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Read moreBig Law Leaders Must Prepare For COVID-19 Economic Fallout
Peter Zeughauser provides recommendations on how law firms can prepare for a likely economic downturn due to COVID-19.
Learn moreMay 2020
America’s Corporate Debt Binge Saving Big Law Jobs in Pandemic
America’s blue chip companies issued record amounts of debt in March and April, powering a renaissance for the often overlooked Big Law practice that helps companies issue bonds, and helping some law firms avoid layoffs and pay cuts. Kent Zimmerman observes that capital markets groups in many firms are now outperforming private equity, which is a reversal of what many firms saw before the crisis. and that it won't be long before private equity comes back. It’s just a question of when.
Read moreJuly 2020
INSIGHT: Employee Silence Is Not Golden in Corporate America
Recent criminal charges against former eBay employees show how bad things can get when employees are not encouraged to step forward and report unethical behaviors. In this article, Alex Dimitrief says employees are motivated to raise concerns when leaders set positive examples and unequivocally welcome the scrutiny of principled investigations of alleged misconduct at senior levels, the polar opposite of the Trump administration’s firing of inspectors general and unseating of the U.S. Attorney in New York.
Read moreJuly 2020
After the PPP, What Does the Future Hold for Midsize Firms?
The Paycheck Protection Program was meant to be a short-term boost to help sustain businesses and workers through the immediate uncertainty of the coronavirus crisis. But the pandemic shows no signs of ending soon, and midsize law firm leaders are seeking to stabilize and plan for what comes next. Mary K Young observes that revenues for most firms appear to be down 8% to 10% compared with expectations—a substantial drop-off, but not quite as drastic as some of the most distressing projections being tossed about this spring. She suggests that PPP loans should be considered simply as one component of a firm’s annual revenue for 2020. According to Young, building a manageable budget is no easy task with so many open questions swirling around the economy, but the approach is simple: hope for the best, plan for the worst.
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