K&L Gates

1. 5 Issues To Watch In Finance Bill Markup

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.

2. K&L Gates Cuts Select Boston Associates' Pay

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.

3. Law Firms Eye K Street As Lobby Work Booms

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.

4. Insurer Must Pay A&F's Securities Defense: 6th Circ.

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.

5. K&L Gates Partner Joins Foley Private Equity Team

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.

6. $640M Award To Transcor In Petrobras Fight Confirmed

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.

7. Obama Makes US Attorney Picks For Maine, Idaho

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.

8. K&L Gates Snaps Up 2 UK Corporate Partners

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.

9. Obama Taps K&L Gates Veteran For US Attorney Post

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.

10. Wash. Seeks Sanctions Against DOL In Overtime Suit

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.

11. White & Case Atty To Open Kaye Scholer Valley Office

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.

12. Crucible Plans To Appeal Dismissal In Lloyd's Suit

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.

13. Greenberg Traurig Corporate Atty Heads To K&L Gates

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.

14. K&L Gates Snags Hogan & Hartson's Warsaw Office

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.

15. Care Centers To Pay $14M In Omnicare Kickback Flap

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.

16. Lord Abbett Investor Suit Doomed Without Scienter

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.

17. NFL Linebacker Sacks Counterclaim In Contract Suit

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.

18. Shrewd Firms Reaped Profits In Downturn

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.

19. K&L Gates Adds Perkins Coie Corporate Partner

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.

20. ITC Probes Toshiba Patent Claims Against Wistron

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.