Codirectors Tanina Rostain and Elizabeth Chambliss both had research proposals selected from a national pool to be part of the Law Firms Working Group, a research consortium sponsored by the American Bar Foundation and the Indiana University School of Law. The Working Group (through the American Bar Foundation) has entered into a special license with American Lawyer Media for all their historical data on law firms, some of which goes back to the late 1970s. Professor Chambliss’s research proposal, “The Professionalization of Law Firm Management?” examines the professionalization of top management positions within law firms and the increasing structural separation of practice and management roles. Professor Rostain’s research project, “In-House Counsel in the Age of Compliance,” considers how the work of general counsel has changed in the wake of new regulatory regimes that emphasize the importance of internal compliance mechanisms within corporations.

Elizabeth Chambliss publishes The Professionalization of Law Firm In-House Counsel, 84 N.C. L. REV. 1515 (2006).

Tanina Rostain publishes The Emergence of 'Law Consultants', 75 FORDHAM L. REV. 1397 (2006).

Tanina Rostain publishes Travails in Tax: KPMG and the Tax-Shelter Controversy, in LEGAL ETHICS: LAW STORIES (Deborah L. Rhode & David J. Luban eds., 2006).

Elizabeth Chambliss publishes The Nirvana Fallacy in Law Firm Regulation Debates, 33 FORDHAM URB. L.J. 119 (2005).

Elizabeth Chambliss publishes The Scope of In-Firm Privilege, 80 NOTRE DAME L. REV. 1721 (2005).

Tanina Rostain's publishes "The Rise of Law Consultants" in Fordham Law Review.

Tanina Rostain is quoted in the March 17, 2006 New York Times article "Lawyer of Many Hats in Tax Shelter Case." To read the article, visit the New York Times online (subscription required).