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The Rating Game

Melissa Maleske; Yesenia Salcedo — Tue, 1 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400

The relationship between law departments and their outside counsel.

GCs and Law Firms Sound Off

Melissa Maleske; Yesenia Salcedo — Tue, 1 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Weiss Pleads Guilty

Melissa Maleske — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 12:12:00 -0400

Famed plaintiffs’ lawyer Melvyn Weiss, a co-founder of law firm Milberg Weiss, has pleaded guilty to a federal racketeering charge.

Lerach Gets Two Years for Kickback Scheme

Melissa Maleske — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 15:55:00 -0500

Bill Lerach was sentenced Feb. 11 to two years in federal prison for his role in an alleged kickback scheme at his former firm.

LegalTech Highlights Legal Technology Trends

Keith Ecker — Fri, 8 Feb 2008 12:34:00 -0500

Every year outside counsel, in-house counsel and legal technologists and consultants undertake a massive pilgrimage to New York City for LegalTech.

Concocted Cases

Charles A. James — Fri, 1 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0500

Milberg Weiss prosecutions put the spotlight on trumped up class actions.

Piece of the Pie

Melissa Maleske — Fri, 1 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0500

Two cases highlight the perils of contingency fee arrangements.

Northern Exposure

Julius Melnitzer — Fri, 1 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0500

Law firms uncover widespread backdating violations among Canadian companies.

Rank Them

Robert Vosper — Wed, 2 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0500

We devised a law firm ranking that can’t be gamed and is actually useful.

Judge Dismisses Avvo.com Suit

Melissa Maleske — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 11:16:00 -0500

Avvo, the company behind the lawyer-rating Web site, has successfully fought off a suit brought by two lawyers unhappy with their ratings.

The Year in Review

Sat, 1 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0500

The 20 stories that shook the in-house bar in 2007.

The Year in Review: #13. Fat Checks

Yesenia Salcedo — Sat, 1 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0500

The Year in Review: #15. Sweet Revenge

Yesenia Salcedo — Sat, 1 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0500

Stress Points

Susan Hackett — Sat, 1 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0500

A year-end review of the top issues keeping CLOs awake at night.

The India Report

Michael T. Burr; Keith Ecker; Melissa Maleske — Thu, 1 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0400

Since 1990 India has undergone an astonishing transformation from one of the world’s poorest and most closed economies to one of its fastest growing. ...

Outside Counsel

Melissa Maleske — Thu, 1 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0400

In a legal system undergoing rapid and massive change, Indian counsel can help clear the hurdles.

E-Billing Expansion

Brett Burney — Sat, 1 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0400

E-billing systems that only transmit invoices are so pass�. The concept of electronic billing has taken time to percolate through the collective consciousness of the legal profession. ...

Money Matters

Susan Hackett — Wed, 1 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0400

Out-of-whack pay for law firm associates and judges imperils the legal profession.

Making the Grade

Mary Swanton — Sun, 1 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0400

Law firms earn lukewarm marks in the 18th Annual Survey of General Counsel.

System Slowdown

Mary Swanton — Tue, 1 May 2007 00:00:00 -0400

Can arbitration be fixed?