Articles Tagged with bankruptcy

How Facebook Fueled My Birthday Karma

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Yesterday was one of my most memorable birthdays ever. And it was all thanks to social networking — and some amazingly thoughtful and generous people. I was going to write a lengthy blog post all about it, but then Molly McDonough at the ABA Journal did it for me.

Read her piece and you…

New Site Manages the Deal-making Process

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Transactional lawyers are the target users of a new Web site, TransactionSpace, that aims to make the deal-making process more efficient, intuitive and transparent. The site’s tagline sums up its purpose: “You do the lawyering. Let TransactionSpace manage the process.”

The site takes the three primary steps of a transaction — negotiation, document drafting…

Editor’s Blog Survives Editor’s Layoff

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One of my blogosphere indulgences is You Don’t Say, a blog about language, usage and journalism by John E. McIntyre, veteran copyeditor at The Baltimore Sun. But earlier this week, “the grim economics of the newspaper business” abruptly gave McIntyre “an early parole.” Fortunately for fans of his blog, he is back to blogging,…

Bloggers Get In Free to LegalTech

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The organizers of LegalTech New York, which takes place Feb. 2 to 4, have announced that they are giving complimentary passes to bloggers. And to accommodate them, each seminar room will have a front-row table with electricity reserved for bloggers. Also, on Feb. 3, LegalTech will host a bloggers’ breakfast from 9 to 10…

My Blog Turns Six

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It was six years ago today that I launched this blog. Right from the start, the best part about blogging has been the people it has helped me meet and the friends it has helped me make. Thanks to all who follow along.…

Misdirected Press Release of the Day

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I used to complain that PR professionals were blind to the blogosphere. Now that they’ve discovered it, there are some who could use a good set of blinders to keep them focused on their target audience. I’ll bet I wasn’t the only blogger to get this press release today:

STEVE REZAYAT TO ASCEND AS SPJA