Legal Industry Archive » March, 2013

Legal Industry - March, 2013

168 articles

• In Case You Missed It: Law360's Most Read Articles
• No Joke: 7 Strange-But-True Suits For April Fools'
• Kaye Scholer Says GSC Can't Seek Sanctions After Settlement
• NJ Considers Expanding Electronic Court Filing System
• Justice Served: The Week In Judicial Benchslaps
• 1 In 10 Fed Judges Took Recent Trip On Corporate Dime: Study
• Legal Job Placement Ticked Up For Class Of '12, ABA Reports
• Thorp Reed, Clark Hill Join Forces To Form 300-Atty Firm
• How To Handle A Problem Client
• Bingham Can't Arbitrate Associate's Bias Suit
• Chief Justice Roberts Victimized By Credit Card Fraud
• Fla. High Court Clarifies Rules For Private Info In E-Records
• Law360's Weekly Verdict: Legal Lions & Lambs
• Proskauer, Hunton, Chadbourne Attack Antiguan Stanford Deal
• Pa. Supreme Court To Tackle Judges' Mandatory Retirement
• Polsinelli Shughart Relocates To New LA Digs
• NY Law School Job Data Appeal Won't Get High Court Hearing
• 5 Ways To Deal With A Judge Who Hates You
• Dewey Gets $1.6M In Paul Hastings Unfinished Business Deal
• DOJ Criminal Chief Breuer Rejoins Covington As Vice Chair
• 5 Surefire Ways To Lose A Client
• Butler Snow Opens New Nashville HQ Following 2012 Influx
• Duane Morris Makes Inroads Into Oman With Local Ally
• Law360 Names Attys Who Moved Up The Firm Ranks In Q1
• DLA Piper Emails A Wake-Up Call On Bill Padding
• The 5 Litigators Sure To Drive Judges Mad
• Akin Gump's Wal-Mart Bias Memo Is Protected, Judge Rules
• Sanford Heisler Doubles Up On NYC Office Space
• Kirby McInerney Defends $100M Fee Request In Citi Case
• Greenberg Traurig Says Stanford Deal Imperils Law Firms
• Holland, Fenwick Resolve Ex-Howrey Matters With Trustee
• Ex-Sanford Heisler Partner Sues Firm Over Partnership Share
• Latham Asked LA Secretaries To Resign Before Layoffs
• 5 Tips For Making It Rain
• Withers, Speechly Bircham In Talks To Merge Forces
• Cooley Moves To Bigger Offices In Seattle
• Lawyers Bid Adieu To Snail Mail As Fla. Moves To E-Filing
• Simpson Thacher's Conflict Is Kirkland's Gain In Dell Saga
• NY Federal Defenders Brace For 'Brutal' April Furloughs
• Justice Served: The Week In Judicial Benchslaps
• Dewey's Ch. 11 Liquidation Plan Takes Effect
• Attys' Advice To High Court: More Love, Less Discrimination
• Firms Double Up At The Top To Fight Slow Legal Market
• ABA Employee Seeks Sanctions In FCA Discovery Fight
• Obama Withdraws Ex-Weil Atty's DC Circ. Nomination
• Pa. DEP Boss Leaving Post To Head Blank Rome Energy Team
• Judge Says Troubled Philly Traffic Court Must Be Abolished
• Calif. High Court Lets Law Firm Fee-Sharing Row Advance
• CORRECTED: Fla. Firm Brown & Heller Closes, Lays Off 47 Staffers
• BigLaw Leads Charge In Pro Bono Work, ABA Says
• Howrey Trustee Slams Latest Bid To Sue Equity Holders
• Law360's Weekly Verdict: Legal Lions & Lambs
• Drinker Biddle Doubles NYC Office Space
• Howrey Trustee Delays Launch Of Ex-Partner Lawsuits
• Bird & Bird Strengthens Asia Practice With Co-Op Deal
• Widener Law Can't Shake Fraud Suit Over Postgrad Job Data
