Law Firm Marketing, Securities Law

Are Political Intelligence Practice Groups Too Risky? [Video]

by Bloomberg Law on 5/17/2013

May 17 (Bloomberg Law) -- Robert Walker, attorney at Wiley Rein LLP, talks with Bloomberg Law's Lee Pacchia about the legal and ethical implications of law firms selling political intelligence. Last month, the SEC issued...more

How Facebook's Lawyers Price Their Services [Video]

by Bloomberg Law on 3/7/2013

March 7 (Bloomberg Law) -- Silicon Valley's Fenwick & West -- which incorporated Apple and took Facebook public -- recently hired a new kind of staff position: a product manager charged with helping clients understand the...more

Weekly Brief: Patent Jury Awards, Law Firm Hiring, Scalia's Hat [Video]

by Bloomberg Law on 1/24/2013

Jan. 24 (Bloomberg Law) -- Bloomberg Law's Lee Pacchia runs through the legal news for the week. Last year we saw large jury awards in patent cases, but also a steep drop off in securities class action lawsuits. Also, law...more

Weekly Brief: Lawyers Advised To Accept New Reality [Video]

by Bloomberg Law on 1/17/2013

Jan. 17 (Bloomberg Law) -- Bloomberg Law's Lee Pacchia runs through the legal news for the week. A new report suggests lawyers need to forget about returning to the economic conditions preceding the Great Recession. Also, RBS...more

Partner Lisa Buckley’s Article “Making It As A Band May Be Tough, But Breaking Up Is Hard to Do”

by Pryor Cashman LLP on 11/15/2012

The Wrap November 15, 2012 Press Release and Publication In the on-line magazine The Wrap, Partner Lisa Buckley, a member of Pryor Cashman's Entertainment, Litigation and Intellectual Property Groups, discusses the legal...more

AMENDMENT IN BYE LAWS TO EXTEND LIMITATION PERIOD TO INVOKE ARBITRATION – RETROSPECTIVE OR PROSPECTIVE

by Neeraj Aarora on 8/30/2012

In the matter of disputes between the member and clients arising from transactions executed between the parties, the law of limitation provides a time limit of three years to file the claims as per procedure. However, the...more

KM Triumphs at the Lex & Larry LPM Showdown

by Pamela Woldow on 9/12/2011

As law firms begin exploring and implementing Legal Project Management (LPM), the corporate transactional practice groups tend to be quite resistant to the application of improved process and efficiency. This article...more

Are Law Firms Going to be Replaced By Internet Based Providers of Legal Services?

by Jerome Kowalski on 8/11/2011

Well, chicken little, the sky may indeed be falling. No, it’s not the specter of an unlikely global economic collapse, nor the danger of a double dip recession. Rather, it’s the new potent competition from Internet based...more

Stock Purchase Agreement Commentary

by Practical Law Company on 7/8/2011

The stock purchase agreement (sometimes called a share purchase agreement) is the main transaction document for a stock acquisition. It sets out what is being sold, details the sale process, and sets out the liabilities and...more

Private Equity Investment in Law Firms: While Busy Planning for the Royal Wedding Our UK Colleagues Seem to Already be Counting...

by Jerome Kowalski on 4/28/2011

Our cousins across the pond are in a bit of a dither, engaging in anxious planning and preparation. No, I’m not referring to the nuptials planned by the royal family for Prince William and Kate Middleton. I refer to planning...more