| McGuireWoods donated 978 hours to nonprofits in 2008 As a busy trial attorney and civil litigator at McGuireWoods LLP, partner Adrienne Conrad bills an average of 55 hours a week. On top of that, Conrad — who’s been married 10 years — still finds time to volunteer about 10 hours a week for various community organizations from the Jacksonville Planning Commission, where she’s vice chairwoman, to Jacksonville University where she’s on the Board of Trustees and a member of the school’s Strategic Planning and Enrollment committees. The volunteer work means Conrad usually attends a meeting or a reception almost every night of the week. feeds.bizjournals.com |
More companies choosing litigation over arbitration, study shows The love affair corporations have had with arbitration may be over, according to the recently released Fulbright & Jaworski LLP 2009 litigation trends report. bizjournals.com |
DynCorp Fires Executive Counsel DynCorp fired a top lawyer in the wake of disclosing that some of its subcontractors may have broken U.S. law. feedproxy.google.com |
Dubai’s golden sands lose their lustre When the Dubai government announced at the end of last month that it was seeking a standstill on debt repayments by Dubai World it was regarded as a bombshell. As one City lawyer said: “Normally in these situations there is a dialogue in advance with the creditors who have already been put in the picture about the problems. Instead the announcement came out of the blue — and the following day a two-week holiday started.” feeds.timesonline.co.uk |
Office of Fair Trading investigates the bling buyers To the plinky-plunk of elevator music, a minor celebrity urges you, the viewer, to swap your gold for a fistful of twenties. Maniacally grinning “customers” attest to the credit card bills paid and new laptops purchased after the mere act of sending in unwanted gold in an envelope. feeds.timesonline.co.uk |