Legal Industry Archive » April, 2013

Legal Industry - April, 2013

154 articles

• Proskauer Can't Get Jeffer Mangels Docs In Tax Shelter Row
• Schiff Hardin Atty Among 3 Obama Picks For District Courts
• Littler Defends Partner Who Blasted 'Tyrannical' Ogletree Atty
• NY Senate Panel Backs 1st Black Female Judge For Top Court
• Ex-Faruqi Atty Ramps Up Claims In Sex Harassment Fracas
• NJ High Court Considers Fee Question For Pro Se Attys
• Katten Bigger In Texas With New Houston Office, 5 Enviro Pros
• New IP Boutique To Offer Big-Firm Experience At Lower Cost
• Ex-BigLaw Atty Says Korean Firm Duped Her Into Taking Job
• Dallas Firm Wins $1.25M Embezzled By Ex-Managing Partner
• In Case You Missed It: Law360's Most Read Articles
• Justice Served: The Week In Judicial Benchslaps
• Justice Blasts Calif. Ban On Judges Taking Public Jobs
• Top Dogs Get Richer As Profits Stall At Lower-Tier Firms
• 5 Tips For Leveraging Associates
• US Tells Philly Housing Agency To Repay $8M In Legal Fees
• Quinn Emanuel Slams Contract Atty's Overtime Action
• Firms Told To Disclose Political Gifts In Diamond Foods Row
• Fla. Legislature Votes To Shift Expert Testimony Standard
• Paralegal Slips On Dog Poo, Sues Law Firm
• Law360's Weekly Verdict: Legal Lions & Lambs
• Brooklyn Law Ducks Grads' Suit Over Jobs Data
• Fla. Lawmakers Question Need For Expert-Testimony Update
• Lender Denied $28M Slice Of Alioto Attys' Fees In LCD Case
• Attys See Teachable Moment In Greenberg Insider Probe
• Chief Judge Of Pa.'s Western District Found Dead
• Greenberg Traurig Grilled On Ties To Political Intel Firms
• K&L Gates Can't Nix $500M Malpractice Row In Pa. High Court
• 5 Courtroom Fashion Flops Lawyers Should Avoid
• BigLaw Faces Stiff Competition In Crowded Korean Market
• Partner's Work Romance 'Poisoned' Office, Ousted Atty Says
• Weil Chastised By Fed. Circ. For Conflict Rule Violation
• New Technology Transforms Law Firms' Bottom Lines
• Howrey Avoids Suits As Deal With Holland, Fenwick OK'd
• Miami Atty Wants Cut Of $218M Big Tobacco Fees, Suit Says
• Agency's LSAT Disability Suit Can Proceed Without Class Cert.
• Law Firms Take A Liking To Social Media Practice Groups
• High-Ranking Ogletree Atty Leads Defection To Littler
• Quinn Emanuel Swipes Skadden's 'Queen Of Toxic Torts'
• NY Judge Laments Anti-Recidivism Program's Likely Demise
• Dewey Reaches $19.5M Settlement With Ex-Chairman, Insurer
• NJ Referring Fewer Cases To Outside Counsel, AG Says
• Latham & Watkins Hit With $11M Pregnancy Bias Suit
• The 6 Firms Shaking Up The Legal Market
• When Crisis Hits, GCs Have These 8 Firms On Speed Dial
• 3 Top Firms Destined To Escape Dewey's Fate, GCs Say
• Skadden Dealmaker Pioneered M&A's 'Wild West'
• NY Judges Punished For Misdeeds Increased In 2012: Report
• GCs Say Strong Brand Key To Landing New Clients
• GCs Name Law Firms With Top Shelf Brands
• The 7 Firms GCs Are Telling Their Friends To Hire
• Davis Wright Launches Complex Litigation Group In LA
• Justices Deny Gov't Appeal Over Judicial Pay Raises
• Greenberg Ends Political Intel Biz Amid Insider Trading Probe
• ABA Director's Retaliation, FCA Case Sent To Mediation
• In Case You Missed It: Law360's Most Read Articles
• New Media Continues To Alter Legal Marketing: Survey
• Eckert, Sterns Merger Shows Boots On Ground Key In NJ
• Justice Served: The Week In Judicial Benchslaps
• BigLaw Gets Serious About Contracts To Stem Lateral Losses
• Missing Atty Who May Have Stolen Millions Suspended In Fla.
• Howrey Creditors Say Haynes And Boone Is 'Forum Shopping'
• Pa. Justices Seek Suspension For Philly Traffic Judge
• Humana Fires Greenberg Traurig Amid Medicare Leak Probe
• Pa. Dem Pushes For Moderate To Replace Convicted Justice
• Judges Sue Social Security Over Disability Caseload
• Law360's Weekly Verdict: Legal Lions & Lambs
• NJ May Adopt E-Records Model Championed By ABA
• Fla. High Court Asks DOJ To Weigh Immigrant Bar Admission
• 5 Tips For Keeping An Appeal On The Table
• Fla. House Passes New Standards On Expert Witnesses
• Altering Retirement Age For Pa. Judges Gets Another Backer
• Yale Law Women Releases Top 10 Family-Friendly Firms
• Seyfarth Taps Ex-DLA Piper Atty To Open Shanghai Office
• DLA Piper Settles $22.5M Suit Over 'Churn That Bill' Emails
• 5 Things You Should Never Do In A Meeting With A Client
