From the Department of Pleasant Surprises: Biglaw’s Solid Performance in 2012
How did Biglaw fare in 2012? Pretty well, according to a preliminary survey from Wells Fargo's law firm lending group.
Small Firms, Big Lawyers: Real Lawyers Settle Cases
Many litigators have a bias against settlement. It's understandable. There's no glamor in settling cases. There is a machismo (irrespective of gender) that goes along with trying cases. And it's ridiculous. Are you a "real" lawyer if you settle cases?
Legal Is Changing. And NeoSummit Is Where The Future Is Being Built.
Legal and operational leaders are gathering May 6–7 in Fort Lauderdale to confront the questions the industry hasn't answered—with a keynote from Amanda Knox setting the tone.
Verdict in the Robert Wone Trial is Not Guilty
In August 2006, Robert Wone, a promising young Asian-American attorney, was murdered while staying at a friend’s house in Dupont Circle in Washington, D.C. Wone, then general counsel for Radio Free Asia and a former Covington & Burling associate, was stabbed to death. The housemates claimed that Wone had been attacked by an intruder, but […]