Bad News for NY Law Grads
April 27, 2013
Just six in 10 of the 4,967 students who graduated last year from New York state's 15 law schools were able to find full-time, permanent employment requiring bar passage by Feb. 15, according to recently released statistics from the American Bar Association.
Who Should Be Partner in a Post-Recession Profession?
April 27, 2013
In an increasingly competitive marketplace, with fewer seats at the table, a successful candidate for equity partnership must demonstrate a full complement of personal and professional skills and experience.
Non-Equity Partnerships Are on the Rise Again
April 27, 2013
Many changes continue to occur in the traditional partner/associate structure in law firms. Permanent associates, staff or contract attorneys, temporary attorneys, of counsel (in one form or another) and non-equity partners have been added to the mix.
Trying 'Best-Efforts' Cases
April 26, 2013
This article offesr concrete tips ' based on the authors' experience from several recent trials ' for defending a best-efforts case.
'Discovery Rule' Does Not Apply
April 26, 2013
In <i>Gabelli v. Securities and Exchange Commission,</i> the Supreme Court unanimously concluded that Section 2462's limitations period began to run from the date of the alleged misconduct, not from the date the SEC discovered the alleged fraud.
When Worlds Collide
April 26, 2013
Until recently, the public finance world simply did not experience significant defaults. Until now. A look at recent litigation.
There's A Leak in My Firm
April 15, 2013
OK, somebody talked to the press, and leaked information that shouldn't have been leaked. That's three problems, not one. Primary, of course, is how we control the damage caused by the leak. Then we worry about who did it.
