Early in my career when I was doing legal work for London insurers, we communicated with our U.K. clients using telex, a technology that is to communications what smacking clothes on a rock is to cleaning fabric. It seemed a huge leap when we progressed to faxes, even though the pages rolled off of
The Top Ten Blog Posts of 2008
Because of the dramatic events in the financial and credit markets, 2008 will undoubtedly go down in history as a dark and difficult year. 2008 was a challenging year for bloggers, too. So much happened of such significance that trying to find the time to comment and the words to express it all were almost overwhelming blogging
On Blogging
On November 13, 2008, I participated on a panel at a seminar sponsored by the Pennsylvania Bar Institute in Philadelphia, Pa. The topic of the panel was "Blogging for Lawyers." Appearing with me on the panel was Francis Pileggi, the author of the Delaware Corporate and Commercial Litigation Blog (here). In connection
Are the Subprime Securities Lawsuits Faring Poorly?
At what point can we declare that the subprime securities lawsuits are not doing particularly well in the courts? It may not yet be time, but there unquestionably are growing numbers of subprime lawsuits that have failed to survive motions to dismiss, at least as a preliminary matter.
The latest evidence of this phenomenon
Welcome to The D & O Diary’s New Site!
After nearly two years publishing at its original site on Blogger, The D & O Diary is proud to move into its new home on LexBlog. I hope that all of my readers will welcome and enjoy the new site’s features. The new site should be easier to navigate, and has some added functionality, such