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10 Legal PR Predictions for 2023
December 01, 2022
As we come into the holiday season, PR professionals will have to adapt and pivot with all the variables to think about ways to satisfy 2023 PR trends and get their client in the spotlight.
Ideas to Generate Business Development and PR Collaboration In Remote and Hybrid Environments
November 01, 2022
It's important for marketing, BD and PR to have a shared understanding of the firm's brand, positioning, financial goals and related KPIs to succeed in reaching and resonating with the firm's targeted audiences. Making the time to connect and collaborate here will lead to a clearer understanding of the opportunities, pain points and bottlenecks in your firm as they relate to marketing, BD and PR.
The Great Pandemic Heist: PPP Loan Fraud
November 01, 2022
In the COVID-19 era, there has been a heist of great value, but it has not gone undetected. Prosecutors have called the heist the largest fraud in U.S. history, with the thieves stealing hundreds of billions of dollars in taxpayer money through fraudulently obtained Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans.
Midlevel Survey Shows What Law Firms Are Getting Right — and Wrong
September 01, 2022
Midlevel associates aren't less willing than their predecessors to do the brain-bending amount of work. It's that after two years of billing massive hours through an isolating global pandemic, they're completely disloyal to the status quo. They kept firms going, they made partners rich, and now they plan to reshape the profession in their image.
Great Marketing Initiatives Happening Now
September 01, 2022
Some great marketing initiatives happening in law firms around the country — as well as some recommendations.
Traditional Legal Ops Putting Law Firms At Disadvantage When Recruiting for Cybersecurity and Privacy
August 01, 2022
Law firms are still insisting on engaging with clients in the traditional legal model — by hours billed. Whereas cybersecurity services such as breach monitoring have the potential for a much deeper and stickier relationship with the client.
Law Firms Increasingly Opting for Relocations Rather than Renewals
July 01, 2022
Law firms are increasingly opting for relocations rather than renewals, as firms look to sell talent on their unique identity and flexible approach to work.
Top Law Firms Look to Invest Profits In Future Success
July 01, 2022
There's no doubt that much of the legal industry's profit gains are simply the result of surging demand. But smart firms were also able to harness booming demand to push through rate increases, owing to clients who were desperate to see their deals go through. There's no doubt that the firms taking advantage of this confluence are in an enviable position. That doesn't mean they are sitting on their laurels.
Rebranding Your Law Firm? Read This First
May 01, 2022
If your firm is making substantive changes, a rebrand helps to communicate that internally and externally.
Law Firms Are Using Clawback Provisions to Stop Lateral Departures
April 01, 2022
As law firms face mounting pressure from the talent wars, many are attaching strings to their partnership agreements in order to protect their partnerships and forestall lateral departures in a high-demand market.

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  • Private Equity Valuation: A Significant Decision
    Insiders (and others) in the private equity business are accustomed to seeing a good deal of discussion ' academic and trade ' on the question of the appropriate methods of valuing private equity positions and securities which are otherwise illiquid. An interesting recent decision in the Southern District has been brought to our attention. The case is <i>In Re Allied Capital Corp.</i>, CCH Fed. SEC L. Rep. 92411 (US DC, S.D.N.Y., Apr. 25, 2003). Judge Lynch's decision is well written, the Judge reviewing a motion to dismiss by a business development company, Allied Capital, against a strike suit claiming that Allied's method of valuing its portfolio failed adequately to account for i) conditions at the companies themselves and ii) market conditions. The complaint appears to be, as is often the case, slap dash, content to point out that Allied revalued some of its positions, marking them down for a variety of reasons, and the stock price went down - all this, in the view of plaintiff's counsel, amounting to violations of Rule 10b-5.
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