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In this difficult and uncertain time of economic crisis, businesses across the country and in virtually every industry are confronting serious strategic and operational challenges. Increasingly, employers must make myriad, tough decisions on an array of critical personnel matters. From downsizing and benefit reductions to protecting intellectual property, the issues facing employers in the current […]
Discussion Topic: Korean Comfort Women: The Pros and Cons of Using International Human Rights Law as an Advocacy Platform The FWLA is honored to invite Dr. Etsuro Totsuka, Professor of International Human Rights Law at Ryukoku University’s School of Law, as our special guest speaker for our April 7th meeting. Dr. Totsuka will address the […]
by Elizabeth Harrin (London) “I make it a point to spend part of each day volunteering my time,” says Lisa Hughes, founding partner of the Hughes & Sullivan family law practice. “Depending on what the needs are, that could mean either a few minutes or the entire day.” That’s a lot of volunteering. Lisa’s particular […]
by Liz O’Donnell (Boston) Women lawyers continue to struggle for equality at work such as equal pay and equal opportunities to make partner. Every generation makes a few more cracks in the glass ceiling for the one that follows. In fact, this fall, women are expected to surpass the number of male students entering law […]
by Heather Cassell (San Francisco) Finance and legal firms came out on top of Employers Group’s spot light on California’s Best Places to Work for the second year with video game’s rounding out the bottom in technology. “These companies send the message that, despite the doom and gloom currently pervading the business world, there are […]
The Women in Law Empowerment Forum (WILEF) presents its next seminar, “The X and Y of Associate Development and Retention: Generational Considerations and Perspectives,” on Thursday, March 19 from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, Four Times Square, New York. The Firm is a sponsor of WILEF, and […]
By Anna Collins, Esq. (Portland, Maine) As if the news of recent layoffs at major firms is not enough bad news for the legal profession, there is more bad news according to a new survey from the San Francisco-based Project for Attorney Retention. The bad news is that out of 100 firms studied by the […]
The FWLA is very pleased to have Joy Fuyuno as its special guest speaker on March 10th. Joy is a partner and member of White & Case’s Tokyo Antitrust and Competition Law Practice Group and will explain the requirements and enforcement provisions under the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and why we should be aware […]
HB Litigation Conferences is hosting “Women in Law & Business: How to Arrive, Survive & Thrive at the Top,” an afternoon program on March 3 at the Westin Grand in Washington, DC. The program chairs are Robin Silver Esq. of Miles & Stockbridge P.C. of Baltimore, Md. and Andrea Tecce, CPA, managing director, Navigant Consulting, […]
by Anna Collins, Esq. (Portland, Maine) On February 12, 2009, just a few days before Valentine’s Day, the legal industry experienced what some have labeled “Black Thursday” – more than 700 jobs were cut at major law firms that day with another 400 confirmed the next day by Am Law Daily. Anyone who still doubts […]