The American Lawyer May 2013
Cover Story
The 2013 Am Law 100
In fiscal 2012, The Am Law 100—which has a new leader in gross revenue this year—posted modest gains on all our key metrics. Read the complete package.
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Contents
Features
Am Law 100 2013: Spring Awakening
The Am Law 100's modest gains hint that a fundamental recovery is taking root.
Disappearing Act
Cull the partnership to boost profits: That's the conventional wisdom. But is it truth—or illusion?
All Business
How an unlikely leader rose to the top at Kirkland & Ellis.
Perkins Coie's Double Identity
In fits and starts, the Seattle-based firm saw the benefits of going national.
Rocket Science
How court reform turned Munich into the new hot spot for patent litigation in Germany.
Bar Talk
Am Law Alums Mike Lee and Ted Cruz Give GOP Feisty Face
The conservative U.S. senators are using politics, not the courts, as their platform.
A Nixon Peabody Staffer's Personal Take on Gun Control
After surviving a mass shooting, Ted Scardino testifies on Capitol Hill.
Starting at the Top
When she argued on behalf of an octogenarian widow challenging the constitutionality of the ?Defense of Marriage Act before the U.S. Supreme Court in March, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison partner Roberta Kaplan joined the ranks of Am Law ?lawyers who made their high court debut in landmark cases.
Into Africa
A Quinn Emanuel partner contests the Kenyan presidential election.
Founder Fights
Am Law firms representing start-ups increasingly try to head off ownership challenges.
The Work
Big Suits
N.J. Carpenters Health Fund v. NovaStar Mortgage; Apotex v. Bristol-Myers Squibb; Ryan et al. v. JPMorgan Chase
Suits to Watch
Starr International Company v. ?The United States; Cablevision Systems v. Viacom International; Dahl v. Bain Capital Partners et al.
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Big Deals
American/US Airways; Linn/Berry Petroleum
Deals in Brief/REITs
Real estate M&A activity continued apace in the first quarter of 2013, with three transactions of $1 billion or more announced in January.
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Columns
Am Law Tech
Trading Down
Convertible, Chromebook, tablet: Can any of them truly take the place of a laptop?
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In-House
An Am Law 100 Cheat Sheet
Call it the Don Draper effect: standing still while the world around you is changing rapidly. That's largely what The Am Law 100 did last year.
Dicta
How The Am Law 100 Makes Its Money
Client demand for Am Law 100 hours dipped last year even as invoiced rates jumped.
