Cyberinsurance: Making the Policy Fit
May 02, 2013
It seems that everyone these days, from President Obama to Facebook account holders, is concerned about cybersecurity. Data breaches and cyberintrusions are front page news, and businesses are warned to take a 'when, not if' approach to these threats.
Is Outsourcing an Opportunity for Law Firms?
April 30, 2013
Although outsourcing is a bad word among some categories of employees, it allows companies to focus on core competence, build expertise, control expenses, eliminate waste and directly provide value to clients or customers. Ideally, the vendor bears the overhead cost for the outsourced service, and when the need comes to an end, so does the financial relationship.
Why Lawyers Need to Write Less Like Marshall and More Like MapQuest
April 29, 2013
Though we tend to think that good writing never changes, writing in many parts of the legal and business worlds has probably changed more in the last decade than in any comparable period over the last five centuries. Those who fail to adapt will pay the consequences.
Who Should Be Partner in a Post-Recession Profession?
April 29, 2013
Partnerships are viable and sustainable only if there is a consistent and sufficient earnings stream to attract talent to the firm. This is accomplished when all timekeepers are personally productive and profitable.
When Worlds Collide
April 26, 2013
Until recently, the public finance world simply did not experience significant defaults. Until now. A look at recent litigation.
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.
Reducing Adverse Legal Consequences Through FCPA Remediation
March 28, 2013
In last month's issue, the authors observed that the DOJ and SEC have placed what they term a "high premium" on remediation efforts made by companies that discover or are accused of violations of the FCPA. The discussion concludes herein.
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.
