- June 1, 2010 Article Janet Markoff
- Time for a Common Lateral Partner Questionnaire
According to consultants and the legal press, 2009 was the Year of the Lateral, with a record number of lateral partner moves in the AmLaw 200. In the 12 months ending Sept. 30, 2009, 2,775 partners left or joined the biggest firms in the country, a 10.6% increase over the previous year. As reported in The American Lawyer, an ALM sister ...
- May 24, 2010 Article Courtney Goldstein andLisa Muñoz
- Women at the Helm
A quick glance around most law firms today, and you would be hard-pressed to see many female partners running the show. Not only do women constitute a mere 16 percent of equity partners, but only 6 percent serve as their firms' managing partners and barely 15 percent serve on their firms' highest-governing committee. These percentages, ...
- April 1, 2010 Article Melinda Wallman
- Expat Benefits for Partners
Melinda Wallman looks at how US securities lawyers are enticed to the UK as a boom in high-yield debt work puts them in demand.
- March 1, 2010 Article Deborah Thompson andJulie Bonasso
- GCs Speak Out on Hiring Trends
Last year, in “Yes, Now IS the Right Time to Add Headcount” (GC Mid-Atlantic, March 2009), we explored the reasons many corporations were bucking current hiring trends and bringing on more legal staff. Not in extravagant numbers, mind you, but strategic hires they considered necessary for their continued success, both in their industry ...
- February 1, 2010 Article Carl Hopkins andMelinda Wallman
- Guidelines for Starting an IP Practice in China
When prognosticators focus their attention on the world economy, two regions rise to the top: the Middle East and China. According to The Economist Intelligence Unit, China’s GDP is predicted to grow by 8.6% in 2010, the second-largest growth predicted worldwide (behind Qatar). As more multinational companies turn their attention to, sell ...
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