• Ex-Milberg Atty Faces High Hurdle In Bid To Sue Ex-Partners
• Brownstein Switches To New Co-Leadership Model
• E-Storage Bill Gets Go-Ahead From Pa. Senate Panel
• Dilworth Paxson Opens In NY With New Bankruptcy Partner
• Pa. Firm's Anti-Gay Culture Cost Ex-Atty A Job, Suit Says
• Thelen Trustee Sues Ex-Equity Partner Over Excess Pay
• 5 Tips For Building Bridges With Whistleblower Clients
• Ashurst Earns Chinese Ministry Approval For Beijing Office
• Sequester Cuts Would Devastate Federal Courts, Judges Warn
• Obama Taps 2 For Court Of Federal Claims Bench
• Citigroup Fee Flap Strikes At Heart Of Class Action Model
• White & Case Expands Into Spain With Latham M&A Attys
• Associates Make Bank As BigLaw Descends On Texas
• Dangers Lurk As Facebook Helps Class Actions Go Viral
• Power Of Atty Is Not License To Practice Law: NJ Court Panel
• Pa. Lawmaker Aims To Save Troubled Philly Traffic Court
• Ex-Patton Boggs Worker Drops $12M Sexual Harassment Suit
• NJ High Court Eyes New Atty Ad Mailing Rules
• ABA Targets Gender Pay Gap At Law Firms
• Prominent NJ Defense Atty Found Guilty Of Witness Murder
• In-House Attys Fire New Salvo In Battle Over Law Firm Fees
• Eckert Seamans Merges With NJ Firm Sterns & Weinroth
• Texas Lawmaker Wants To Clamp Down On Lawsuit Lenders
• Associate Hiring To Stay Flat Despite Rosier Economic Outlook
• Cozen Snags 6 Edwards Wildman Attys For New Fla. Office
• LA Eviction Court Closures Prompt Federal Lawsuit
• Justice Served: The Week In Judicial Benchslaps
• GOP Lawmakers Seek Independent Watchdog For Judges
• Texas Firm Beats Fraud Suit For Keeping Mum On Noncompete
• Lawmakers Look To Start Pa. Justice's Impeachment Probe
• NJ Appeals Court Won't Rehash Atty Defamation Suit
• Judge Sues Pa. High Court Over Ticket-Fixing Suspension
• Litigation Finance Heats Up As Clients Pinch Pennies
• Law360's Weekly Verdict: Legal Lions & Lambs
• Fla. Judge To Be Sanctioned For Rudeness
• Reed Smith Names New Managing Partner Of NY Office
• Jones Day Cuts 14 Staffers At Ohio Office
• Pa. Justices Boot Law Eliminating Jury Commissioners
• NJ Law Firms May Have To Alter Names After Top Court Ruling
• Moses & Singer Docs Shielded From 'Adversarial' Investor
• Justices Kennedy, Breyer Say Sequester Endangers Courts
• Fla. Man Admits To Plot To Kill Brooklyn Judge
• DC Appeals Court Weighs Sheppard Mullin Malpractice Suit
• Faruqi & Faruqi, Partner Hit With $9M Sex Harassment Suit
• Greenberg Joins Firms Expanding Into Korean Market
• FTC Can Serve Court Docs Via Facebook, Judge Says
• Texas Lawmaker Aims To Curb Vexatious Litigants
• Class Action Reforms Take Center Stage Before House Panel
• NJ Firm Archer & Greiner Lays Off 14 Attys, 27 Staffers
• Heller, Howrey Clawbacks Make Firms Rethink Ex-Partner Hires
• Budget Fallout For Courts 'Unprecedented,' Judges Warn
• Bird & Bird Absorbs Danish Tech Firm In Baltic Expansion
• Law School Rankings Roiled By Revised Job Numbers
• Circuit Courts Saw Appeals Rise In 2012 Amid Budget Squeeze
• Kline & Specter Sues 2 Firms Over GSK Dental Cream Deals
• Kirkland, Skadden Among Firms Riding $127B Megadeal Wave