• With Email Ban, King & Spalding Misses Bigger Picture
• Ex-Reed Smith, Richards Kibbe Attys Launch Boutique Firm
• GAO Rips Judiciary's Selection Of Courthouse Projects
• Weil Partners Defect To Quinn, But Departure Date In Dispute
• Ogletree Opens Its 44th Office With Ex-Troutman, LeClair Attys
• Marathon Bombings Rattle Boston Legal Community
• King & Spalding Blocks Email Access Amid Security Concerns
• Ropes & Gray Denies Retaliating Against Ex-Associate
• Midyear Bonus Season Looks Promising As Economy Rallies
• Dickie Scruggs Back To Prison After Flopped 5th Circ. Appeal
• Obama Taps Weil Partner For NY Federal Bench
• Kaye Scholer Says Fund's Claims Imperil Deal In GSC Row
• Justices Debate Limits On Judges' Role In Plea Talks
• Fla. Foreclosure Defense Atty, Client Funds Reported Missing
• Ohio Attys Can Text Prospective Clients, Panel Says
• Fla. Senate Panel Advances Expert Testimony Bill
• Finnegan Attys To Open DC Boutique
• In Case You Missed It: Law360's Most Read Articles
• Wilmer Malpractice Row Win Upheld By DC Appeals Court
• Only Counsel Can Call Witnesses, Fla. High Court Says
• What Not To Do If You Want To Make Partner
• Women's Initiatives Struggle To Bring Change To Law Firms
• Thompson Hine Atty Didn't Defame Ex-Secretary, Judge Says
• Dickie Scruggs Loses Bid To Vacate Corruption Conviction
• Justice Served: The Week In Judicial Benchslaps
• Paralegal Says Firm Founder Wanted Her As His 3rd Wife
• Law360's Weekly Verdict: Legal Lions & Lambs
• Brownstein Hyatt Launches Energy, Enviro Team In DC
• Battle For Miami Heats Up As BigLaw Eyes Latin America
• 4 Ways To Avoid A Practice Group Raid
• Dallas Firm Biased Against Women, Partner Says
• GOP Sen. Proposes Slashing DC Circ. Seats
• 3rd Circ. Nominee Confirmed After NJ Sen.'s Initial Misgivings
• Brown Rudnick Hits West Coast With SoCal Boutique Purchase
• Wachtell Doesn't Know Best For Boards, Harvard Prof Says
• Kaye Scholer Threatened With Trial In GSC Ethics Row
• Howrey Creditor Can't Target Equity Holders In Class Action
• $100M Kirby McInerney Fee Bid In Citi Case Meets Skepticism
• Pa. High Court Could Strike Privilege For Expert Witnesses
• Calif. Judges Get OK To Ask Attys To Advocate For Courts
• Law Firms Want Judge DQ'd In Bayer Settlement Fund Row
• Howrey Trustee Targets Haynes, Hunton In Latest Suits
• Litigation Finance Co. Launches With Defense-Side Focus
• In Case You Missed It: Law360's Most Read Articles
• Atty Bashes Lender's Bid For $28M From LCD Fee Award
• Justice Served: The Week In Judicial Benchslaps
• Cooley Law Blogger Critic Can Remain Nameless
• Miami Stars As 'Hollywood East' For Entertainment Attys
• No Primary Elections For Jury Commissioners, Pa. Judge Says
• 1st Black Female Judge In Line To Serve NY High Court
• Univ. Of Arizona Law School Cuts Tuition As Apps Drop
• Cooley Sued For Poaching From Chadbourne IP Group
• 5 Tips For Out-Of-Towners Litigating In Texas
• Ex-Pa. House Candidate Suspended From Bar For 30 Months
• Law Firm Mergers Near 4-Year High In Q1
• Edwards Wildman Grows In Fla. Despite 8 Partner Departures
• Law360's Weekly Verdict: Legal Lions & Lambs
• Epstein Betrayed Greenberg With Malpractice Suit, Judge Told
• Most Law School Grads Can't Afford A House, Study Says
• Vedder Price Launches San Fran Office With Former Rivals
• Patton Boggs Opens New Dubai Office With Ex-Kilpatrick Attys
• Bingham Defectors Lured By Strong Sidley Platform, Atty Says
• Federal Judge Who Emailed Racist Obama Joke Will Retire
• 3rd Circ. Says Judges' Opinions Protected By 1st Amendment
• 5 Tips For Surviving The 'Rocket Docket'
• Fox Rothschild Launches Miami Office With Former Fla. Mayor
• Ex-Kasowitz Atty Can't Get Rehearing In $78M Firing Suit
• Faruqi & Faruqi Partner Fires Back at Sex Harass Accuser
• 4 Tips For A Bulletproof Legal Bill
• Haynes And Boone Wants Court To Hear Howrey Profit Row
• 2 Greenberg Traurig Attys Establish Litigation Law Firm
• Texas' Chief Justice Urges Lawmakers To Back Court Reforms
• Texas Senate Tackles Judicial Election Reform
• K&L Gates Jumps Into Delaware With Potter Anderson Hires
• Drexel Latest Law School To Offer 2-Year Degree Program
• Swartz Campbell, Chartwell Will Mediate Atty Poaching Suit
• Elizabeth Arden Exec Assumes NYC Bar's Helm
• Sedgwick Acquires Miami Firm For 2nd South Fla. Office