BUILDING A BREAKOUT.

The article discusses the findings of the Am Law 200 firms ninth annual survey of chairs, managing partners, and other leaders of law firms by the periodical "The American Lawyer." It says that law firms reported struggling transactional practices, slow-paying clients, and the prospect of modest increases in billing. It says that almost 30% of respondents expect corporate practices as their most challenged practice group in 2012, with only two percent expecting an increase in their deal flow.