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May 27, 2010

To Secure Peace Is to Prepare for War

Bruce Friedman of Bingham McCutchen and Kevin Martin of Sonoma Risk Insurance say serious legal disputes must be treated as if a client is preparing for war.

By Bruce A. Friedman and Kevin Martin

When faced with the toughest challenges and most contentious disputes, it is all too common for clients to allow emotions to dictate strategy. While understandable, it is precisely at these most difficult times of conflict for a litigant that an attorney needs to communicate clearly what it takes to prevail. That is to say, serious legal disputes must be treated as if a client is preparing for war - especially when it...

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