Author Archives: Michael Gardiner

Reverse Auctions

Yesterday’s Wall Street Journal included the article, “Pricing Tactic Spooks Lawyers: Companies’ Use of Reverse Auctions to Negotiate Legal Services Is Accelerating”. The article talks about the fact that several large companies have been increasing their use of reverse auctions … Continue reading

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Expedited RFPs

The April 2011 edition of Inside Counsel contains an interesting article by Janice Block, General Counsel of Kaplan Higher Education. The article, “Speed Dating: A few simple steps will get the most out of an expedited RFP process with your … Continue reading

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Connecting Clients and Law Firms

Most sizable businesses routinely face legal matters that require outside counsel. Sometimes, these matters are relatively small and can be quickly addressed by outside lawyers already known to in-house counsel or other corporate decision makers. Matters of this nature rarely … Continue reading

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