The American Lawyer March 2012
Cover Story
A Heavy Burden
A remnant of a simpler time, the generous pension plans at many Am Law 100 firms place an increasing weight on younger partners. Is a generational battle looming?
A Pensions Primer
The fine print about how firm retirement plans work.
Taking It with You
Lateral movement can complicate the pensions picture.
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Contents
Features
A Heavy Burden
A remnant of a simpler time, the generous pension plans at many Am Law 100 firms place an increasing weight on younger partners. Is a generational battle looming?
In His Own Words
Some telling excerpts from Chancellor Leo Strine, Jr., on the most recent financial crisis and the Enron scandal.
Tell Us How You Really Feel, Leo
American Lawyer senior writer Susan Beck wonders: Is top Delaware Chancery Court Judge Leo Strine, Jr., pro-business, pro-plaintiff, or pro-Delaware? Her answer: All of the above.
In-House
Reflecting on where ideas come from—and how they go from thought to finished product—after viewing a documentary about the making of a classic Rolling Stones album.
A Pensions Primer
The fine print about how firm retirement plans work.
Taking It with You
Lateral movement can complicate the pensions picture.
Coming Home to Roost?
Law firms have evaded blame from companies harmed during the financial crisis. But that may be changing.
It Could Happen Again
Tony Valukas, the Lehman Brothers examiner, on the continuing lack of oversight for financial institutions.
Touched by an Angel
Can a former Magic Circle managing partner transform DLA Piper?
The Next Silicon Valley?
Technology deals are heating up the Seattle legal market.
The Work
Big Suits
The FDIC must reimburse shareholders of a bank seized in 1992, and Daiichi Sankyo settles with the feds, plus In Re General Electric Co. Securities Litigation; Fairfax Financial v. S.A.C. Capital Management, et al.; U.S. Fidelity et al. v. American Re-Insurance et al.
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Big Deals
Zynga IPO; Eastman Chemical/Solutia; United Rentals/RSC Holdings Inc.
Deals in Brief / M&A
Technically Speaking
Canadian Big Deals
Polska/Quadra; Sinopec/Daylight; Plains/BP; BCE and Rogers/Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment
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Columns
Management
Buried in Paper
Administrative duties prevent practice groups from reaching their full potential, a survey suggests.
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Am Law Tech
Cirque du Cell Phone
Bigger, faster, brighter: Lawyers craving better mobile devices hit the jackpot at an electronics trade show in Las Vegas.
