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Forum (Forum & Focus)

Dec. 18, 2008

Looking to Cut Costs? Take a Cue From Plaintiffs' Attorneys

Attorneys looking to cut costs in a down market should take a cue from successful plaintiffs' lawyers, write Micah R. Jacobs and Heather Haggarty. - Forum Column

FORUM COLUMN

By Micah R. Jacobs and Heather Haggarty

The deepening economic crisis is impacting firms of every size in every industry. Sophisticated corporate legal departments are under enormous pressure to reduce expenses and are rightly questioning the spiraling costs of complex litigation. Studies show that even Fortune 500 companies with active litigation dockets expect to decrease their expenditures on litigation in 2009, and they may even b...

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