lord, based in Texas. The Wall Street Journal says
We all know that the way law firms are working is changing – but now the head of a weight-loss company has set up a law firm (as a non-lawyer) to offer legal services with “a business advisory component”. It’s called Tandem Legal Group and the former Medifast co-founder is Mike McDevitt, who has set
The “Anti-Law Culture” Law Firm Headed by a Non-Lawyer. Huh? Read More »
A team of Holman Fenwick Willan (HFW) lawyers has advised Cottonex Anstalt, a leading raw cotton manufacturer, in its successful application before the English Commercial Court (10 February 2014) on the matter of the correct approach to the question of contractual incorporation, when considering International Cotton Association (ICA) Bylaws and Rules. ICA Bylaws
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Troubled law firms can seek pro bono help via a confidential helpline under a new service provided by UK legal consultants. The service, provided by 360 Legal Group has set up following increased concerns expressed by many law firms facing trouble – a number that is reportedly over 3500 firms in the country. Following the
Dr George Beaton reports exclusively for LawFuel on the ReInvent Law conference in New York last weekend. Hot on the heels of the recent story in LawFuel featuring George Beaton and NewLaw New Rules, his new book on trends in the legal services industry, he has sent this exclusive report to LawFuel from the February
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