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What would fancy lawyers do without phrases like TMDL assessments, POTW biosolids and “that’s a kick-ass DMR this month for the client’s […]

If your clients are among the legions of multi-nationals competing in the ongoing free-for-all for Africa’s natural and human resources, here’s an […]

The week before, I’d been at a conference in Austria where I remember quite a few of us were struck by some […]

And we hear a strong mea culpa here. In this morning’s New York Times, see “Shepard Fairey Is Fined and Sentenced to […]

Emily Dickinson (below left), the Belle of Amherst, may or may not have been a recluse but she was certainly a poetic […]

It’s that he has never made a closing argument to a jury. I watched his speech last night at the Democratic convention. […]

In most commercial law practices, you are delivering unique services. If you do not respect, admire or at least or “like” your […]

Back off, man. We know a great alternate reality when we see one.

So it’s safe for driven folks to come out of the closet? Really? There is one thing some of us really love […]

Above: The top half of the September 2012 cover of “C” Magazine. We understand now. And she is only 33.

The festival began in earnest in 1986 with about ten people on San Francisco’s Baker Beach. The idea was, in part, to […]

We love China and, of course, Chinese culture, one of the oldest in the the world: literature, philosophy, music, visual arts, martial […]

The figure is about $8 billion so far this year, mainly in energy, aviation, and entertainment. The previous “record” for Chinese buying […]

1. Just one (1) is one creature alone. 2. Two (2) means #1 has a Friend or Ally. 3. Three? Three (3) […]

Clients don’t care that you’re smart–or that you’re nice. So if you’re stymied about what Client Service really is, see the Canadian […]

Julia Louis-Dreyfus. Louis-Dreyfus Group, France.

2,075 years of greatest commercial hub in history. Crown Publishers, Inc., New York. 1998. 830 pages.

To celebrate D.C. native Henry Rollins and his 50th birthday last year, Obey–Shepard Fairey’s empire–created and released two Obey-esque limited edition renderings […]

Increasing Complexity, Ambiguity and Multi-Practice Issues: The Need for One “Special Projects Group” in Every Larger Law Firm. No matter what larger […]

It sounds almost American. Go to the reporting at BBC and NBC about ongoing rioting in the northern and racially-mixed city of […]

When did America’s Fourth Estate last use “raucous” in a headline? Ah, but Britain, she really did deliver, didn’t she? See The […]

We’ll call it all three–but it’s certainly leadership. Well done, sir. As my fellow Eagle Scouts debate whether to give up their […]

I hope Hooters, the restaurant chain, makes it. I’ve only been to a Hooters once, and I can’t see its appeal. (Note: […]

At the always-fetching Paris and Beyond, the creation of Genie, an American expat from Alabama, see “Quai aux Fleurs – Autolib“. Genie’s […]

Struck under an African Union mediation, and announced today in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, the deal reportedly covers transportation, processing and transit of […]

See in Thursday’s New York Times “In Uganda, an AIDS Success Story Comes Undone“. It begins: KAMPALA, Uganda “” Uganda’s sharp reduction […]

Burning Man Festival, September 2, 2011: Black Rock Desert, Nevada (Jim Urquhart/Reuters)