The American Lawyer July/August 2012
Cover Story
House of Cards
It only took a few months for Dewey & LeBoeuf to collapse, but the reasons behind its fall were years in the making.
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Contents
Features
Familiar Faces
Most of this year's A-List firms are familiar faces, including first-place finisher Hughes Hubbard, while Akin Gump makes its debut.
Disruptive Innovation
Look out firms, Axiom is trying to beat you at your own game.
House of Cards
It only took a few months for Dewey & LeBoeuf to collapse, but the reasons behind its fall were years in the making.
Under Construction
Changes in the law firm business model will affect pro bono. That might not be a bad thing.
Reasonable Doubt
Lawyers from White & Case's London office work to clear a man's name in a 30-year-old murder case.
A World of Good
In the past decade, the notion of law firm public service has spread far and wide.
Bar Talk
Pulling Back the Curtain
Why has the U.S. government let private lawyers lead the charge against an alleged vitamin C cartel in China?
Hazard Pay
A case takes an Am Law 100 partner to war-torn Afghanistan.
A Friendly Breakup
Hughes Hubbard and Luskin, Stern & Eisler push the reset button on their merger.
Lessons Learned
A former Finley Kumble partner looks back on the firm's collapse and how it compares to Dewey's.
Charitable Branding
Firms' law school donations serve a double purpose.
The Work
Big Suits
USA v. Abbott Labs; USA v. Deutsche Bank AG et al.; King County et al. v. IKB Deutsche et al.; One Twelve Inc. et al. v. Sirius XM Radio Inc.
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Deals In Brief/Health Care
Health care deals came fast and furious in April.
Big Deals
Facebook IPO; Eaton/Cooper Industries; Carlyle IPO
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Columns
Management
Read All About It
Why are big-firm libraries slow to buy e-books? Our survey of library directors puts the blame on cost and licensing.
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Arguments
No Lawyer Left Behind
A back-to-basics approach to legal education would benefit both firms and clients.
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In-House
How to Not Be the Next Dewey
Am Law 200 managing partners across the country are being asked the same question by their partners: Tell us why our firm is not like Dewey & LeBoeuf. For some law firm leaders, that's an easy question to answer. For others, maybe not.
