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From GC to AG to PC

This morning's news of the expected resignation of Alberto Gonzales takes him in a few years from President Bush's general counsel, to attorney general, to private citizen. Much of the focus on Mr. Gonzales has been over the handling (or … [Continue reading]

By a Factor of Ten

Many stories on offshore legal services lack hard data. Today, one exception. Bloomberg reports on the experience of one Chicago company: Bruce Masterson, chief operating officer of Socrates Media LLC, asked his outside counsel to customize a … [Continue reading]

For Want of a Good Lawyer

The Sunday New York Times profiles the litigation against Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg by the founders of ConnectU, another social networking site. Mr. Zuckerberg allegedly did some work for ConnectU at prior to starting Facebook. Brothers … [Continue reading]

Crisis (Mis)management

Ask anyone who has trained for a crisis: it's something you hope you never need. So when Murray Energy first heard that its Utah coal mine had suffered a catastrophic collapse on Monday, trapping 6 miners 1500 feet under the ground, they presumably … [Continue reading]