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FDIC seizes, and starts selling, Washington Mutual.
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. sells most of WaMu to JPMorgan Chase & Co. See Bloomberg, WSJ, New York Times. Meanwhile, on […]
Simple Justice for Clients and Customers?
Did you have the stones to fire this man? When a young person has no clue what to do with his life […]
America, world markets, and presidential politics.
The president’s address last night of 9:00 PM ET is here. An embarrassed Congress is expected to finalize its $700 billion attempted […]
Jim Hassett: More on the down economy–and what to do.
Like Tom Kane, Boston’s Jim Hassett can tell you how to think about marketing and client retention in good or bad times. […]
Frank Zappa on the American Elected Judiciary.
Real American states don’t elect judges; they appoint them.
U.S. Justice Department investigates 26 large lenders.
The Associated Press reports that Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Lehman Brothers Holdings, AIG and Countrywide Financial (recently bought by Bank of America) […]
Client service in a bad economy.
See Axel Meierhoefer’s June post “What’s the best customer service during a recession?” at his Leadership and Talent Development for Smart People.
Bubba, and once again, you busy?
WANTED STILL: Of counsel for growing, innovative Pennsylvania-based boutique business law firm with branches in California and DC. You must have at […]
New Senate bill targets global IP theft.
See Patent Baristas, by Cincinnati-based Stephen Albainy-Jenei, on the International IP Protection and Enforcement Act of 2008 (S. 3464).
American Crime: 316 years of getting it right?
Today is the autumnal equinox. And September 22, 1692 was the date the last people were hanged for witchcraft in North America. […]
Sounds 50% good to us.
It’s no secret that most–maybe over 90%–of the employee suits filed against business clients are legally meritless; and to WAC? they seem […]
Breaking: What would the 11-year-old Baby Jesus say?
AP: In Fouke, Ark. Feds bust child-porn Christians. Catholics, anti-Christian FBI blamed. Dang. Ministry’s website: “spreading the gospel of the Lord Jesus […]
Frank-Zappa-Strasse
Last year Berlin named a street after this Mother.
Muslim Arbitration Tribunal sets up 5 Sharia courts in UK.
New world, new England. See “Sharia Courts in the UK“, by Temple Law prof Jaya Ramji-Nogales, at IntLawGrrls. Excerpt: “The Sharia courts […]
Camelot in France: The First Odd Couple.
Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, First Lady of France, photographed by Annie Leibovitz. Vanity Fair‘s September 2008 cover story is “Paris Match“. At the Élysée […]
3 years ago a WAC: GCs gone angry–fear, loathing, questions.
Have some law firms learned anything since? See “Fear and Loathing at the CLE Seminar? Getting an Earful from GCs” (Dec. 21, […]
The federal bailout of AIG: loan or purchase?
And was the $85 billion loan to AIG legal? See Eric Posner (“I suspect the deal is a loan in form but […]
France: Dites-le en anglais, s’il vous plait?
You will? Really? Okay, good–but don’t go nuts. In “Franglais Resurgent” London-based The Economist reports that the French may be giving in […]
ADR: Geoff Sharp in New Zealand
Apart from his international ADR practice, teachings, and writings, Geoff is also a founding, vigilant and highly-respected member of WAC?‘s Weenie Watch. […]
Trademarks: Dan Harris in Seattle and China
“Trademark Protection In The Global Marketplace” is at China Law Blog. His firm is the Seattle-based Harris & Moure.
“Deliver Legal Work That Changes the Way Clients Think About Lawyers”
Rule 4 from our 12 Rules. If your clients are Fortune 500 stand-outs, and the GCs love you and your firm, is […]
Business and Net Royalty Hosts Blawg Review
We’re not easily star-struck. Cruel, ruthless and demanding–and eccentrics who think that employees should work and add value rather than talk and […]
CPR, and The Politics of Disputes: “The Mediator’s Handbook”
On September 5, General Electric’s Mike McIlwrath interviewed Jenny Beer, co-author of The Mediator’s Handbook, in his weekly radio show at The […]
Business and Net Royalty Hosts Blawg Review
Anita Campbell of Small Business Trends We’re not easily star-struck. Cruel, ruthless and demanding–eccentrics who think that employees are paid to work […]
In a down economy.
In July, Tom Kane, at his well-regarded Legal Marketing Blog, focused on marketing during “bad times”. Once again: Now, More Than Ever, […]