Dewey Have Plans To File for Bankruptcy? Sources Say Yes

Posted by abovethelaw on May 20, 2012 in Law | ∞

Dewey have plans to file for bankruptcy? Apparently so, sources say.

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Wow, This Sixth Circuit Judge Knows A Lot About Bourbon

Posted by abovethelaw on May 20, 2012 in Law | ∞

It’s not every day that a federal appellate ruling doubles as an informative history lesson about bourbon whiskey.

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Non-Sequiturs: 05.18.12

Posted by abovethelaw on May 20, 2012 in Law | ∞

* This NYU Law professor’s apparent hypocrisy makes me want to chew on gravel. Seems like he has earned the digital tar and feathering he’s getting. [Inside the Law School Scam] * So, Facebook went public today. The life of Facebook’s GC is about to change in big, big ways. [Corporate Counsel] * The city…

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The Asia Chronicles: Hong Kong / China Lateral State of Market; HK / China Expat Package News

Posted by abovethelaw on May 20, 2012 in Law | ∞

Ed. note: This post is authored by Evan Jowers and Robert Kinney of Kinney Recruiting, sponsor of the Asia Chronicles. Kinney has made more placements of U.S. associates and partners in Asia than any other firm in the past five years. You can reach them by email: asia@kinneyrecruiting.com It has been a busy past several…

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Motivate the Next Generation of Rainmakers

Posted by larrybodine on May 20, 2012 in Law Marketing | ∞

PRESENTED BY: The Ackert Advisory and Apollo Business Development
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Mike O'Horo Larry Bodine Mike O’Horo of Rainmaker VT joins David Ackert and me in this live program about how to overcome your partners’ and associates’ reluctance to bring in new business and how to create a vibrant "sales" culture.

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Mike is the co-creator of the first Interactive virtual business development training program for lawyers. He has more than 35 years of experience in sales, marketing, strategy and sales training. Rainmaker VT is a virtual world where lawyers learn by doing. In simulated networking events, sales calls and beauty contests, lawyers manage an avatar through a series of "say/do" decisions, receiving context-sensitive video coaching that explains why each choice was or wasn’t optimal. Learn, make mistakes and polish your biz dev skills privately before applying them successfully in the real world.

David Ackert, law firm marketing, legal marketing David is the President of The Ackert Advisory, a business development consulting firm that has been helping lawyers and their firms develop clients since 1997. He is also the founder of Practice Boomers, a business development e-learning program that shows lawyers how to grow their book of business. He has written for and contributed to many publications including the LA Times, The National Review, and the Daily Journal. He has participated on numerous panels and been the keynote speaker at events on business development. He is also a guest lecturer at USC Marshall School of Business.

Larry is the Editor in Chief of Lawyers.com, the top online destination for legal news for consumers. For the previous 11 years he trained lawyers in business development, personal marketing and online client generation. He advised more than 250 law firms in partner retreats, personal coaching and strategic planning. Larry has written daily updates on the LawMarketing Blog since 2004. A former litigator, he writes and speaks actively to lawyer groups about modern ways to get new busines.

Joe Pasternack Leaving UNO Basketball Team for Job at Arizona

Posted by Daniel Dean on May 20, 2012 in Articles | ∞

Joe Pasternack has resigned as men’s basketball head coach of the University of New Orleans’ team in order to become an assistant coach at the University of Arizona’s men’s basketball team under head coach Sean Miller. “It was very difficult for me being from New Orleans to leave the city that I love,” Pasternack said. “But this was an opportunity, and I’ve looked at many opportunities in the past two years I let go by the wayside, but this was an opportunity I couldn’t pass up. Sean Miller is the total package. He’s one of the top coaches in all of college basketball.”

Joe Pasternack’s contract at the University of New Orleans was very close to its expiration date, and the plan was for him to sit down with Athletic Director Amy Champion in order to decide on a new deal. That plan completely changed once coach Miller called him. Miller considered a number of candidates for the assistant coach job, but Pasternack’s impressive reputation and wide experience lead Miller to decide that he is the best candidate.

“To me, I just want to be in a situation where we’re competing for Final Fours and national championships,” Pasternack said. “That to me is the most important thing for me and my family, to be in a situation where we can compete at the highest level. This is one of the elite programs in all of America. When you look at Arizona basketball, you can put them at the same level as Duke, Kentucky, North Carolina, Kansas.”

Prior to his coaching career at the University of New Orleans, Pasternack was an assistant coach at California for eight seasons, and also served as a student manager under Coach Bob Knight at Indiana. Coach Knight helped Pasternack to make his decision, and told him that the University of Arizona job is too good to pass up.