The National Law Journal 1998 Lisa Brennan - Abstracts

The National Law Journal 1998 Lisa Brennan
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Big-firm hiring freeze coming? Market slump creates caution about new hires.LawLisa Brennan
Brit secret in Milbank coup: going native; U.S.-style headhunting is the key - no really money.LawLisa Brennan
Don't bank on it; thinking of leaving law for the investment world? Learn from those who switched and returned.LawLisa Brennan
Driven to defection; fed up with insurers' auditors, defense lawyers go to work for plaintiffs.LawLisa Brennan
Firms thrive on Asia woes; downturn sparks surge in bankruptcy and M & A work for U.S. firms.LawLisa Brennan
Five more leave Graham & James; the group defection follows a year of declining profits and the departures of other key partners. (San Francisco, California)LawLisa Brennan
Getting those in-house jobs; traits prized by law firms are exactly those that companies eschew.LawLisa Brennan
How should companies pick firms? Not all legal departments are using size as a criterion.LawLisa Brennan
It's every firm's nightmare; but James Beasley rescued his from a disaster of neglected, dismissed cases. (Pennsylvania)LawLisa Brennan
Kenyon's gender woes; like some others, this IP firm hasn't named many women partners.(Kenyon and Kenyon)LawLisa Brennan
KPMG sues ex-client for interference; suits follwos finding Big 6 firm breached fiduciary duty. (Peat Marwick)LawLisa Brennan
Linklaters merger is just a start; Davis Polk and S&C eyed as future merger partners. (Linklaters & Alliance) (Europe)LawLisa Brennan
Markets' madness to affect billables; IPO work may slow; mergers, takeovers spike.LawLisa Brennan
Orrick eyes Big Apple acquisition; lawyers, headhunters say Donovan Leisure is target.(Orrick, Herrington and Sutcliffe; Donovan, Leisure, Newton and Irvine)LawLisa Brennan
Orrick still eyes N.Y. litigators; San Fran. firm's chairman says failed merger talks haven't cooled interest in Donovan Leisure laterals. (Orrick, Herrington and Sutcliffe; Donovan Leisure Newton and Irvine)LawLisa Brennan
Rutgers investment in women reaps big dividends in the 1990s.LawLisa Brennan
SEC wants firms liable for filings; amicus favors investors in 3d Cir. Drinker Biddle case.LawLisa Brennan
Size does matter, but profits are also crucial.(The NLJ 250: Annual Survey of the Nation's Largest Law Firms)LawLisa Brennan
'Tark the Shark' has a shark of his own; $2.5M deal for hoop coach Tarkanian is just latest win. (attorney Terry M. Giles advises basketball coach Jerry Tarkanian)LawLisa Brennan
They're leaving for Wall Street; bull market is luring associates out of law firms into the banks.LawLisa Brennan
'Tumultuous times' for this lawyer. (James E. Buckman, senior executive vice president and general counsel, Cendant Corp.).LawLisa Brennan
U.S., Indonesian firms bash Morgan's poaching; megafirm runs into legal, political buzzsaw after it opens offices in SE Asia. (Morgan, Lewis and Bockius)LawLisa Brennan
White & Case: growing pains; firm chairman's costly overseas expansion plan is key focus of irritation. (Manhattan law firm)LawLisa Brennan
Women having it all; they're mothers and partners in New York - you got a problem with that?LawLisa Brennan
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