A former corporate insider who alerted the SEC to a widespread, multi-year securities law violation has been awarded a $4.1 million bounty, the agency said today. The insider, […]
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Morgan Lewis Adds Health Care Practice in Houston
Several health-care lawyers from Baker & Hostetler LLP joined Morgan Lewis in Houston, significantly expanding the firm’s health care and litigation practices, Morgan Lewis announced today. Three partners—Scott […]
Squire Beefs Up Cybersecurity Practice With Dallas Litigation Boutique
Squire Patton Boggs has scooped up a Dallas litigation boutique run by a former Department of Justice cybercrime prosecutor in the firm’s latest move to expand its cybersecurity […]
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Microsoft Announces Plans to Nearly Phase Out Billable Hour
Microsoft has quietly unveiled new parameters for its outside counsel, and, in an effort to step away from the billable hour, announced it hopes to shift 90 percent […]
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Every Business Will Be Hacked: Protect Your Data First
Global industry has done it. It has built a vast network where the need for speed and hunger for information often put data protection on the back bench. […]
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When we talk about women in the legal market, it’s critical to recognize that the problem doesn’t stem from one individual concern, but rather complex, fundamental challenges. It’s […]
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PwC recently released their annual survey of large UK firms. Among other things, they surveyed the role of technology in the reshaping of the delivery of legal services. […]
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Editor’s Note: The author is the Louis Stein Chair at Fordham Law School, where he directs the Louis Stein Center for Law and Ethics. By Bruce A. Green, Fordham Law […]
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