Legal Industry Archive » September, 2012

Legal Industry - September, 2012

125 articles

• Fox Rothschild Aided $2M Real Estate Fraud, Rabbi Says
• NYC Bar Pushes High Court To Detail Recusal Decisions
• Trustee, Ex-Dewey Partners Object To Bonus Plan
• ShengdaTech Investors Seek Hogan's Removal In KPMG Row
• Allen & Overy Cuts Ties With India's Trilegal
• Law360 Names Most Innovative Managing Partners
• Law Firms Require A Web Presence As More Clients Go Online
• Reed Smith Partners With Greek Firm, Eyes Transactions Work
• Archer & Greiner Opens 5th NJ Office, Adds 3 Attys
• Greenberg Can't Shake Nev. Cab Co.'s Malpractice Claim
• Survey Says In-House Legal Spending Is Up 5%
• Consumer Class Actions Yanked From Philly Commerce Court
• 5th Circ. Chief Judge To Vacate Leadership Role Early
• 3 More Firms Get Nod To Open Seoul Branches
• 5 Tips For Launching A Successful Lawyer Blog
• Hogan Lovells To Close Abu Dhabi Office, Expand In Dubai
• San Diego Court To Cut Reporters In Civil Cases
• Pa. Justices Won't Force Legislature To Fund Court System
• SNR Denton Sued Over Filing Error In $7M Citigroup Deal
• K&L Gates Re-Elects Firm Chairman Amid Partner Exits
• Uphill Battle To Make Partner Getting Steeper, Experts Say
• Mayer Brown To Cut 20 Employees From London Office
• High Court To Hear Privacy Suit Over Atty Use Of DMV Info
• Paul Hastings Wins Approval For Seoul Office
• Thompson & Knight To Debut New LA Office Next Month
• Arnold & Porter Accused Of 'Egregious' Conflict In Patent Case
• Judge Blasts Eaton, Attys Over Discovery 'Misdeeds'
• Ex-Cozen O'Connor Partner Convicted of Tax Evasion, Fraud
• Associate Salaries Will Continue To Drop, Experts Say
• K&L Gates Head Assures Firm All Is Well
• Not All Attys Thrilled With NY's New Pro Bono Requirement
• Chesapeake Hires McAfee Trial Attorney As New GC
• Breakaway NYC Partners Blast Contempt Threat In Arkin Case
• Paul Hastings Dodges Suit From Atty Who Slapped Partner
• Dewey Ex-Partners' $71M Clawback Deal Remains In Limbo
• 1st-Year Associate Pay At Big Law Firms Drops To $145K
• Courts Struggle To Lay Out Social Media Discovery Limits
• Texas Justice To Leave Bench For Bracewell & Giuliani
• Pa. Supremes Suspend Indicted Philly Judge Without Pay
• Dewey's $70M Ex-Partner Clawback Deal On Hold
• Firms Push For Privacy Groups As Data Security Realm Heats Up
• Spector Gadon, Brokerage Debate Harm In Closing Arguments
• Novak Druce, Connolly Bove Merging To Form IP Boutique
• 5 Law Firms Named To List Of Best Places For Working Moms
• Partner Pay Gap Grows Across Gender Divide, Survey Shows
• NY Court Adopts Pro Bono Requirement For Prospective Attys
• Dewey Answers Objections To $71M Plan On Eve Of Hearing
• Class Action Over LSAT Disability Rules Kept Intact
• SF Court Expands Mandatory E-Filing To All Complex Cases
• Calif. Deposition Limit May Force Attys To Pick Up The Pace
• On Stand, Broker Attacks Spector Gadon's $1M Fraud Claim
• Expect More Exits From K&L Gates, Ex-Partners Say
• Judge Shields DLA Piper Docs In Lockheed Securities Row
• JPMorgan Defends Dewey's $71M Clawback Plan
• Heller Ehrman Settles $1M Fee Dispute With Ex-Client
• 9 New Members Join Calif.'s Judicial Council
• Ex-Howrey Attys Brace For Potential Clawback Suits
• Legal Hiring Demand To Remain Steady In 2012, Report Says
• Citibank Denies Conspiring Against Dewey Partners
• Pro Bono Firm Of 2012: WilmerHale
• Arkin Levels Contempt Motion At Ex-Partners In Billing Row
