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2009 Polish in-house counsel differ on how they approach billing Before the economic crisis, Polish in-house counsel took the opposite approach, to their colleagues in CEE regarding fixed price billing. Now they too are more worried about costs. READ MORE Local firms in CEE look to establish best friends networks Some of the larger or more adventurous local firms in CEE are looking to position themselves as being more international by setting up or joining best friends networks for referrals. READ MORE Russian lawyers risk overlooking the priorities of company legal departments Throughout the CEE region more than 90% of in-house counsel want more predictable legal expenses. In Russia, 64% preferred a fixed fee, compared with 53% for the region. READ MORE Special presentation at IBA Law Firm Management conference in Moscow The first public presentation will be made of previously unpublished data from a new survey with heads of legal departments at major companies in Russia. READ MORE New group formed to discuss legal sector research in CEE Martindale-Hubbell Connected is a new online social network for legal professionals and one of the first groups to be set up was born from the CEE in-house counsel survey. READ MORE Commissioned: Follow up survey on Russian in-house counsel LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell commissioned Forbes Institute to conduct a follow up survey with in-house counsel in Russia to find out how they are managing the economic crisis. READ MORE How to beat the recession and retain clients Drawing on the 2008 CEE survey on how in-house counsel select and retain their external counsel, Jeffrey Forbes shows how to keep clients in a tough economic climate. READ MORE How in-house counsel in Poland select and retain their external counsel This panel discussion event in Warsaw is the third to be organized by the Forbes Institute to discuss some of the major findings of the first in-house counsel survey in CEE. READ MORE CEE in-house counsel survey to be at 4th CIS Local Counsel Forum How in-house counsel in Central and Eastern Europe select and retain their external counsel has been fast-tracked to be presented at the 4th CIS Local Counsel Forum in Kiev. READ MORE How in-house counsel in Ukraine select and retain their external counsel This panel discussion event in Kiev is the second to be organized by the Forbes Institute to discuss some of the major findings of the first in-house counsel survey in CEE. READ MORE How in-house counsel in Russia select and retain their external counsel This panel discussion event in Moscow is the first to be organized by the Forbes Institute to discuss some of the major findings of the first in-house counsel survey in CEE. READ MORE Published: First in-house counsel survey in CEE Central and Eastern European companies call for law firms to deliver greater level of service, according to a client retention survey published by LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell. READ MORE Russian Corporate Counsel Association plans expansion The Russian Corporate Counsel Association has retained Forbes to help them develop and articulate their ambitious expansion and modernization plans. READ MORE Exclusive network formed for professional marketers in Europe Forbes has launched a virtual network exclusively for professional marketers working on continental Europe to help them with their professional and career development. READ MORE Commissioned: First in-house counsel survey in CEE LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell has commissioned Forbes to conduct the first major international survey in CEE on how in-house counsel select and retain external counsel. READ MORE