January2015
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Dentons Dacheng Deal Done: Will BigLaw Follow Suit?
Jan 30, 2015(Comments: 0)Jan. 30, 2015 (Mimesis Law) — Kent Zimmermann, consultant at The Zeughauser Group, talks with Lee Pacchia about the recently announced merger between Dentons and Dacheng, a 4,000 lawyer firm based in China. With 6,600 attorneys... -
Cullen & Dykman Sees Colleges Calling for Title IX Help
Jan 30, 2015(Comments: 0)Jan. 27, 2015 (Mimesis Law) — Jim Ryan talks with Lee Pacchia about how the rise in reported on-campus sexual assaults and the pressures on colleges and universities to do something about the problem has translated... -
BigLaw Recruiter: We Didn’t Kill Dewey & LeBoeuf
Jan 21, 2015(Comments: 0)Jan. 21, 2015 (Mimesis Law) — Jon Lindsey, partner at recruiting firm Major, Lindsey & Africa, talks with Lee Pacchia about the market for talent among the world’s largest law firms. Asked why recruiters get blamed for... -
What is Bitcoin 2.0?
Jan 21, 2015(Comments: 0)Jan. 21, 2015 (Mimesis Law) — Houman Shadab, professor at New York Law School, talks with Lee Pacchia about the concept of Bitcoin 2.0 and the types of opportunities the crypto-currency presents for law students. Main... -
A Moment of Simple Justice – Bar Exam Beatdown
Jan 19, 2015(Comments: 0)Jan. 19, 2015 (Mimesis Law) — Failures for the July, 2014 bar exam spiked nationwide. Scott wonders who’s to blame....Read More -
How the Rise in Undercover Investigations is Changing the Law
Jan 19, 2015(Comments: 0)Jan. 19, 2015 (Mimesis Law) — Robert Blecker, professor of law at New York Law, talks with Lee Pacchia about the dramatic rise in undercover investigations and their effect on the legal defense of entrapment. Main... -
MacEwen: Law Firm M&A Demands ‘Cultural Due Diligence’
Jan 15, 2015(Comments: 0)Jan. 14, 2015 (Mimesis Law) — Bruce MacEwen, president at Adam Smith, Esq., talks with Lee Pacchia about the concept of ‘cultural due diligence’ in law firm mergers and acquisitions. According to Bruce, clients don’t care... -
A Moment of Simple Justice – A Prosecutor’s Duty
Jan 14, 2015(Comments: 0)Jan. 12, 2015 (Mimesis Law) — Did District Attorneys Robert McCulloch and Daniel Donovan fulfill their ethical duties in the cases of Michael Brown and Eric Garner?...Read More -
Government’s Health Care Fraud “Cash Cow” Keeps Mooing
Jan 12, 2015(Comments: 0)Jan. 9, 2015 (Mimesis Law) — The U.S. government has changed up its approach to criminal health care fraud prosecutions, joining forces with fiscal intermediaries on the civil side to ramp up investigations, and this new... -
Will 2015 Bring New Regulations for Bitcoin Users?
Jan 9, 2015(Comments: 0)Jan. 9, 2014 (Mimesis Law) — Houman Shadab, professor at New York Law School, talks with Lee Pacchia about the emerging regulatory landscape for people and companies using bitcoin....Read More