Asking the Right Questions
March 28, 2013
Successful business generators tend to ask questions in particular sequence. This sounds fairly simple, but it takes consistent work and strong skills to become effective at using this approach.
The Fallacy of Merger Math
March 28, 2013
If we were to analyze law firm mergers by plotting client satisfaction on one axis and partner satisfaction on the other, the resulting scatter diagram would reflect a surprising few combinations that were deemed satisfactory after the fact to all parties.
Financial Impropriety
March 28, 2013
When dishonest conduct is committed by others in the firm, the lawyers are still themselves ethically responsible
Underperforming Partners
March 28, 2013
In the last couple of years, law firms across the country have struggled with the question ' what to do about underperforming partners?
Intangible Assets
March 28, 2013
This article is the sixth installment in an ongoing series focusing on accounting and financial matters for corporate counsel.
What the <i>Noel Canning</i> Decision Means for Employers
March 28, 2013
When deciding whether to interpret<i> Noel Canning</i> as invalidating all post-January 2012 NLRB decisions and acts, an employer should weigh the potential costs and benefits of its decision.
Rembrandt/Not Rembrandt: Finding the Win-Win in Your Firm's Technology Leases
March 28, 2013
Many law firm decision makers in the AmLaw 100/200 and more turn to leasing equipment and technology for their firm as a competitively advantageous way of performing in the new business model landscape. Just make sure when you are reviewing your Master Lease Agreement, that you are, in fact, looking at a "Rembrandt.
VA Recognizes a New Employment-Based Tort
March 28, 2013
Recently, the Virginia Supreme Court considered the breadth of its public policy exception in light of confused and sometimes controversial history.
The Indefensible Defense
March 28, 2013
The lack of enforceability of insurer billing guidelines as a matter of both contract law and ethics provides corporate policyholders with strong ammunition to reject any attempt by an insurer to unilaterally impose such guidelines.
Quarterly State Compliance Review
March 28, 2013
This edition of the Quarterly State Compliance Review looks at some recently enacted and introduced legislation of interest to corporate lawyers. It also looks at some recent cases.
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