CLOSING IN THE 'RED ZONE': How Are Law Firms Selected?
PanelistsAllan ColmanManaging Director,The Closers GroupInside Counsel,Mia E. MontpasHoneywell Law DepartmentOutside Counsel,Joseph L. BeachboardOgletree…
This is a question that keeps many up at night and others dreaming of being a fly on the wall in the board room of their biggest prospects. The decision-making process has long been a hazy one; one that every attorney wants and needs to better understand.
Successful business generation hinges on your ability to truly understand the needs and objectives of inside counsel. Marketing departments are a great resource, but without attorneys actively leading, closing new engagements will not occur.
This highly interactive discussion between a 20-year business generation veteran, inside counsel for a Fortune 50 corporation and the Chief Strategy Partner of a nationwide law firm will provide you with the tips and techniques to close more deals.
Topics include:
Understand the decision-making process used to select outside counsel.
Strengthen your role in making the firm more focused.
Become effective in generating new business.
Enhance the firm's marketing business generation impact.
Purchase the CD from this fantastic program and learn what works and doesn't work, what is valued or wasted and how decisions are influenced and made.
Panelists
Allan Colman Managing Director, The Closers Group
Inside Counsel, Mia E. Montpas Honeywell Law Department
Outside Counsel, Joseph L. Beachboard Ogletree Deakins
Moderator
Elizabeth Lampert Director, Law Journal Newsletters Web Audio Conference Division
This is a question that keeps many up at night and others dreaming of being a fly on the wall in the board room of their biggest prospects. The decision-making process has long been a hazy one; one that every attorney wants and needs to better understand.
Successful business generation hinges on your ability to truly understand the needs and objectives of inside counsel. Marketing departments are a great resource, but without attorneys actively leading, closing new engagements will not occur.
This highly interactive discussion between a 20-year business generation veteran, inside counsel for a Fortune 50 corporation and the Chief Strategy Partner of a nationwide law firm will provide you with the tips and techniques to close more deals.
Topics include:
Understand the decision-making process used to select outside counsel.
Strengthen your role in making the firm more focused.
Become effective in generating new business.
Enhance the firm's marketing business generation impact.
Purchase the CD from this fantastic program and learn what works and doesn't work, what is valued or wasted and how decisions are influenced and made.
The Article 8 opt-in election adds an additional layer of complexity to the already labyrinthine rules governing perfection of security interests under the UCC. A lender that is unaware of the nuances created by the opt in (may find its security interest vulnerable to being primed by another party that has taken steps to perfect in a superior manner under the circumstances.
There's current litigation in the ongoing Beach Boys litigation saga. A lawsuit filed in 2019 against Nevada residents Mike Love and his wife Jacquelyne in the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada that alleges inaccurate payment by the Loves under the retainer agreement and seeks $84.5 million in damages.
This article highlights how copyright law in the United Kingdom differs from U.S. copyright law, and points out differences that may be crucial to entertainment and media businesses familiar with U.S law that are interested in operating in the United Kingdom or under UK law. The article also briefly addresses contrasts in UK and U.S. trademark law.
With each successive large-scale cyber attack, it is slowly becoming clear that ransomware attacks are targeting the critical infrastructure of the most powerful country on the planet. Understanding the strategy, and tactics of our opponents, as well as the strategy and the tactics we implement as a response are vital to victory.
The real property transfer tax does not apply to all leases, and understanding the tax rules of the applicable jurisdiction can allow parties to plan ahead to avoid unnecessary tax liability.
