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Conference CD: How Diversity, Pro Bono, Recruiting and Marketing Can Work in Tandem to Impact Profitability: A Case Study
“How Diversity, Pro Bono, Recruiting and Marketing Can Work in Tandem to Impact Profitability: A Case Study”
Topics covered include:
- Diversity in law firms and how it relates to meeting clients' expectations and goals
- In-house counsel's expectations of law firms and what they look for when hiring law firms
- How Starbucks and Davis Wright Tremaine (DWT) have partnered in order to assist DWT in its diversity and pro bono efforts
- Recruiting and diversity within the law firm: successes and challenges
Our panel of experts:
Moderator & Panelist:
Julie Weston, Partner, Member of PRISM Committee (DWT's diversity committee) and Share Committee, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
Panelists:
- Lucy Helm, Vice President – Legal, Starbucks Coffee Company
- Lawton Humphrey, Partner and Chair, Employment Law Practice (term to begin January 2005), Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
- Weldon H. Latham, Partner, Chair, Corporate Diversity Counseling Practice, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
“How Diversity, Pro Bono, Recruiting and Marketing Can Work in Tandem to Impact Profitability: A Case Study”
Topics covered include:
- Diversity in law firms and how it relates to meeting clients' expectations and goals
- In-house counsel's expectations of law firms and what they look for when hiring law firms
- How Starbucks and
- Recruiting and diversity within the law firm: successes and challenges
Our panel of experts:
Moderator & Panelist:
Julie Weston, Partner, Member of PRISM Committee (DWT's diversity committee) and Share Committee,
Panelists:
- Lucy Helm, Vice President – Legal, Starbucks Coffee Company
- Lawton Humphrey, Partner and Chair, Employment Law Practice (term to begin January 2005),
- Weldon H. Latham, Partner, Chair, Corporate Diversity Counseling Practice,
Strategy vs. Tactics: Two Sides of a Difficult Coin
With each successive large-scale cyber attack, it is slowly becoming clear that ransomware attacks are targeting the critical infrastructure of the most powerful country on the planet. Understanding the strategy, and tactics of our opponents, as well as the strategy and the tactics we implement as a response are vital to victory.
Major Differences In UK, U.S. Copyright Laws
This article highlights how copyright law in the United Kingdom differs from U.S. copyright law, and points out differences that may be crucial to entertainment and media businesses familiar with U.S law that are interested in operating in the United Kingdom or under UK law. The article also briefly addresses contrasts in UK and U.S. trademark law.
'Huguenot LLC v. Megalith Capital Group Fund I, L.P.': A Tutorial On Contract Liability for Real Estate Purchasers
In June 2024, the First Department decided Huguenot LLC v. Megalith Capital Group Fund I, L.P., which resolved a question of liability for a group of condominium apartment buyers and in so doing, touched on a wide range of issues about how contracts can obligate purchasers of real property.
The Article 8 Opt In
The Article 8 opt-in election adds an additional layer of complexity to the already labyrinthine rules governing perfection of security interests under the UCC. A lender that is unaware of the nuances created by the opt in (may find its security interest vulnerable to being primed by another party that has taken steps to perfect in a superior manner under the circumstances.