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Firm Watch

Jan. 30, 2008

Subprime Lending Crisis Turns Law Practices Upside Down

LOS ANGELES - According to the old adage, when the economy is good, lawyers make deals. When the economy is down, lawyers litigate. But the old ways are not holding true thus far, as law firms experience a downturn in corporate work triggered by the subprime lending crisis without the accompanying rise in litigation, according to a survey released Monday.

By Rebecca U. Cho
Daily Journal Staff Writer
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      LOS ANGELES - According to the old adage, when the economy is good, lawyers make deals. When the economy is down, lawyers litigate.
      But the old ways are not holding true thus far, as law firms experience a downturn in corporate work triggered by the subprime lending crisis without the accompanying rise ...

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