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| Outside Counsel Relations |
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Coupons Not Required
General Counsel Look for Creative Ways to Save on Legal Costs
It's no secret that money is on the minds of general counsel everywhere. >"The cost pressure on in-house counsel has been fairly steady over the past few years, but in the last nine months, it has just accelerated," says Daniel J. DiLucchio, principal at Altman Weil.
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| | | | | | | | 6-2009
For Large Firms, Alternative Billing Makes Inroads
When Eli Lilly & Co. settled a whistleblower suit in January for $1.42 billion over allegations it improperly marketed an anti-psychotic drug, Duane Morris was in the unusual spot of representing the plaintiffs along with personal injury firm Sheller P.C.
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| | | | | | | | 11-2008
In-House Counsel Seek Value from Law Firm Marketing Dollars
"Clarence Darrow is dead and the rest of you are fungible," says David Machlowitz, senior vice president, general counsel and secretary for Medco Health Solutions Inc., in Franklin Lakes, N.J. He provides this reminder when addressing lawyers and marketers in one of the seemingly thousands of "what are in-house counsel looking for" seminars that take place each year.
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| | | | | | | | 11-2008
Regaining Control
How to Engage Outside Counsel -- and Still Feel Engaged in the Case
Sure, costs are at the forefront of most general counsels' minds these days, but some in-house lawyers are lamenting another issue: the feeling of "losing control" over a case once it leaves the law department and is outsourced to outside counsel.
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| | | | | | | | 11-2008
Labor Pains
Who Represents America's Biggest Companies 2008
When the results of Corporate Counsel magazine's seventh annual "Who Represents America's Biggest Companies" survey came in this summer, one thing was immediately clear: Workplace issues were among companies' biggest concerns. Firms that did a substantial amount of labor and employment litigation work for big companies in 2007 had the most mentions.
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| | | | | | | | 9-2007
Business as Usual: Hourly Billing Remains the Gold Standard
The legal profession has been talking about the use of alternative fee arrangements for decades. Books have been written, articles published and conferences held on the topic. So why does hourly billing remain the standard form of fee arrangement between law firms and their corporate clients?
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