Cover Story

Reforming The Rules of Civil Procedure: The ACTL Final Report
The Editor interviews Paul C. Saunders , Partner, Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP. [P. 01]

The Westlaw Column

Articles and Interviews

Nanotechnology: A New Force For Human Betterment - Part I
The Editor interviews John R. Bashaw , Partner in the New Haven office, William S. Rogers Jr., Partner in the Boston office and Joseph Clark , Counsel in the Florham Park, New Jersey office of Day Pitney LLP. [P. 17]
Hatch-Waxman: The Interplay Between Innovation And Lowering Pharmaceutical Costs
The Editor interviews Donald Rhoads , Litigation Partner in the Intellectual Property Group, and Jonathan Caplan , Litigation Partner in the area of Patent Litigation, Counseling and Prosecution at Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP. [P. 18]
Unmasking Anonymous Posters To Your Website
Kathleen A. Kirby
Wiley Rein LLP
[P. 18A]
Technology Roundtable: Making Use Of Technology To Save Legal Costs
The Editor interviews Debra Weaver , Vice President, Marketing & Sales, TrialNet, Incorporated and David P. Gaines , Vice President of Security & Compliance, Micro Strategies Inc. [P. 30]
GRATs & GRUTs - Now Before It's Too Late
Ramez A. Younan
Amper, Politziner & Mattia, LLP
[P. 32]
A New Concept: Part-time Partners
The Editor interviews Cathleen McLaughlin , Partner in the New York City office of Allen & Overy LLP. [P. 39]
Bringing Innovation To The Philadelphia Bar Association
The Editor Interviews Scott F. Cooper , Chancellor of the Philadelphia Bar Association, and a partner with Blank Rome LLP. [P. 49A]
Beyond Relief:The BCLC Strives To Bring Recovery To Haiti
Editor Julia R. Dillon interviews Stephen Jordan, Executive Director of the Business Civic Leadership Center at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. [P. 50]

Editorial

You And Your Law Firms Can Now Join The Effort To Address Costly E-Discovery Abuses
Barry Bauman
Executive Director
Lawyers For Civil Justice
[P. 14]

Special Sections

Boston and New England

A Bar Association With An Illustrious History
The Editor interviews John J. (Jack) Regan, President of the Boston Bar Association and a partner in the firm, Wilmer Hale LLP. [P. 45]
Weil Gotshal's Boston Office:Close Communication And Nimble Solutions Mean Effective Partnerships With Clients
The Editor interviews Marilyn French, Partner, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP. [P. 46]
The Right Mix Of Practice Areas And Skill Sets Enables Proskauer's Boston Office To Weather The Storm
The Editor interviews Steven M. Ellis , Partner in the Corporate Department, Head of the Boston office, and Co-head of the Distressed Debt, Junior Capital, and Finance Groups at Proskauer Rose LLP. [P. 47]

Controlling Legal Costs

New York Bench And Bar: Working Together To Improve The Administration Of Justice
The Editor interviews the Hon. Jonathan Lippman , Chief Judge of the State of New York. [P. 05]
IT Procurement Practices That Produce Outsourcing Savings
The Editor interviews Paul G. Madison , Partner, Kelley Drye & Warren LLP. [P. 07]
eDiscovery Cloud: Processing, ECA, Analysis And Review Through Production
The Editor interviews Tom Thimot , CEO, CaseCentral. [P. 08]
Defensible Predictive Coding Will Change The Economics Of eDiscovery In 2010
The Editor interviews Jason Robman, Assistant General Counsel, Recommind. [P. 10]
Winning At Trial Through A Customized Set Of Visual Work Products
The Editor interviews Tony Canzanella, Principal in the firm Resonant Legal Media, and Guy Joubert, Managing-Principal and leader of teams of visual artists and technology consultants. [P. 12]
Five Innovative Developments For Law Department Benchmarking
Rees Morrison
General Counsel Metrics, LLC
[P. 13]

Diversity

DuPont And Street Law:Partnering To Expand Opportunity And Build Diversity Into The Pipeline
The Editor interviews Ernest Tuckett, E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company. [P. 37]
Diversity: A Core Value At Lowenstein Sandler PC
The Editor interviews Nicole Bearce Albano , Member of Lowenstein Sandler PC regarding Lowenstein Sandler's Diversity Policies. [P. 40]
Kelley Drye:Inclusion And Diversity Thrive Despite Challenging Times
The Editor interviews Sarah L. Reid , Partner, Kelley Drye & Warren LLP and Chair of the Diversity & Inclusion Committee. [P. 41]
Women's Initiative: Potter Anderson's Affinity Group Takes Action
The Editor interviews Barbara Uberti Manerchia and Kathleen Furey McDonough. [P. 42]
Kramer Levin:Celebrating Diversity And Difference All Year Long
Lauren Tapper
Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP
[P. 44]

Hot Issues Alerts

"Plan B" For Card Check Falls Short
By Glenn Spencer [P. 19]
SEC Announces Measures To Encourage Cooperation And Names Specialized Unit Chiefs
Gregory S. Bruch and Elizabeth P. Gray
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
[P. 20]
Congressional Tax Proposals May Significantly Impact The Global Financial System - Part II
L. Wayne Pressgrove Jr. and John Clay Taylor
King & Spalding LLP
[P. 23]
Current Differences Between FASB And The IASB: What Is The Future Of Fair Value Accounting And More
The Editor interviews Warren Hirschhorn, managing director of the New York office and head of the portfolio valuation practice for Duff & Phelps. David Larsen, a CPA, is a managing director in the firm's San Francisco office and a member of the portfolio valuation practice. [P. 24]
Annual Compliance Obligations Of Investment Funds
Investment Funds Practice Group
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
[P. 26]
The First Amendment, A Corporation's Most Fundamental Right
The Editor interviews Charles H. Moellenberg Jr ., Litigation Partner in Jones Day's Pittsburgh office. [P. 28]
Locking Up The Public Deal: Seeking Certainty In Uncertain Times
Malcolm Landau and Danielle Do
Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP
[P. 29]

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