The American Lawyer January 2013
Cover Story
The Case that Made Their Careers
How a group of young women litigators made their names defending Baxter Pharmaceuticals against a breast implant mass tort.
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Contents
Features
Women Leaders of The Am Law 100: The Law of Small Numbers
An in-depth look at the number of women serving in leadership positions at The Am Law 100.
The Power of One
Why do women partners fare so much better at one-tier firms?
Bar Talk
California Bidding
New state emission regulations generate more work for environmental lawyers.
Showing the Way
Three leading firm diversity programs are expanding in 2013.
The Work
Big Suits
VirnetX v. Apple; USA v. Reserve Management Company et al.; Voom HD v. EchoStar; NML Capital v. Republic of Argentina
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Big Deals
BP Asset Sales; Disney/Lucasfilm; Leucadia/Jefferies
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Columns
Management
Malignant Leadership
A lack of effective oversight can allow even a well-intentioned managing partner to go bad.
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Am Law Tech
Red Alert
For lawyers who travel to China, routine data security procedures aren't nearly sufficient.
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In-House
How Market-Leading Firms Set Themselves Apart
Three ways to deepen ties to clients and alumni.
Dicta
New Data Set Shows What Clients Actually Bought Over Last Four-Plus Years
Turns out Am Law 200 firms are capturing a bigger slice of big companies' legal work.
