Davis Polk and Wardwell News

Dewey & LeBoeuf's bankruptcy filing is a tragedy for the firm's employees and a strong warning for lawyers everywhere: Change or die.

Before its collapse, Dewey & LeBoeuf embraced a business strategy of growth through mergers and lateral hires, using pay guarantees to lure and keep star partners.

Corporate Privileges and Confidential Information is designed to assist inside and outside counsel in negotiating obstacles to maintaining corporate secrecy.

Good communication is key to any relationship-particularly when that relationship is with the U.S. government, and they're inquiring about a possible violation by your company of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.

To Carey Dunne, the key to understanding the mission of the New York City Bar is to remember why the organization was formed in 1870.