• Pa. Traffic Court Judge Suspended After Fraud Indictment
• Pro Bono Firm Of 2012: Willkie Farr
• NY Doesn't Owe State Judges $325M In Back Pay, Court Rules
• Philly Firm Says Ex-Atty Hogged Settlement Fees
• Ex-Dewey Leaders Object To Proposed $71M Clawback Deal
• DLA Piper Under Fire For ZTE Work Due To Trade Concerns
• Pro Bono Firm Of 2012: White & Case
• Freshfields Latest Int'l Firm To Open Singapore Office
• Judge Axes Law Grads' Claims That DePaul Inflated Jobs Data
• Bingham McCutchen To Open $22.5M Ky. Administrative Hub
• Managing Partner Confidence In Economy Waning: Survey
• To Ride Chinese M&A Wave, Firms Need More Than An Office
• NJ Atty Must Face Murder Counts As Part Of RICO Trial
• Pro Bono Firm Of 2012: Skadden
• Bryan Cave Upsets $11M Malpractice Award On Appeal
• Swartz Campbell Sues Rival Firm Over Loss Of Fla. Office
• Calif. Judicial Group Calls For Halt To 7 Courthouse Plans
• Spector Gadon Atty Says Broker Fudged Developer's Assets
• 6 Federal Courthouses To Close In Cost-Cutting Measure
• Texas Atty Dodges Murder Plot Over Strip Club Shutdown
• NJ Court Mulls Whether NY Atty Can Be Sued In State
• Pro Bono Firm of 2012: Ropes & Gray
• NY Officials Helped Law Firm Reap Millions In Fees: Suit
• In-House Privacy Hiring Boom Shows No Signs Of Fading
• Haynes And Boone Settles $118M Antitrust Malpractice Suit
• Orrick Latest Firm To Sue Over SF Tax On Partner Profits
• Pro Bono Firm Of 2012: Paul Weiss
• HSBC Hits Troutman Sanders With $75M Malpractice Suit
• Philly Law Firm Says Broker Helped Developer In $1M Fraud
• Homeowners' Group Manager Says Law Firm Stole Records
• Stearns Weaver Duo, Ex-Fla. Sen. Form Miami Boutique Firm
• Marketing Co. Sues Ropes & Gray Over Shareholder Fallout
• Legal Sector Lost 1,400 Jobs In August, DOL Says
• Constitution Guards Judges' Cost-Of-Living Pay, Fed. Circ. Told
• Chadbourne Halts Legal Fees Suit Against Insurance Broker
• Pa. Judge Must Pay $180K For Defrauding Ex-Client: Panel
• Pro Bono Firm Of 2012: Paul Hastings
• Nelson Levine Expanding To NC With Pinto Coates Attys
• Calif. Ranked Among Least Fair States For Business Law
• Haynes And Boone Blameless, Says Ex-Texas High Court Judge
• 4 Texas Attorneys Partner In Litigation Boutique
• Pa. Supreme Court Will Address Attorney-Expert Privilege
• Fox Rothschild Hangs Shingle In Denver
• 20 Ex-Connolly Bove Attys Open New Firm In Delaware
• DOJ Enters Class Action Over LSAT Disability Rules
• Chadbourne Slips Into Former Dewey HQ With 20-Year Lease
• Real Estate Tops Legal Malpractice Claims, ABA Reports
• Cleary Gottlieb Opens Office In Abu Dhabi
• Pro Bono Firm Of 2012: O'Melveny & Myers
• Haynes And Boone Seeks To Debunk Rx.com Conspiracy Theory
• Ex-Dewey CFO Finds New Job At Fla.'s Greenspoon Marder
• Thelen Ruling Could Kill Dewey's Unfinished Biz Strategy
• Le-Nature's Trustee Rips K&L Gates' Pa. High Court Appeal
• Baker Botts Grows Antitrust Group With New Partners, Office
• Herbert Smith Hires Away 15 More Chadbourne Employees
• Pro Bono Firm Of 2012: Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe
• Arkin Says Partners Diverted Billing Docs Amid Dissolution
• Pro Bono Firm Of 2012: Patterson Belknap
• Haynes And Boone Could Have Won Fumbled Case: Witness
• European Firm Makes US Debut, Sets Up IP Shop In Calif.
• Chancery Court's Arbitration Loss Won't Tarnish Sterling Rep
• Seyfarth Shaw Shakes Thelen Trustee's Clawback Suit
• Amazon Hires Away Privacy Chief From GE
• Murphy & McGonigle Folds In Securities Boutique Krebsbach