Survey: Firm Leaders Admit Downturn's Permanent Impact
Most law firm leaders admit that recession-driven responses to their pricing practices and their clients' expectations that work be done efficiently are likely here to stay, according to a survey released Tuesday of 238 firms. At the same time, most respondents to the Altman Weil survey acknowledge that they have been slow to alter their long-term strategies to address those changes.
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Appeal Filed by Lawyers Sanctioned Over Porn Lawsuits
Lawyers under sanction for fraudulently filing dozens of copyright infringement suits against people accused of downloading pornographic films have filed an appeal, as the attorneys who represented them before the sanctioning judge have disappeared from the case. Prenda Law argues that the judge, who "dropped an anvil on Prenda Law's interests across the country," exceeded his authority and deprived the firm of its due process rights.
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Reed Smith Wins Essential Patent Ruling in Chip Feud
Expanding the backlash against companies that aggressively assert standards-essential patents against their rivals, a federal judge in San Francisco has barred the chip designer LSI Corp. from pursuing injunctive relief against RealTek Semiconductor at the U.S. International Trade Commission.
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Florida Location May Have Been False, But It Was Not Defamatory, Judge Rules
A British ad mogul did not defame a Manhattan firm by, among other things, erroneously telling a journalist the firm was based in Florida, not New York, a judge has determined. "There is nothing defamatory about the statement that a law firm is located in Florida as many respected law firms are located in Florida and the statement does not reflect poorly on plaintiffs' character or abilities as lawyers and a law firm," the judge said.
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Telling the FBI Your Company Has Been Hacked
As cyberattacks against U.S. companies continue to rise, the government is asking private industry to share information about incursions. So what can and should companies expect when they ring up the government and report a problem?
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Eric Turkewitz on Legal Blogging
Eric Turkewitz, of The Turkewitz Law Firm and author of the New York Personal Injury Law Blog, offers dos and don'ts for first-time legal bloggers.
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Twitter: A Sleeping Discovery Giant?
Attorney Daniel Cummins and staff reporter Ben Present discuss the emerging issue of social media law. In this installment, the two discuss the differences between Facebook and Twitter, and whether Twitter posts can be discoverable.
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Steve Fletcher on BYOD
Steve Fletcher, CIO at Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein, speaks to issues "bring your own device" policies bring to law firms, such as securing client data.
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Are Social Media Sites Discoverable?
Attorney Daniel Cummins and staff reporter Ben Present discuss the emerging issue of social media law. In this installment, the two discuss whether Facebook pages are discoverable.
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ILTA Study to Gauge New Technologies' Impact on Law Practice
ILTA launches Legal Technology Future Horizons, a yearlong project led by Fast Future's Rohit Talwar to analyze tech disruption, change, and adaption.
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Amid Spy Scandal, Russia Boots Baker & McKenzie Lawyer
As the U.S. and Russian governments trade accusations over espionage activities and human rights abuses, Baker & McKenzie of counsel Thomas Firestone, a former Justice Department official and liaison to the U.S. embassy in Moscow, has been expelled from the country.
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Senators Grill Apple Executives About Tax Strategy
A day after a congressional panel claimed that Apple Inc. uses offshore entities to avoid U.S. taxes, senators on Tuesday grilled the company's chief executive officer and two colleagues about their tax strategy.
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Defense Building Mitigation Case in Boston Bombing
Lawyers for Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev have persuaded a federal judge to grant them access to prison documents and photos of their client, apparently to help them build a case mitigating against the death penalty.
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Negotiations Resume for Striking Legal Services Workers
No new offer was made during the talks, which lasted about three hours, said Ian Davie, a Legal Services NYC senior staff attorney. Negotiations are scheduled to resume on Friday, he said, adding that the strike still remains in effect.
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Ninth Circuit Strikes Arizona Abortion Law
While the panel was unanimous in finding that the ban on abortions after the 20th week of gestation was unconstitutional, Judge Andrew Kleinfeld wrote separately to say the current state of the law compelled him to concur.
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Another Judge Prods Plaintiffs Lawyers on Diversity
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Judges Again to Consider GPS Warrants; This Time in a Civil Case
Four years after issuing a landmark decision requiring law enforcement authorities to obtain a warrant before attaching a GPS device to a criminal suspect's car, the state Court of Appeals is poised to revisit the issue in a civil context with profound implications for personal privacy.
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D.C. Circuit: Bin Laden Death Images Can Remain Secret
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Evidence Raises New Questions in Chandra Levy Case
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Cisco E-Book Delivers Ethics on the Go
Cisco systems converts its Code of Business Conduct to an e-book so its 73,000 employees get quick advice.
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