What Lawyers Can Learn from Uber, Redux
January 01, 2017
Lawyers need to know what the client wants and how to get them there before the process starts. Just like a driver who doesn't know exactly where he's taking his riders, a lawyer who isn't totally sure what a client wants — let alone how to get them there efficiently and effectively — is likely to end up with a client who is disgruntled.
<i>Media & Communications</i><br>Getting Quoted on Breaking News
December 01, 2016
When news breaks, reporters want a source immediately — not in an hour, later that day or first thing the next morning. Reporters who can get to a source first and fast — and are confident that source will provide reliable and insightful analysis — win the day. If you want to be considered and quoted as a thought leader on timely topics, understanding the compressed timing of the news cycle is critical. To get on a key reporter's speed dial, here are three tips you can incorporate into your PR and marketing activities.
Talk Is Cheap: The Misuse of 'Speaking' Indictments
November 01, 2016
In white collar fraud, public corruption and other high-profile cases, DOJ prosecutors sometimes go well beyond the“notice” principle and draft thick indictments laying out in conclusory language the regulatory schema surrounding the challenged conduct; public policy rationales for the laws and regulation said to be violated; alleged motives of defendants; and the government's inferences from alleged facts (“connecting the dots”) — all under section headings or captions advocating the government's view.
Biography at Nuremberg
October 19, 2016
Raphael Lemkin was the rumpled hero in the Pulitzer Prize-winning book about the law of genocide, “A Problem from Hell.” But in Philippe Sands' “East West Street: On the Origins of 'Genocide' and 'Crimes Against Humanity,'" Lemkin is at best a rumpled antihero. The heroic role goes to Hersch Lauterpacht, who led the way in criminalizing "crimes against humanity."
The SEC Whistleblower Program
September 01, 2016
Last month, in Part One of this article,we examined the overall structure, operation and experience of the SEC's Whistleblower program over the first five years of its operation. In Part Two herein, we take a closer look at how the Office of the Whistleblower (OWB) processes Whistleblower claims, and we examine the claim decisions rendered through April 2016.
Professional Development: As New Associates Join This Fall
September 01, 2016
A firm's new associate orientation sets the tone and creates a foundation from which all future activities will be measured. If an orientation program is unorganized, inconsistent or lacking in usefulness, the experience might tarnish the new attorney's impression of his or her employer.
