All posts tagged "outside counsel"

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  In-House Legal Work to Increase Over the Next Year

  Summary: Corporate law departments have reported in a recent Altman Weil survey that they will cut down on outside counsel spending over the...

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  BP to Pay $25 Million as Penalty for Alaskan Oil Pipeline Spill in 2006

  On May 3, BP Exploration Alaska, Inc. made an agreement to pay $25 million as a penalty to Alaska.  This penalty came...

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  Morning Roundup

  Good morning everybody! Today is Wednesday, October 20th. Here’s a quick look back at yesterday’s stories. According to the 2010 Law Department...

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  Survey: Legal Department Spending Took Rare Drop in ’09

  Law departments reduced their total legal spending for the first time in 10 years in 2009, according to the 2010 Law Department Survey...

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  Monday Roundup

  Good morning everyone! Today is Thanksgiving in Canada and Columbus Day here in the states, so some of you might be enjoying...

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  Outside Counsel Spending Predicted to Decline

  According to a new report from legal consultants BTI Consulting Group, spending on outside counsel will continue to drop next year. In...

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  What’s to Become of Wyeth Counsel in Pfizer Merger?

  Brooklyn pharmaceutical giant Pfizer recently announced that it will acquire rival Wyeth for $68 billion. Pfizer will cut more than 8,000 jobs...