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Last month's installment addressed working capital issues including client costs advanced and the capital drain of a growing business. The conclusion of this series discusses retirement and risk tolerance.

Strategies for Coping with Recession

This article describes several strategies that a managing partner should consider when developing a plan to survive a recession.

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Who's doing what; who's going where.

<b>BREAKING NEWS:</b> Sullivan & Cromwell Suit Against Vendor Highlights Problems with e-Discovery

Sullivan & Cromwell has sued an electronic discovery company for allegedly missing deadlines and preparing the wrong documents for production in the course of a major litigation.

January issue in PDF format

Five Significant Inter-Generational Relations Blunders

Firms are struggling with generational divides because they make the blunders enumerated in this article.

It's No Coincidence: The Successful Firms Have Strong Management and Leadership

Nothing is as important to the success of a law firm as strong leadership at the top. Yet, in far too many firms, the partners are still reluctant to give anyone the CEO authority needed for effective management and leadership.

Advancing Women in Law Firms

This article lays the groundwork for those in power to learn how they can help women lawyers succeed.

Forfeiture-for-Competition Agreements

Law firms are constrained by professional ethics in how they address the issues of lawyer mobility. Rule 5.6 of the ABA Model Code of Professional Responsibility expressly prohibits lawyers from entering into agreements that restrict their right to practice, including covenants not to compete. The overwhelming majority of jurisdictions interpret the rule to preclude less direct restrictions on competition, including financial penalties known as 'forfeiture-for-competition' agreements.

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