Law firms, which have spent the last year getting beaten up like never before, are planning to raise billable rates in ‘10. Clients, meanwhile, many of whom have also struggled through a lackluster ‘09, are at last playing hard ball. In other words, conflict looms.

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Last month, Susan Blount, the general counsel of Prudential Financial, sent a letter to the 60 law firms the insurance giant uses regularly. The letter addressed the general economy and the need to cut costs, but one announcement stuck out: Prudential informed the firms that in calendar year 2010, the company expected to pay for […]

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Law technology news ANNOUNCES 6th annual law firm chief information & technology officers’ forum

NEW YORK (December 9, 2009) – LawFuel.com – ALM’s Law Technology News today announced plans for its 6th annual Law Firm Chief Information & Technology Officers’ Forum, to take place February 2-3, 2010 at the Hilton New York Hotel in New York City. The two-day conference, conducted in conjunction with LegalTech New York, will provide

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Injury Attorney Website – Choosing Injury Attorneys is Not Easy

A new website designed to show people how to choose an injury attorney has been launched, showing some of the key factors litigants need to consider when choosing a Injury Attorney with considerations that many ignore or are in no position to judge. As litigation becomes more expensive and competitive it also becomes more important

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Valley Man Admits Soliciting Murder of Informant in Bank Fraud Investigation – US Law Newswire

LawFuel.com – LOS ANGELES – A Sherman Oaks man has pleaded guilty to solicitation of murder, admitting that he was willing to pay to a hitman to kill an informant working with federal investigators who were looking into a bank fraud scheme. Pavel Valkovich, 28, pleaded guilty late yesterday, which was the first day of

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Burbank Man Sentenced to Eight Years In Federal Prison For Laundering Proceeds Relating To Health Care Fund

NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Distribution December 7, 2009 United States Attorney’s Office Central District of California George S. Cardona Acting United States Attorney Thom Mrozek, Public Affairs Officer (213) 894-6947 LawFuel.com – A publisher of Russian-language newspapers and magazines was sentenced today to eight years in federal prison for running a sophisticated “cash-back” scheme that

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Bankruptcy Attorney Advice – Which Bankruptcy Attorney?

A new site set up to assist people locate the best bankruptcy attorneys has been launched with tips and advice on bankruptcy attorneys. The site, at BankrupcyAttorneys is designed to provide an additional resource for both attorneys and those seeking assistance in times of difficulty. BankruptcyAttorney – The resource for bankruptcy attorneys and others

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DLA Piper Advises US Investment Bank Roth Capital Partners on NASDAQ Offering For Chinese Supermarket

09 December 2009 LawFuel.com – Beijing and Phoenix – DLA Piper today announced that it advised Roth Capital Partners, LLC a full service investment bank, as underwriter in a US$39,675,000 stock offering on NASDAQ by QKL Stores Inc. (NASDAQ: QKLS), a leading regional supermarket chain in Northeast China. Partners Rocky Lee and Steven Liu led

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Coal Face Lawyers Strike Back At Bazley Legal Aid Report – LawFuel Legal Jobs and News

New Zealand barristers have struck back at accusations levelled at them in the report into legal aid by Dame Margaret Bazley. A report carried in the Auckland Law News and reported in LawFuel Legal News shows that ‘coal face’ lawyers are disdained and have received little support from law societies. Read the full report.

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Kilpatrick Stockton and AngelPoints Join Forces to Launch Innovative Web-Based Platform to Enhance Sustainability

Kilpatrick Stockton Becomes One of the Nation’s First Law Firms to Adopt AngelPoints’ Program ATLANTA (December 24) -LawFuel.com – Kilpatrick Stockton announced that it has partnered with AngelPoints, a pioneering provider of enterprise software solutions for employee engagement and responsibility. The firm will utilize AngelPoints’ innovative web-based platform to enhance the firm’s culture of sustainability.

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Clifford Chance advises CEREP Libri on the sale of Freshfields House in Hamburg

8 December 2009 The international law firm Clifford Chance advised CEREP Libri GmbH, a company belonging to the Carlyle Group, on the sale of an office and commercial building in the Hamburg city centre. The purchaser is Deka Immobilien, which acquired the property on behalf of its real estate investment trust WestInvest Immo Value. The

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