• NY-Based Firm Opens New Fla. Office With Ex-Fed Prosecutor
• Pa. Pols Push For Convicted Justice's Impeachment
• Calif.'s Top Judge Pleads For Funds To Keep Courts Open
• Northwestern To Cut Admissions By 10% As Hiring Rates Drop
• Howrey Trustee Goes After Ex-Partners For Millions
• CFTC's General Counsel To Step Down This Month
• NJ High Court Clarifies Atty-Client Interference Standard
• Ex-Dewey Staffers Can Move Ahead With WARN Class Action
• Nixon Peabody Nabs Former US Sen. For Government Team
• Fisher & Phillips Opens 3rd Texas Office In San Antonio
• Fla. Law School Starts 2-Year JD Program
• Ex-Dewey Partners Make Case To Keep 2011 Bonuses
• In-House Attys Shielded From Raids: Belgian Appeals Court
• Pa. Bill Would Shield Banks In Power Of Attorney Cases
• UK Law Firms Downgrade Growth Forecasts As Fees Stagnate
• Law360 Names Top Attorneys Under 40
• Bracewell Takes $13M Malpractice Battle To Federal Court
• ASU Law School To Launch Nonprofit Teaching Firm
• Pa. Gov. Backs Retirement Age Disputed In Judges' Bias Suit
• Clifford Chance, Saudi Firm Create 1st-Of-Its-Kind Partnership
• Troutman Sanders Dodges Ex-Partner's $20M Fee Suit
• LA To Shutter Massive Alternative Dispute Resolution Unit
• Fla. Courts Say $35M From Mortgage Deal Will Ease Backlog
• Law360's Weekly Verdict: Legal Lions & Lambs
• 2 Black Judges On List Of Choices For Spot On Top NY Court
• Law Student Drops LSAT Disability Discrimination Suit
• WilmerHale Revenue Tops $1B In 2012
• Ex-Winston & Strawn Atty Gets Time Served For Starr Fraud
• Ex-Loeb & Loeb Partner Says Firm Stiffed Him On Pay
• Texas Chief Justice Urges Lawmakers To Modernize Courts
• Beltway Lobbying Firms Predict 2013 Rebound
• Haynes And Boone Boosts Brazilian Practice With Co-Op Deal
• NJ High Court Rules Having Cop For Son Is Conflict For Judge
• Thompson & Knight Opens Office In San Francisco
• Covington Lands Ex-Sen. Jon Kyl For Public Policy Team
• Winston & Strawn To Launch Brussels Office By June
• Ex-Weil Atty's DC Circ. Nomination Again Blocked By GOP
• Venable Taps Bankruptcy Pro To Head New Del. Office
• Quinn Emanuel Contract Atty Faces Uphill Battle In OT Suit
• Dewey Strikes $1.6M Deal With Paul Hastings, Ex-Partners
• Philly Atty Loses Name Partner Status In Caseload Dispute
• McKenna Gets Green Light To Open Doors In Seoul
• Western District Of NY Could Get 1st Female Judge
• Quinn Emanuel Hit With Suit Over Contract Attys' OT Pay
• LA To Cut More Than 500 Court Positions In Consolidation Plan
• McKenna Absorbs Va. Aviation Law Firm, Opens 2 Offices
• K&L's Move To Open Its Books Puts Pressure On Peer Firms
• Rising Philly Atty Suspended From Bar For 30 Months
• Pa. AG Backs State-Mandated Retirement For Judges Over 70
• Coudert Liquidator Sues States, DC Over Unclaimed Funds
• Patton Boggs Forced To Lay Off 65 As Work Dries Up
• NJ Court Proposal Codifies Public Access To Jury Selections
• Texas Atty Commits Suicide After 5th Circ. Denial
• Bankruptcy Judge Blesses Thelen Partner Settlements
• Debate Over NY Judges' Retirement Age Nears Referendum
• Law Firms Do Battle With Hacks, Leaks And The Reply-All