Computer forensics is a slow process in which examiners embark on a tedious file review that can add extra costs. But researchers Greg Conti and Erik Dean have adapted and applied visualization to the process, potentially resulting in a dramatic reduction of the time it takes to review files.
Posts on ‘February 17th, 2009’
Ex-Heller and Cooley Godward Associate Braces for Tough Market
Did people forget to tell law firms that a pink slip is not an appropriate Valentine’s Day card? It was probably because they were busy job-hunting. If so, they’re in good company, with people like corporate attorney Inna Efimchik. At Heller Ehrman when the firm collapsed, she successfully moved with some of Heller’s Venture Law Group to Cooley Godward, only to be laid off a few months later. “There really isn’t anyone to send your resume to,” Efimchik says, but she’s been “networking as wildly as I can.”
The Coming Law Firm Hiring Crisis
As law firms consider the prospect of pay cuts, delayed starting dates, sharply reduced offers and more layoffs, a time bomb is set to go off this fall, when the same firms that recently laid off lawyers are due to start welcoming large groups of new lawyers, for whom they will have too little work. This does not seem to be a sustainable situation. If it’s not, it will, at a minimum, force law firms to make a harsh choice between the lawyers they already have on staff and the ones they’re about to welcome.
Brutal Week May Not Be the End of Law Firm Layoffs
By the close of business on Friday the 13th, more than 1,100 lawyers and staff in the U.S. had been fired or asked to consider buyouts. Why so much pain in one week? Several theories are making the rounds, including the rocky reception of the federal stimulus package and the already grim balance sheets for 2009. Unfortunately, more bad news may be on the way. One consultant says last week’s layoffs will accelerate other firms’ decision to lay people off, and law firm leaders aren’t offering much encouragement.
Lessons for Business in an Era of Global Anti-Corruption Efforts
In December, Siemens AG and three of its foreign subsidiaries reached agreements with U.S. and German authorities concluding long-running investigations of the company’s business practices. The action comes as the global economy struggles to right itself, with greater regulatory scrutiny of business practices a certainty. Attorneys Michael J. Gilbert and Paul Huey-Burns outline three key points that can be taken from the resolution of the Siemens investigation.