Article: The American Lawyer/Corporate Counsel Litigation 2009 Special Report: Will the Economic Meltdown Change Everything for LitigatorsOor Nothing?

NEW YORK -- The American Lawyer/Corporate Counsel Litigation 2009 special report reflects the deep challenges faced by litigators in light of the recession: client cutbacks, reduced fees, the growth of alternative billing arrangements and layoffs for the underemployed. The report also profiles big-firm litigators who struck out on their own, the city of Baltimore's closely-watched suit against Wells Fargo for alleged predatory lending practices and new thinking about creation of a world financial court to handle Madoff-scale fraud cases or cross-border disputes between the world's biggest banks. For these and other stories, visit www.americanlawyer.com/2009.

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