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The Technology Advantage – A Law Firm At The Cutting Edge
Editor: Please tell our readers about Seyfarth Shaw’s business and your responsibilities at Seyfarth Shaw. Baker: Seyfarth has 14 offices (10 domestic and four outside the U.S.). We have just over 800 attorneys. We are a full-service firm – handling everything from labor and...
Read MoreA Member Of The Profession Speaks
Editor: Please tell us about your legal experience before coming to Seyfarth Shaw. Pauling: I went to UCLA Law School in Westwood, California, finishing in 1992. During law school I was involved in a number of activities. I was Business Managing Editor of the National Black Law Journal, which was...
Read MoreThe Scope Of Whistleblower Protections Under Sarbanes-Oxley: Are Privately Held Companies Covered ? - Part II
Ramifications For Privately Held Companies OSHA's Final Rule governing procedures for handling SOX whistleblower complaints defines "employee" as "an individual presently or formerly working for a [publicly traded] company or company representative, an individual applying to work for a [publicly...
Read MoreThe Scope Of Whistleblower Protections Under Sarbanes-Oxley: Are Privately Held Companies Covered ? - Part I
Federal courts, administrative law judges, plus practitioners and corporations are all still coping with the fallout of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. § 1514 et seq. ("SOX" or the Act"). Enacted in the wake of the Enron and Arthur Andersen scandals, SOX is primarily about financial...
Read MoreTexas - Law Firms A Good Friend To Management In The Lone Star State
Editor: Please tell our readers about your background. Collins: I grew up in Maine and went to college at Northeastern University, graduating in 1977 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in history. From there I went to Boston College Law School and graduated in 1980. I was recruited from law school by...
Read MoreA Brief Analysis Of Cross-Border IP Litigation Issues
Business litigators are well aware that they must keep in mind their client's business objectives as they advise them regarding the strategy and tactics associated with filing or defending a lawsuit. As a general rule, most decisions are made after a careful cost-benefit analysis. If the benefit of...
Read MoreDiversity - Law Firms Paradigm Shifts: Changes In The Structure And Diversity Of Corporate Law Firms
Introduction In case you hadn't noticed, the paradigm for large corporate law firms has changed. Many say this "paradigm shift" came about as a result of new challenges facing today's legal profession (e.g., advances in new technology, more sophisticated purchasers of legal services,...
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