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Deloitte: Turnarounds and Democracy Don't Mix [Video]

by Bloomberg Law on 4/26/2013

April 26 (Bloomberg Law) -- William Snyder, co-head of the corporate restructuring group at Deloitte, talks with Bloomberg Law's Lee Pacchia about a new survey his group conducted on executive management during corporate...more

A PowerPoint Sample for Business Trial Lawyers

by Cogent Legal on 3/6/2013

The Association of Business Trial Lawyers recently asked Cogent Legal to prepare the graphics for a presentation on mock trials. The panel consisted of some of the best jury consultants in the country exploring the factors...more

Consultant: More Big Law Firms Will "Implode" [Video]

by Bloomberg Law on 2/27/2013

Feb. 27 (Bloomberg Law) -- Bruce MacEwen, a law firm consultant and blogger at AdamSmithEsq.com, tells Bloomberg Law's Lee Pacchia that "we will see some more name brand [law] firms implode" in 2013. The defunct New York law...more

Business Litigation Report -- February 2013

by Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP on 2/25/2013

In This Issue: Caveat Emptor: Emerging Issues for Buyers of Bankruptcy Claims Entertainment Litigation Update; Trial Practice Update; Japan Litigation Update; and Libor Litigation Update ...more

Bill on Bankruptcy: Rakoff Reverses Himself in Madoff Case [Video]

by Bloomberg Law on 2/13/2013

Feb. 13 (Bloomberg) -- Judges rarely reverse themselves. When U.S. District Jed Rakoff recanted a ruling he made previously in the liquidation of Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities Inc., the reversal was important...more

A Better 2012 for BigLaw (With Big Asterisks) [Video]

by Bloomberg Law on 2/7/2013

Feb. 7. (Bloomberg Law) -- Law firm profits at a selection of the nation's largest firms increased by 4.3 percent in 2012, but "we do have some concerns about what drove the results," Dan DiPietro, chairman of Citi Private...more

Bill on Bankruptcy: Fee Agreement Puts Law Firm In Trustee's Sights [Video]

by Bloomberg Law on 1/9/2013

Jan. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Law firm Kaye Scholer LLP and financial advisor Capstone Advisory Group LLC are in the sights of a U.S. Trustee aiming to claw back $12 million for an undisclosed agreement to share fees awarded in...more

Step One in Your Journey to Become Debt Free – Find a Bankruptcy Lawyer

by John Skiba on 1/4/2013

Let’s do this. Let’s put together your game plan on getting out of debt in this new year. This is the year it is going to happen. Next year at this time you will have no debt. Stop and think of that. No debt! But it is...more

BigLaw's Banker: I've Got a "Robust" List of Firms That May Fail [Video]

by Bloomberg Law on 10/26/2012

Oct. 26 (Bloomberg Law) -- Dan DiPietro, chairman of The Law Firm Group at Citi Private Bank, says he has a "somewhat robust" watch list of law firms that may fail in the coming months. "In this kind of economic...more

Bill on Bankruptcy: NewPage, Dewey, Lehman and more! [Video]

by Bloomberg Law on 10/11/2012

Oct. 11 (Bloomberg Law) -- Bloomberg Law's Lee Pacchia talks with Bloomberg News bankruptcy columnist and editor-at-large Bill Rochelle about recent developments in bankruptcy law including NewPage, Dewey & LeBoeuf, Lehman,...more

Dewey Burned $43 Million In 6 Weeks Prior To Bankruptcy [Video]

by Bloomberg Law on 6/14/2012

June 14 (Bloomberg Law) -- Bloomberg News Bill Rochelle tells Lee Pacchia that defunct law firm Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP spent $43 million in cash over the six weeks prior to their bankruptcy filing, much to the chagrin of secured...more

Avoiding Law Firm Implosions by Mandating Firms to Undergo Annual Stress Tests

by Jerome Kowalski on 5/13/2012

Good Lord! Please make it stop. We can’t take witnessing any more carnage or scandal from the Dewy & LeBoeuf front! The worst part, in some respects, is that clients, laterals and law firm lenders are now looking past...more

Ex-Dean: I Expect Some Law Schools to Close [Video]

by Bloomberg Law on 4/25/2012

April 25 (Bloomberg Law) -- Former University of Nebraska and University of Houston Law School Dean Nancy Rapoport tells Bloomberg Law's Lee Pacchia that she expects some law schools to close their doors because of the...more

Dewey Need to Take a Pledge?

by Jerome Kowalski on 4/12/2012

Dewey & LeBoeuf continues to be daily battered in the media. Too many of the slings and arrows now being shot Dewey’s way are self inflicted. Those with the most to lose seem to be trying to get this ship of state back on...more

The Dummy’s Guide to Forensic Analysis of Law Firm Financial Accounting and Reporting While Leaving the PPP in the Commode

by Jerome Kowalski on 5/9/2011

How is your law firm doing? You may not be getting a completely accurate answer by simply looking at your firm’s annual financial statements. Law firm financial reporting is an art form and sometimes, a bit of a black...more