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Apple plays "preferred providers" with outside law firms

By Richard Binder

Following in the footsteps of other large companies, Apple General Counsel Daniel Cooperman is compiling a list of go-to law firms, or "preferred providers," for particular chunks of legal work, like corporate, IP, or labor and employment.  Earlier this fall, the company invited select firms to respond to a detailed questionnaire. Those that make it past the questionnaire stage move onto discussions, which are currently ongoing.

Apple General Counsel Daniel Cooperman said that by making a preferred provider list with "clear rules of engagement," the company can make sure law firms know about Apple's business, increase responsiveness from its firms, and "realize financial benefits attributable to the enhanced efficiency."

Cooperman wouldn't discuss which firms are in the running for the short list but he did say the new program had nothing to do with the recession.

Read more at The Recorder. 

Full post as published by Legal Pad | LA on December 15, 2008 (boomark / email).