Conflicts, Succession, GDPR Worry Law Firm GCs

“Law firms are merging at breakneck speed,” requiring consideration and resolution of complex issues at an equal pace, speaker Janis M. Meyer told an audience at the Legal Malpractice and Risk Management Conference in Chicago Mar. 7.

The program, conducted in three segments, was “What’s Keeping Law Firm General Counsel Awake at Night?” Meyer, who is a partner in Hinshaw & Culbertson’s New York office, led the audience through segments on mergers, succession, and the EU General Data Protection Regulation.

‘Merger Mania’

Meyer asked Todd M. Young, a partner in Hinshaw’s Chicago office, whether at the outset of merger negotiations ...