Modern Marco Polos or victims of a herd mentality? Law firms and legal marketing in China.
People have traveled the globe by foot, horse, cart or ship for thousands of years, conducting business between far-away nations. U.S. and UK law firms setting up shop today in Beijing and Shanghai are pioneers only relatively speaking. China as a market has long been known and prized by...

Marketing in Europe's capital--the view from Brussels.
The rise of legal marketing in Belgium began in the late 1990s, when British Magic Circle firms--Allen & Overy, Clifford Chance, Freshfields, Linklaters, Slaughter and May--significantly developed their local presence through alliances, acquisitions or starting an office from scratch with lateral hires. This was a huge change, and Belgian...

Martin Lipton: for the defense.
Whether defending against hostile takeovers or criticizing putative boardroom 'best practices,' Martin Lipton and his law firm operate at the highest levels of craftsmanship. ONE OF THE BEST BARGAINS AROUND is getting yourself a spot on the Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz mailing list. The cost is nil;...

Golden Handcuffs.
A third-year law student writes to tell why all his classmates who'd dreamt of government service are beading elsewhere--and why he's having second thoughts, too, With a response from Charles Peters A top Wall Street law firm is the best place for a young man like yourself...

Now that's classy: how Teach for America turned national service into a status symbol.
Next month, 1,000 of my closest friends and I will begin our senior year at Columbia. We will then enter a year-long panic about our futures. We'll consider all the usual options. Wannabe lawyers will weigh medium-term futures as law students in Palo Alto or paralegals at Boies, Schiller...

Directors Roster: a quarterly record of new director appointments sponsored by Spencer Stuart.
THE DIRECTORS & BOARDS Directors Roster--a quarterly record of new director appointments--is compiled from public and private sources by the editorial staff of DIRECTORS & BOARDS, and is sponsored by Spencer Stuart. Please forward your directors appointments to mporter@directorsandboards.com. Submissions of new directors and appointments are welcome from all...

El otro poder en Washington: los latinoamericanos se convierten en actores del mundo del lobby en EE.UU. Y no solo como clientes: tambien como gestores.
Los más de un millón de turistas que visitan Washington cada año suelen fotografiarse a los pies del Capitolio o frente a los jardines de la Casa Blanca. Como si se tratara de monumentos, ambas imágenes representan en la mente de los visitantes una suerte de esculturas del poder...

Becoming fluent in business concepts: mastered M&A? Learned litigation? Internalized IP? Good. Now, can you measure a carbon footprint?
Full disclosure--this article is not about the fast-moving "green" trend for law firms and their clients (haven't heard about this trend? Then this article is definitely for you ...). However, emerging terms like "carbon footprint" and "sustainable business practices" are just the most recent in a long line of...

When the market boom goes bust: as the credit crunch hits M&A, marketers can step up.
The crisis in the lending markets has been a nightmare for many people. Those with sub-prime mortgages, lenders and investment banks have suffered--and now it is hitting law firms that once enjoyed flourishing mergers and acquisitions practices. In recent times, the booming capital markets have offered a...

House Education and Labor Subcommittee holds hearing on classification of nurses as supervisors.
On May 8, the House Education and Labor Committee subcommittee on Health Employment, Labor and Pensions held a hearing titled "Are NLRB and Court Rulings Misclassifying Skilled and Professional Employees as Supervisors?" The hearing, which explored the recent NLRB "Kentucky River" decisions and the changes to labor law proposed...