Friday, Mar 19, 2010
Beginning Monday, the Senate Banking Committee will begin work on the long-delayed, much-anticipated financial regulatory reform bill written by Sen. Chris Dodd, D-Conn. Five emerging battlegrounds may ultimately decide the fate of Dodd's legacy bill, experts say.Tuesday, Mar 16, 2010
In a move that could strain relations at K&L Gates LLP, the firm has reportedly slashed the salaries of associates in its Boston office while keeping intact the $160,000 starting salary for associates who began there in January.Friday, Mar 12, 2010
The Obama administration's ambitious first year in office has created a boom in lobby revenue for law firms, as more corporate clients are seeking out top firms to fight their high-stakes political battles, according to leaders from Washington's fastest-growing lobby practices.Friday, Mar 12, 2010
A federal appeals court has ordered Federal Insurance Co. to cover Abercrombie & Fitch Co.'s defense costs in a pending securities class action, affirming an order from a lower court.Thursday, Mar 11, 2010
Investment management, hedge fund and pension plan specialist Thomas A. Hickey has left his position as a partner at K&L Gates LLP to join the private equity and venture capital practice group at Foley & Lardner LLP.Thursday, Mar 11, 2010
A federal judge has confirmed an approximately $640 million award for a Dutch subsidiary of Transcor Astra Group in a partnership dispute with the U.S. subsidiaries of Petroleo Brasileiro SA involving a Texas oil refinery.Thursday, Mar 11, 2010
A Maine state court judge and a senior litigation counsel in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Idaho have been nominated by President Barack Obama to serve as U.S. attorneys.Wednesday, Mar 10, 2010
K&L Gates LLP has boosted its London corporate practice by snatching Arnold & Porter LLP's Carl L. Liederman and Barlow Lyde & Gilbert LLP's Keith Snedden to join the firm as partners, continuing a recent spate of additions to its U.K. team.Friday, Mar 05, 2010
President Barack Obama has tapped K&L Gates LLP's Michael C. Ormsby, who specializes in municipal finance and general municipal law, and current Assistant U.S. Attorney Kenneth J. Gonzales to fill U.S. attorney slots in Washington and New Mexico.Friday, Mar 05, 2010
Washington's Department of Social and Health Services has moved for sanctions in an overtime suit the U.S. Department of Labor brought on behalf of social workers in the Evergreen State, saying the federal agency has been ignoring court orders and improperly withholding information during discovery.Wednesday, Mar 03, 2010
A career in technology law that began with a visit to an arcade 30 years ago is now taking White & Case LLP partner William Sloan Coats to Kaye Scholer LLP, where he will lead the firm's new Silicon Valley office.Wednesday, Mar 03, 2010
Crucible Materials Corp. is asking a judge to amend a ruling that dismissed its claims against certain underwriters at Lloyd’s of London in an excess environmental liability policy dispute so that it can appeal the judgment as soon as possible.Wednesday, Mar 03, 2010
K&L Gates LLP has expanded its corporate practice, nabbing a new partner and co-chair from Greenberg Traurig LLP to work in the firm's New York office for its South Asia initiative.Monday, Mar 01, 2010
K&L Gates LLP will pick up 38 attorneys from Hogan & Hartson LLP's Warsaw, Poland, office as Hogan prepares for its merger with U.K. firm Lovells LLP, the firms said.Friday, Feb 26, 2010
Two Atlanta-based nursing home chains and their principals have agreed to pay the U.S. and several states $14 million, resolving a whistleblower action in which pharmaceutical supply giant Omnicare Inc. had already forked over $98 million to settle allegations of its involvement in the wide-ranging drug kickback scheme.Thursday, Feb 25, 2010
A federal judge has threatened to dismiss, unless it is quickly amended, a proposed class action accusing money management firm Lord Abbett & Co. LLC of knowing or recklessly disregarding the fact that its prospectuses omitted material information.Wednesday, Feb 24, 2010
Chicago Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher has won his bid to toss Dreams Inc.'s unjust enrichment counterclaim in his suit over the sports memorabilia company's allegedly unlawful termination of an exclusive services agreement.Tuesday, Feb 23, 2010
As law firms begin disclosing their financial numbers for 2009, experts say the industry winners grasped the scope of the economic slump early on, while the losers dragged their feet before implementing necessary changes.Tuesday, Feb 23, 2010
Corporate and intellectual property expert David Frazee — formerly a partner at Perkins Coie LLP — has joined the Silicon Valley office of K&L Gates LLP, where he will work in the firm's corporate practice.Monday, Feb 22, 2010
The U.S. International Trade Commission has agreed to look into Toshiba Corp.’s claims that Wistron Corp. laptop computers infringe Toshiba’s patents and should barred from import to the United States.| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Next 10 Pages |