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With Radical Changes, Law Firms Can Beat Recession [Video]

by Bloomberg Law on 5/2/2013

May 2 (Bloomberg Law) -- Just as legal process outsourcers are stealing business from law firms today by doing it cheaper, they too will face pressure in the coming years from technologies that can do the the job even cheaper...more

Alabama Legislative Update – Week 7: Medicaid Reform Takes the Stage as the Battle for Education Continues

by Denise Killebrew, Dennis Nabors | Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell &... on 3/26/2013

As the Alabama Legislature marked the halfway point of the 2013 Regular Session, progress continued to move at a slow pace where repercussions of the Alabama Accountability Act continue to linger in the halls of the...more

Capital Thinking Update - March 18, 2013

by Mary Beth Bosco, Amy Davenport, Tanya DeRivi, Alexis Early, Eugenia Edwards, Jared Fleisher, Mara Giorgio, Melanie Goggins, Norma Krayem, Karen Kudelko, Jessica Monahan, John Sharp, more +Amy Budner Smith, Stacy Swanson, Sarah Vilms, Dana Weeks, Pam Welsh | Patton Boggs LLP on 3/20/2013

In This Issue: - General Legislative - Agriculture and Food - Budget and Appropriations - Cybersecurity - Defense - Education - Energy - Environment - Financial Services -...more

Grants for Funding University Technology Transfer Introduced in Congress

by McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP on 7/25/2012

Companion bills were introduced in Congress on April 25th of this year with little fanfare (particularly in comparison to the Leahy-Smith American Invents Act) but they have the potential to provide significant funding for...more

President Obama Announces Plan for STEM Master Teacher Corps

by Kronick, Moskovitz, Tiedemann & Girard on 7/19/2012

Today the White House announced the President's plan to dedicate $1 billion to create a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) Master Teacher Corps. The program will begin in 50 locations with 50 exceptional STEM...more

Capital Thinking Update - June 1, 2012

by Patton Boggs LLP on 6/4/2012

General Legislative The House is not in session on Monday, June 4, 2012. The House will meet at 12:00 p.m. on Tuesday, June 5, for morning hour and at 2:00 p.m. for legislative business. On Tuesday, the House will...more

Capital Thinking Update - May 21, 2012

by Patton Boggs LLP on 5/25/2012

General Legislative The House is not in session the week of May 21, 2012. The Senate will convene at 2:00 p.m. on Monday and resume consideration of the motion to proceed to S. 3187, the FDA User Fee Bill. At 4:30 p.m.,...more