LJN Newsletters

  • Pricing Legal Services

    Beyond the "value-added" components of their efforts, expectations have risen in law firms for the marketing team to contribute directly to top-line growth. While their roles typically fall short of direct selling to new clients, in recent years marketing executives have been integrally involved in ongoing account management, prospecting, and expansion. They are juxtaposed with the rainmakers — practically joined at the hip in supporting partners as they embark into the legal market battlefield.

    January 31, 2013Michael DeCosta

  • Preparing for Reverse Auctions

    Rather than companies sending out RFPs to a number of law firms, they are now using a "reverse auction" to request quotes from law firms they trust. Here's how it works.

    January 31, 2013William C. Cobb

  • The Accounting Dimensions of Law Firm Financial Impropriety

    Law firms are at great risk for financial impropriety. Funds can come up missing in any law firm, and the cause can be intentional theft that qualifies as fraud or embezzlement, or an unintentional mistake that shows poor judgment.

    January 31, 2013Ed Poll

  • IP News

    Highlights of the latest intellectual property cases from around the country.

    January 31, 2013Howard J. Shire and Joseph Mercadante

  • Factors in Assessing Statutory Damages for Digital Copyright Infringement

    A recent federal district court award of $6.6 million in statutory damages to music publishers for the unlicensed use of song lyrics by the website LiveUniverse and its operator was hailed as the first of its type for owners of song lyrics, and thus a significant milestone for content owners in the digital era.

    January 31, 2013Stan Soocher

  • FTC Closes Google Inquiry

    The FTC closed its inquiry, requiring Google to license patents that are essential to the interoperability of electronic devices but securing minimal agreements on what many viewed as the heart of the case: Google's dominance in the search market.

    January 31, 2013Jenna Greene

  • Devices, Tablets and Breaking Traditions

    The Internet has changed immensely since its creation. What was once only accessible through a dial-up modem on a large desktop computer is now available wirelessly with the touch of a finger. Smartphones, tablets, e-readers and gaming systems have all entered the mix as the next generation of computers, and they have transformed our online experiences in a multitude of ways. As the number of mobile Internet-connected devices continues to increase, so will the traffic they generate to law firm websites.

    January 31, 2013John Simpson

  • Like It or Not, Online Preferences Are Not Protected Speech

    Does the First Amendment protect what you "like" on Facebook? Obviously, Facebook, with its vested interest in shielding all forms of user expression, would argue it does. But now it is not alone in that belief.

    January 31, 2013Jeffrey N. Rosenthal

  • The Unitary Patent and Unified Patent Court in a Nutshell

    On Dec. 11, 2012, European Union Ministers in charge of competitiveness issues endorsed a legal package to create a Unitary Patent, which provides uniform legal protection in 25 European countries. On the same day, the Members of the European Parliament approved the European Union patent package including a Unitary Patent and Unified Patent Court.

    January 31, 2013Stanislas Roux-Vaillard