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Former Managing Partner Confirmed As Director of the USPTO

Andrei Iancu, who has been serving as the managing partner of Irell & Manella LLP, was confirmed by the Senate […]

Law and Baseball Have Much In Common

Both have operated as guilds for generations, are self-regulated, highly profitable and priced beyond the reach of most potential consumers, […]

Lloyds Chief Says Cyberhacks Now Bigger Risk Than Weather

Cyber attacks have overtaken natural disasters as the biggest category of risk for insurers, according to the CEO of Lloyds […]

Cyber Protection Tip: Voice Recognition Is Safer Than Passwords

This post from IT Security Guru points to research that finds 61 percent of fraud losses from account takeovers involve […]

Rural Workers Lose Big In Mergers

M&A is viewed as an unmitigated win-win in the legal profession, especially big mergers, in which a small army of […]

Popular “EPLI” Insurance Squeezing Out Smaller Employment Firms

The era of employment litigation arguably began in the 1990’s, with the passage of laws such as the Americans with […]

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Retired Dominatrix Trains Execs On Harassment

A women who was a professional dominatrix for 17 years has established a training center called “the Academy” in New […]

Lawyers Warned Re Handling Cryptocurrency Offerings

SEC Chairman Jay Clayton has issues a stern warning to “gatekeepers” about the advice they are giving regarding initial coin […]

Study: Law Firms, “Fighting The Last War,” Ignoring Danger Signs

Stung by the recession of 2007-08, law firms made adjustments to their business models and strategies, but today many firms […]

Orrick’s Lawyering Factory Featured On NPR 

The law firm Orrick is featured in the opening program of week-long National Public Radio special about the increasing use […]

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