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Beware The Temptations of Short-Term Thinking

I recently had a discussion with a client about the issue of firms backing away from supporting practices that were hot and now are in the doldrums but are likely to bounce back. He had been vigorously sought after as an information technology and corporate lawyer just a few years ago. Since technology is not bound to disappear from or be less important in our lives, these areas of practice can be predicted to have a sunny future.

8 minute read October 02, 2003 at 11:34 PM
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Phyllis Weiss Haserot
Beware The Temptations of Short-Term Thinking

I recently had a discussion with a client about the issue of firms backing away from supporting practices that were hot and now are in the doldrums but are likely to bounce back.

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