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Expelling Law Firm Partners, Douglas R. Richmond Jan 2009

Expelling Law Firm Partners, Douglas R. Richmond

Cleveland State Law Review

Law firm partners may be de-equitized or expelled by their firms in good times as well as lean. Such actions appear to be on the upswing. There are, however, relatively few cases on these subjects. The leading case, Holman v. Coie, is dated; the practice of law, at least in large law firms, has changed considerably in the thirty plus years since Holman was decided. Looking ahead, courts must carefully reanalyze the intra-firm duty of good faith and fair dealing. Rather than confining liability to cases of economic predation, courts should review partner de-equitizations and expulsions under either excluder or …


An Empirical Analysis Of Lateral Lawyer Trends From 2000 To 2007: The Emerging Equilibrium For Corporate Law Firms, William D. Henderson, Leonard Bierman Jan 2009

An Empirical Analysis Of Lateral Lawyer Trends From 2000 To 2007: The Emerging Equilibrium For Corporate Law Firms, William D. Henderson, Leonard Bierman

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The General Counsel Of A Nonprofit Enterprise: Some Questions, Edward B. Rock Jan 2009

The General Counsel Of A Nonprofit Enterprise: Some Questions, Edward B. Rock

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