Legal Industry Archive » October, 2012

Legal Industry - October, 2012

102 articles

• Cases On Hold As Manhattan Courthouse Grinds To A Halt
• NJ Law Firms Grapple With Post-Sandy Devastation
• Unsecured Dewey Creditors Want Ex-Partners Committee Gone
• Boies Schiller Accused Of Pilfering Colombian Clients
• Grad Suing Over Job Stats Rejected Job, Law School Says
• Dewey Presses Judge To Disband Ex-Partners Committee
• Tenn. Law School Drops Antitrust Suit Against ABA
• Calif. Judicial Group Puts 7 Courthouse Plans On Hold
• BioTech Firm Says Heller Ehrman Patent Gaffe Cost It $100M
• Top 10 UK Firms Use Int'l Growth To Grab Huge Revenue Slice
• Dewey, Fifth Third Trade Shots Over Office Furniture Sale
• Obermayer Beats Contribution Claim In Philly Courthouse Row
• Philly Judge Steps Down After Pa. Superior Court Criticism
• Dewey Ex-Partners Committee Fights Against Dissolution
• Atty Relationships Drive Hiring Decisions, GCs Say
• Ex-FCC General Counsel Joins Google's Legal Team
• Kilpatrick Townsend Expands In Asia With Shanghai Office
• Calif. Judges Propose Changes To Judicial Discipline Process
• If Calif. Tax Bill Fails, Dueling Cos. May Head Out Of Court
• Firms Step Up Social Media Savvy To Build Business
• New CFPB Rule Sets Up Brawl With Debt-Collecting Law Firms
• Covington Inks 20-Year Lease For New DC Office
• Secretaries Hit Paul Hastings With Age Bias Suit
• Trustee Fights Dewey's Bid To Disband Ex-Partner Committee
• Pa. Judicial Board Claims Judge Veiled Contempt Charge
• Ex-Calif. Law School Worker Says She Fudged Jobs Data
• Calif. Courts Short By Hundreds Of Judges, Study Says
• Separating Mobile Work And Play Helps Curb Discovery Issues
• Female Equity Partners Paid Less Than Males For Same Work
• Female Judges Make Slow Gains In NY, Study Shows
• Washington Tops Best US Cities For Law Firms, Report Says
• Fasken Martineau Merges With Johannesburg Firm
• DOJ Joins Class Action Over LSAT Disability Rules
• Powerful House, Senate Panels Set For Election Year Shake-Up
• Manhattan Federal Courthouse On Track For Key Security Fix
• Law Firms Capture Lease Deals On Downtown DC's Periphery
• LA Plaintiffs Firm AlderLaw Sets Up Shop In Orange County
• DLA Piper Slams Lawmakers' ZTE Cybersecurity Claims
• Dewey, Insurer Agree On $7M Soft Cap For Defense Costs
• Cochran Firm Dodges Appeal In Ex-Clients' Fraud Suit
• Roberts Offers Attys Tips On Arguing Before High Court
• Squire Sanders Launches Sydney Office
• Flexible, Value-Driven Service Helps Firms Win Biz, GCs Say
• Companies Use More Law Firms To Lower Costs
• GCs Predict Slow Growth In Outside Counsel Spending
• In-House Counsel Expect Surge In Regulatory Spending In 2013
• Exxon Says Privilege Protects Docs In Enviro Indemnity Suit
• Dish Exec Hit My Dad, Says Gibson Dunn Atty
• 5th Circ. Rejects Firm's Bid To Choose Malpractice Counsel
• Pa. House OKs Bill Establishing Foreign Subpoena Procedure
• Specter's Footprint On Supreme Court Felt By Both Parties
• Dewey Wants Authority To Collect $154M From Ex-Clients
• Innovative Managing Partner: Goldman Ismail's Melissa Widen
• Cleary Gottlieb Opens Seoul Office
• Ruden McClosky Bankruptcy Plan Gets Green Light
• Rep.'s Cozen Debt Is Campaign Expense, Pa. Judge Affirms
• Dechert, Others Can't Weigh In On K&L Gates Malpractice Case
• Innovative Managing Partner: Jackson Lewis' Patrick Vaccaro
• Ex-Partners Committee To Appeal Dewey Clawback Ruling
• Kasowitz, Dickstein Shapiro Hit With Suit Over Unpaid Bills
• Innovative Managing Partner: Seyfarth's J. Stephen Poor
• Dewey Asks For Dissolution Of Ex-Partners Committee
• Of Counsel Attys Repping A Firm Can't Win Fees, Court Says
• Innovative Managing Partner: Norton Rose's Peter Martyr
• Squire Sanders Boosts Middle East Practice With Saudi Office
• Reed Smith Founds 4th Asian Office In Singapore
• Dallas Asks Court To Lift Injunction On Judge's Removal
• Dewey's $71M Ex-Partner Clawback Deal Wins Court Approval
• Innovative Managing Partner: Squire Sanders' James Maiwurm
• Dewey Criminal Probe Gains Steam But Hurdles Remain
• Baker & McKenzie Is 1st US Law Firm In Peru
• Congress Can't Bar Judicial Pay Changes, Fed. Circ. Says
• Calif. High Court Rulings On The Rise With Newly Full Bench
• 5th Circ.'s New Chief Takes The Reins As Budget Dwindles
• Law Firm Pushes 2nd Circ.To Resurrect Outside Investor Suit
• Innovative Managing Partner: Akin Gump's Kim Koopersmith
• Loeb & Loeb Opens New Hong Kong Office With Local Attys
• Simmons, Seward & Kissel Form Fund Alliance
• Buchanan Ingersoll Expands To NC With Kirk Palmer Team
• Cuomo Signs Bill To Let NY Lawyers Attach Arbitration Liens
• Innovative Managing Partner: Reed Smith's Greg Jordan
• Dewey Judge Says $72M Clawback Ruling Should Come Soon
• Top Law Firms' Websites Knocked Out By Hosting Issues
• 5th Circ. Weighs Firm's Right To Pick Malpractice Counsel
• Firms Looking To Cost-Effective Locales For Growth
• 'Giant Killer' Gary's Firm Ordered To Pay $13M For Unpaid Loan
• Justices May Stay Mum On Recusals Despite NY Bar's Advice
• Dewey Backs Off Contentious Exec Bonus Plan
• Innovative Managing Partner: Crowell's Ellen Moran Dwyer
• Daily News Libel Subpoena Improper, Ex-Fumo Atty Says
• 3M Taps Former DHS Official To Lead Legal Department
• No Big US Firm Mergers On The Horizon, Experts Say
• Ruden McClosky Client Wins $5M Verdict In Malpractice Case
• 7 Tips For Law Firms On Surviving Election Season
• Innovative Managing Partner: Orrick's Ralph Baxter
• Cozen, Ex-Wolf Block Partners Spar Over Unserved Suit
• McDermott Moves Into Revamped DC Office On Capitol Hill
• Innovative Managing Partner: Baker Donelson's Ben Adams
• Firms Must Spend Big To Enter Crowded E-Discovery Market
• Jones Day Plans New Office In Amsterdam
• Pa. High Court Keeps County Judge Off The Bench
• Law Firms Set Sights On Smaller Deals In Q3