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Industry Outlook
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Our panel of industry experts covered an array of topics in our eighth annual legal roundtable. As the economy slows, Utah's law firms are adjusting to meet the needs of their clients, whether a mom and pop store or large corporation. The panel also discussed recruiting and mentoring trends for young associates, the growing popularity of unbundled legal services and the impact of international law.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Series Sponsor HOLLAND & HART THE LAW OUT WEST We'd like to give a special thank you to Stephen Owens, of Epperson & Owens and President Elect of the Utah Bar Association, for moderating the discussion, and to Holland & Hart for hosting the event. PARTICIPANTS: Standing: Martin Lewis, Utah Business magazine; Richard Scott, Chapman & Cutler; Robert Hyde, Kirton & McConkie; Stephen D. Swindle, VanCott Bagley; Brent Lorimer, Workman Nydegger; Todd Shaughnessy, Snell & Wilmer; Blaine Carlton, Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll; Rand Bateman, Bateman IP Law Group; Edgar Cataxinos, Trask Britt; Wayne Western, Thorpe North & Western; Scott T. Evans, Christensen & Jensen; Kent Scott, Babcock Scott & Babcock; Richard Davis, Callister Nebeker& McCullough; Stephen Owens, Epperson & Owens; Kevin Pinegar, Durham Jones & Pinegar; Paul Hess, Strong & Hanni; David Bennion, Parsons Behle & Latimer; Tom Hardman, Austin Rapp & Hardman; Greg Lindley, Holland & Hart; Jonathan Hafen, Parr Brown Gee & Loveless Sitting: John Adams, Ray Quinney & Nebeker; David Slaughter, Snow, Christensen & Martineau; Richard Johnson, Stoel Rives; Keven Rowe, Jones Waldo How is the economy affecting your firms? What changes are you implementing because of today's slowing economy? JOHNSON: Like probably every firm in town, we [Stoel Rives] are worried about the economy. Things have slowed down. Transactional work is very, very slow. I suspect for most everybody else, though, there are other areas of yo...See the full content of this document
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