Rethinking Boilerplate
October 23, 2011
If boilerplate provisions are not considered in light of the positions of the respective parties to a leasing transaction, a party can be left exposed to substantial liability or without a remedy for the rights it has so carefully negotiated.
On the Move
October 20, 2011
Who's doing what; who's going where.
Projected Reform of German Insolvency Law
October 20, 2011
A large number of U.S. companies have investments in German entities. Should one of these German companies face a severe financial crisis, the U.S. shareholder must deal with German insolvency laws and procedures concerning its German subsidiary.
Selling to an LLC?
October 20, 2011
Late last fall, the Delaware Court of Chancery issued a decision that surprised many business law observers and practitioners.
LEGAL SALES QUESTIONS: Part III. The Future
October 19, 2011
LEGAL SALES QUESTIONS: Part III., Questions About the Future While the past and present are important to prospects, the future is the key. Through answering the questions about them and your firm, they'll get a good idea as to your commitment to the engagement and abilities to serve their needs. * Can you describe the risks I'm taking if I hire you and your firm? * How can I measure your results? * Who are the attorneys you will…
LEGAL SALES II. - QUESTIONS ABOUT YOUR FIRM
September 29, 2011
LEGAL SALES QUESTIONS II. - QUESTIONS ABOUT YOUR FIRM In the last post, we discussed the importance of preparing your team of attorneys for a pitch by researching the prospective client and being able to pose questioins to showcase your knowledge and commitment. The next step in effective law firm business development is being able to answer specific questions about yur firm. Clients are interested in determing how compatible your law firm would be with their…
Worldox Takes Center Stage at Calfee with GX2 and Productivity Suite Upgrade
September 29, 2011
In early 2011, we began planning to move offices, prompting us to take stock of all our technology. We were running Windows XP and Office 2007 and could have stayed on Worldox GX, but GX2 included a feature called "Workspaces" which would help us supplement our author-based profiling system, thereby helping lawyers and staff to organize and find documents more readily. Thus, we began to build the case internally for upgrading to GX2.