Archive for the 'Legal Jobs' Category

Obama to Invest in New Energy Economy

Friday, November 14th, 2008

Despite the slowing economy, energy and environmental policy is poised for dramatic change under an Obama administration, according to CNET News. Renewable energy advocates and environmentalists anticipate a comprehensive national energy plan focused on fostering clean-energy technologies, states the report. CNET quotes Dan Farber, a Professor of Law at the University of California at Berkeley, [...]

Top Law Firms Emerging as Winners in Financial Meltdown

Thursday, November 13th, 2008

The country may be slipping into recession, but its boom time for a growing number of attorneys as the bailout is creating no shortage of work for a number of top firms. While the New York Times reports that a number of law firms are in fact cutting back and trimming their ranks, top bankruptcy [...]

Investors Continue to See Opportunity in Infrastructure

Wednesday, November 12th, 2008

UBS has raised more than $1.5 billion for a new long-term infrastructure investment fund and plans another offering for next year, according to the FT. The report argues the move underscores the sector’s relative resilience to the financial crisis. The bank’s global asset management division said the committed capital it raised was more than its [...]

Infrastructure Jobs to Explode Under Obama

Wednesday, November 5th, 2008

The voters have chosen. Barack Obama will be the 44th President of the United States. Looking ahead, as President, Obama will be forced to tackle a slew of domestic issues, including the faltering economy, healthcare…and the nation’s crumbling infrastructure. In fact, he will now have to consider as one of his first items Congress’ next [...]

Election Day: Voters Turnout to Decide Future of Economy, Jobs

Tuesday, November 4th, 2008

In the final weeks leading up to Election Day, Democratic Presidential contender, Barack Obama, said he could not “imagine anything more important to talk about” than Americans’ losing their jobs, healthcare and homes. Meanwhile, Republican Presidential hopeful, John McCain, has said sweeping reform in the way Washington works is needed to restore confidence in the [...]

Restructuring Skills in Growing Demand

Thursday, October 30th, 2008

As the U.S. economy slows and volatility plagues the financial markets, restructuring specialists are in growing demand. Amid the turmoil, few U.S. companies will readily find lenders, forcing them to opt for some sort of restructuring in or out of a bankruptcy court, reports IDDMagazine.com. The report quotes Mark Shapiro, Head of Restructuring and Finance [...]

Bailout Boom: Law Firms Brace for Tidal Wave of Bankruptcies, Litigation, Regulation

Wednesday, October 29th, 2008

Anticipating a surge in lawsuits and other legal work spurred by the economic crisis, law firms are staffing up and creating task forces to advise financial firms, investment funds and local governments on how to deal with the turmoil. Top law firms are also experiencing a boom in work advising banking clients in mergers and [...]

Clean Technology to Drive Innovation and Job Growth

Monday, October 27th, 2008

It’s estimated that 4.2 million green jobs are expected to be added to the U.S. workforce over the next 30 years, accounting for 10% of new job growth, according to a recent report by Global Insight. California Governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger, is a vehement supporter of clean technologies. In fact, he says solar power and other [...]

Wave of Bankruptcies Boosting Demand for Talent

Friday, October 24th, 2008

Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson issued a recent warning that recent market turmoil had “seriously impacted” the economy and that more U.S. financial firms would go bankrupt, according to the AP. Paulson says the $700 billion bailout package would take several weeks to put in place and it would not mean an end to bankruptcies. Moreover, [...]

States Look to P3s to Fund Infrastructure Gap

Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008

Facing a recession, New York Governor David A. Paterson’s administration recently announced it would set up a commission to explore ways to privatize public assets, including the lottery system and the Tappan Zee Bridge. The Governor’s office says right now identifying new ways by which the State finances and delivers infrastructure projects is paramount. “Creating [...]