The Management
September 30, 2009 2:48 PM
Law Firm Leaders, Citigroup GC Discuss Fixed Fees
What happens when the chairmen of Skadden, Kirkland, Akin Gump, and Arent Fox gather to discuss fixed fees with a top GC? A frank discussion on the changing relationship between in-house legal departments and large law firms ensues.
more Make a comment09/30/09 Posted by Brian Baxter
September 10, 2009 4:52 PM
Audio Interview: Lifetime Achiever Alfred Youngwood of Paul Weiss
Former Paul Weiss chairman Alfred Youngwood describes the experience of managing an Am Law 100 firm and addresses how lockstep compensation holds a partnership together.
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09/10/09 Posted by Dimitra Kessenides
September 2, 2009 9:23 PM
Women Join Simpson Thacher's Exec Committee--At Last
Partners Sarah Cogan and Laura Palma are the first women on the executive committee in the firm's 125-year history.
more Make a comment09/02/09 Posted by Vivia Chen
August 31, 2009 5:30 AM
On Law Firm Leadership and Accountability
Law firm leaders must hold themselves directly accountable for their firms' performance. For those leaders, writes contributor Edwin Reeser, it's time to stop talking the talk and start walking the walk.
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08/31/09 Posted by Dimitra Kessenides
July 22, 2009 4:11 PM
Change or Die: Reflections on Richard Susskind's "The End of Lawyers?"
A big-firm partner foresees a future that may not contain big firms as we know them. Unless they adapt to the impact of disruptive new technologies and fundamentally change how they do business, law firms built on selling time by the hour and leveraging overpaid and underskilled associates will become extinct. Richard Susskind's "The End of Lawyers?" provides one possible road map to survival.
more Make a comment07/22/09 Posted by Dimitra Kessenides
June 11, 2009 4:34 PM
Who Succeeds Larry Sonsini?
With the firm's CEO headed for an ambassadorship, Wilson Sonsini has reportedly narrowed its search for a new CEO down to two partners. But will the winner be in line to succeed Larry Sonsini as firm chair?
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06/11/09 Posted by Zach Lowe
June 8, 2009 6:47 PM
JPMorgan Beefs Up Law Firm Group Leadership
Lester Pataki, who led the legal industry specialty group at Citigroup, is joining JPMorgan as the national practice leader and chairman of its law firm group, the bank announced Monday.
more Make a comment06/08/09 Posted by Nate Raymond
May 29, 2009 11:00 AM
How Bill Belichick Might Run a Law Firm
What if the New England Patriots' drafting principles were applied to the way law firms hire new lawyers - how would managing partner Belichick operate in The Am Law 100? Aric Press asks the question and answers it.
more Make a comment05/29/09 Posted by Dimitra Kessenides
May 28, 2009 2:32 PM
Wilson Sonsini CEO Up for Ambassador Slot
Wilson Sonsini is mapping out succession plans after its chief executive, John Roos, was nominated Wednesday as ambassador to Japan.
more Make a comment05/28/09 Posted by Nate Raymond
May 27, 2009 3:53 PM
Mayer Brown Restructuring About Done
Mayer Brown's internal restructuring is about finished, with the end result being more centralized leadership.
05/27/09 Posted by Zach Lowe
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