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Law School Death Spiral?

A deteriorated market for their graduates – and a consequent shrinking number of applicants – is a big part of […]

Law Department Spend Tilting In-House

According to the 2014 HBR Law Department Survey, total legal spending, which includes money spent on inside and outside counsel, […]

Feds Crack Down on Dealing With Russia

As a result of sanctions, Americans now have limited ability to do business with certain sectors of the Russian economy, […]

Ten Commandments for Preparing the Deposition Witness

In most jurisdictions there are significant restrictions on what the defending lawyer can do with respect to objecting to questions, […]

Still Waiting for an FCPA Super Bowl

In a case that was closely watched by Foreign Corrupt Practices Act practitioners, the U.S. Supreme Court denied certiorari in […]

Social Media Assets in M&A Transactions

A company’s social media pages and profiles, and associated followers, friends and other connections, may constitute valuable business assets. However, […]

Billion Dollar Failures

2014 was an active year for the M&A market due to low interest rates and available capital. Last year saw […]

Op-Ed: SCOTUS Justices Shouldn’t Attend State Of Union

Having the Supreme Court Justices in attendance at the annual State of the Union is a relatively recent trend and […]

Posner Gets Real

Seventh Circuit Judge Richard Posner, who has not been short on strong opinions of late, reveals some more personal details […]

Compliance Plans Should Reduce Risk, Not Create Liability

Calls for improved corporate compliance are coming from boards of directors, shareholders and government. Board members are now exposed to […]

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