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Commentary December 23, 2019

Perspectives: Roberts’ ‘swing’ vote has impact

By Marshall H. Tanick BridgeTower Media Newswires “Judges are like umpires … (They) don’t make the rules, they apply them.” John Roberts at his confirmation hearing (Sept. 12, 2005) Following the retirement last year of Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy, it was widely anticipated that President Donald Trump’s replacement, who turned out to be Brett […]

Commentary December 18, 2019

Emergency relief in arbitration

By Gordon P. Katz A dispute has arisen that cannot be settled. You turn to the parties’ contract and discover that all disputes are to be resolved by arbitration. You next file on behalf of your client a demand for arbitration. But what if you need preliminary relief — maybe an injunction, maybe security? What […]

Commentary December 16, 2019

SEC settlement offers lessons for legal counsel

By Joseph J. Floyd and Marni J. Kaufman The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission recently entered into a cease-and-desist order with Juniper Networks, Inc., related to violations of the internal controls and recordkeeping provisions of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 through its subsidiaries operating in Russia and China. The facts are described in […]

Commentary December 4, 2019

Why more and more states are enacting DAPT laws

By Alexander A. Bove Jr. and Melissa Langa No one wants to be sued, and everyone would feel better if they knew their assets would be protected if they were sued. It is common knowledge that we live in the most litigious country in the world. There are more lawyers in southern California than in […]

Commentary December 4, 2019

Four steps to developing a winning succession plan

By Susan Letterman White For some people, succession planning means retirement, closing a practice, or advancing into and out of leadership and client relationship roles. For others, it means leaving the practice of law and finding another career or having the freedom to follow a passion. Regardless, successions and transitions raise psychological, logistical and ethical […]

Commentary November 21, 2019

Gender inequality persists at law firms, new report says

By Louis Krauss BridgeTower Media Newswires Women have increased their numbers in the legal profession over the last 40 years, but many still report gender-related issues hampering their careers, including everything from offensive comments in the workplace to being passed over for promotions. That’s the takeaway from a new report that focused on senior female […]

Commentary November 15, 2019

Buried in paper, law schools pledge to cut marketing waste

By Louis Krauss BridgeTower Media Newswires With mountainous stacks of promotional magazines, postcards and pamphlets cluttering their offices, law school leaders are working to cut back on the amount of marketing materials they send to their peers at other U.S. law schools. S.I. Strong, a law professor at the University of Missouri, said she and […]

Commentary November 6, 2019

What every divorce lawyer needs to know about cryptocurrency

BY JONATHAN E. FIELDS As the market capitalization of all cryptocurrency approaches $300 billion, it seems a primer on cryptocurrency for divorce practitioners is timely, if not overdue.    The basics Digital currency, a form of currency that is available only in digital or electronic form, and not in physical form, can be used to buy […]

Commentary October 31, 2019

A professional newsletter can be a great way to help build your business

BY JED BYRNE As professional service providers, time is our most valuable resource. Building our business requires putting in time and doing the work. But in order to grow our business, we also need to spend time on non-revenue generating activities, like business development. To build a business we need to do great work for […]

Commentary October 29, 2019

Mac to the future? Macs gaining popularity in law firms

By Jessie Ammons Rumbley Macs are gaining a foothold in law practices. More law firms, especially small and solo firms, are using Macintosh computers by Apple than ever before. And while Windows remains by and large the preferred operating system, those switching to Apple’s OS are on the rise, spurred by increased use of Apple […]

Commentary October 24, 2019

Dropbox ate my discovery requests: The current law on electronic service 

Imagine this: You’re a lawyer representing one of many defendants in a new lawsuit. You receive an email from the plaintiff’s lawyers, addressed to you as well as counsel for 19 other defendants. All that’s in the email is a link to a Dropbox folder, which contains 20 sets of discovery requests (one to each […]

Commentary October 24, 2019

What jurors really think about your employment case 

By Dawn R. Solowey and Lynn A. Kappelman As trial lawyers representing employers, we have learned a great deal over time about how jurors tend to think about employment cases. Yet watching a jury deliberate during a mock trial — behind a one-way mirror — is always a wake-up call. It provides an unvarnished look […]

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