The notion of client teams has been around for two decades. Now we are becoming more intentional about the diversity of teams for both business development and service delivery.
March 24, 2011Phyllis Weiss Haserot
Women's initiatives have been delivering value for some time but still have not realized their potential. Networks that succeed in moving the agenda ahead may be the answer.
March 24, 2011Carol FrohlingerFor the eleventh consecutive year, Altman Weil has conducted a Chief Legal Officer (CLO) Survey on issues of importance in managing corporate law departments.This article discusses selected results of the recent survey.
March 24, 2011Daniel J. DiLucchioImportant rulings of interest.
March 22, 2011ALM Staff | Law Journal Newsletters |Recent rulings in neighboring states.
March 22, 2011ALM Staff | Law Journal Newsletters |There has been much criticism of the new temporary maintenance awards (DRL ' 236B(5-a)) and their shortcomings. For the moment, we need to live with the statute in its current form. To that end, following is a user guide to the new statute.
March 22, 2011Karen M. Platt and Alton L. AbramowitzDRL ' 170 was amended in 2010 to add "irretrievable breakdown" in subdivision 7, a "no-fault ground" for divorce. Many thought that the new ground would make it possible for one party to the marriage to unilaterally end it. Not so fast.
March 22, 2011Bari Brandes Corbin and Evan B. BrandesWhen emotional issues manifest themselves during the life of a divorce, keeping the case in line with the law and presenting the evidence properly become highly important.
March 22, 2011Elliott ScheinbergThe Ninth Circuit recently reversed a district court's adverse $6.7 million fraudulent transfer judgment against a corporate insider, a director of the debtor, in a remarkably sensible opinion.
March 22, 2011Michael L. Cook