The new Winter 2011 issue of Precedent offers our readers plenty to talk about, whether it’s a review of one of the season’s best books, an examination of the Joseph Groia incivility case or a look at the problem with mega mergers.
Fresh content from the latest issue online today:
The Docket: Hot Art, a new novel by Joshua Knelman, “reveals a booming trade in illicit art that defies Thomas Crown Affair stereotypes and directly implicates the legitimate art establishment,” writes Jennifer Marston. Read more >>
Come together: Amid news of mega-mergers, Filion Wakely Thorup Angeletti LLP has found a way of expanding its global reach without being swallowed up, Steve Kupferman notes. Read more >>
Courtroom (mis)conduct: Joseph Groia’s incivility hearing is a symptom of what’s become known as “the civility movement,” reports Kelli Korducki, “and what some within the legal community view as a sea change that will usher in a new era of fear and self-censorship.” Read more >>
Also in the new issue, Precedent editor and publisher Melissa Kluger challenges Canadian firms to do a better job of reporting gender data, to show whether women these days are making partner at the same rate as men. “We need to be able to measure whether it’s getting any better,” she says in her editor’s note. “Without metrics, commitments to advance women are empty promises.” Read more >>