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News about lawyers, law firms, and the latest trends in the partnership arena.

How have we become so focused on whom we hire, promote, and retain, and in the process, lost sight of the needs of the clients we serve or solicit?

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As you become more senior in an organization, the quality of your professional network becomes a more significant factor in determining success than your substantive skills. Consequently, your career game plan should include strategic avenues for creating positive visibility within your organization.

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This article discusses the key issues in establishing and maintaining a culture of ethical behavior through governance, leadership, and strategic direction.

No matter how good a loss prevention program your firm has in place, it is a sad but inevitable fact of life that you will have claims. Your goal as a firm manager, therefore, is not to reduce claims incidence to zero, but rather to have a sound program in place to identify and respond to claims in a manner that minimizes your losses. Here are some thoughts on how to do that from the perspective of a trial lawyer who has spent much of the past 30 years defending law firms against such claims.

This article discusses several simple considerations that confront a litigant when selecting experts in a typical patent case.

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In the first article in this series, we established that the Japanese government has taken a keen interest in rebuilding its regulatory foundation to help strengthen the country's intellectual property rights ('IPR'). The second installment explored the evolving strategies Japanese corporations have and are beginning to employ to leverage their intellectual capital. This final installment focuses on Japan's leading role in developing and enforcing international IPR, specifically within Asia.