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Shout Out to Kirkland
This column is by Janet Stanton, Partner, Adam Smith, Esq. We generally eschew commenting on daily comings-and-goings in Law Land. We make an exception here, because this is actually huge news. I’m speaking about Kirkland’s decision to stop disclosing financial info... read more +Imagine if You Could Get Only Emails You Want
Does this sound like you?: "While technical countermeasures do a passable job of blocking spam and phishing attacks from beyond the firewall, the sheer volume of E-mail from legitimate senders has companies looking for ways to communicate through the clutter....
The 2004 AmLaw 200
The AmLaw 200 (technically, the AmLaw 101—200) is now out and the most important generalization to be offered is that this group is not susceptible to generalizations. On a macro level, the news is good for these firms: Revenue was up year-over-year by 7%,...
Gerry Riskin
Gosh, thanks, Gerry.
Tired of Practicing Law But Still Want to Work for Your Firm?
Should law firms ever be in businesses other than practicing law? And does the answer to that turn on legal ethics, or on microeconomics, or both? The question is no longer academic. In "All in One Law Firms," the Financial Times reports...
Lunch with Gerry
Yesterday Gerry Riskin, of Edge International, invited me to lunch at The Cornell Club while he was passing through town. Suffice to say that if you have a chance to meet Gerry (I had not, previously), and if you've ever given a lick of thought to law firm...