Legal Industry Archive » July, 2013

Legal Industry - July, 2013

159 articles

• Atty's Estate Entitled To Contingency Fee, Appeals Court Says
• After Seinfeld And Madoff Cases, SAC No Sweat For Judge
• King & Wood Snaps Up UK Firm As It Looks To Go Global
• Blank Rome Shuts Hong Kong Office Under Weak Demand
• Global 20: Hogan Lovells
• NJ Appellate Courts See 23% Drop In Oral Argument Requests
• Pa. Appeals Court Upholds Jury Commissioner Law
• HP Swaps Counsel Again In Shareholders' Autonomy Action
• Davis Polk Slams Recruiter's $1.4M Hiring Fee Suit
• Rainmaker Q&A: Greenberg Traurig's Matt Gorson
• Rainmaker Q&A: Taylor English's George Gaskin
• 4 Patent Partners Resign From Finnegan Henderson
• DLA Piper Loses Most of Glasgow Team In Closure
• 3 UK Firms Hit With More Than 140 Layoffs
• Law School Not Covered By Mich. Consumer Act: 6th Circ.
• Fla. Bar Backs Admitting Undocumented Immigrant
• Carroll McNulty Opens In Philly With 7-Atty Insurance Team
• Indicted Texas Judge Asks Appeals Court To Nix Removal Suit
• Global 20: DLA Piper
• Fla. High Court Probing Judge Over $14.5M Insurance Deal
• Rainmaker Q&A: Hangley Aronchick's Steven Miano
• No Sandy Lawsuit Boom In NJ, But Officials On Guard
• Denver Firm Messner Reeves Opens In LA, NYC
• Rainmaker Q&A: Thompson & Knight's Holt Foster
• Pa. Appeals Court Revives Datz, B&L Referral Fee Suit
• Prelaw Students Chasing Nontraditional Legal Jobs: Survey
• Global 20: Skadden
• Financial Survey Finds Major Gaps Between Big, Small Firms
• In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360
• Dewey Trust Demands Docs From DLA Piper, Winston, Others
• Troutman Sanders Cheated Client In Merger, Suit Says
• Global 20: Latham & Watkins
• Judge Pushes To Replace Court Reporters With Recordings
• Obama Taps 4 For Michigan District Court Bench
• Global 20: Shearman & Sterling
• 5 Ways Attorneys Can Better Compete With Nonlawyers
• Indicted Texas Judge To Get Public Defender
• Law360's Weekly Verdict: Legal Lions & Lambs
• Baron & Budd Atty Assumes Presidency Of Plaintiffs Group
• Pro Bono Advocates Call NY Bar's Privacy Beef Overblown
• Butler Snow Lands In Denver With Former Kutak Rock Partners
• Anapol Schwartz Wants Objections To Atty's Bias Suit Heard
• Global 20: Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
• Neal Gerber Launches Social Media, Advertising Group
• Legal Mergers Stay Hot As 2 Western Firms Link Up
• Fried Frank Lures Back Goldman Sachs Deputy GC
• State Slams Indicted Texas Judge's Immunity Defense
• Ex-Shearman & Sterling Tech Worker Sues For Age Bias
• NY Pro Bono Disclosure In Flux Following Criticism From Bar
• DC Circ. Judges Join Nomination Fight, Anonymously
• Hogan Lovells To Launch Luxembourg Office Aug. 1
• Dechert Gives Corporate Risk The Hollywood Treatment
• Fired Sullivan & Cromwell Atty Sues For Sex, Racial Bias
• Federal Courts In Dire Straits Under Sequestration, Senate Told
• Global 20: White & Case
• SEC's Loss Is Legal Industry's Gain As Khuzami Moves On
• Global 20: Freshfields
• Privacy Attys Capitalize On Creative Fee Arrangements
• For Jones Day, The Pressure Is On To Save Detroit
• Patton Boggs Floats New Partner Pay Following Departures
• Calif. State Bar Picks 1st Hispanic President
• Dallas DA Can't Recuse Judge Who Held Him In Contempt
• DLA Piper Loses Bid For Quick Win In Landlord Fee Fight
• LA Firm Used Racist, Homophobic Slurs In Office, Suit Says
• In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360
• Justice Served: The Week In Judicial Benchslaps
• Lawyer Adds Claims In Embezzlement Suit Against Ex-Partner
• Skadden Denies OT Pay To Temp Lawyers, Atty's Suit Says
• Venerated NY Firm Taps Veteran To Lead Expansion
• Law360's Global 20 Firms Blaze New Trails Worldwide
• Atty Sues Over Probe Into Fake Child Molestation Claims
• Investor Group Asks Court To Revive Dorsey Fee Litigation
• Law360's Weekly Verdict: Legal Lions & Lambs
• Akin Gump's Move To All-Equity Partnership Could Catch On
• Senate Panel Clears DOJ's Hughes For Fed. Circ. Slot
• Lawmakers Revive Bill Aimed At Frivolous Federal Lawsuits
• 5 Tips For Opening A Law Office In China
• Dewey Liquidating Trustee Collects $100M Since March
• Cadwalader Launches Exec Pay Practice With Ex-Katten Atty
• Top GCs Cleaned Up With Recession Recovery Pay
• Pa. High Court Affirms Philly Judge's Dismissal Over Dirty Pics
• Rainmaker Q&A: Ballard Spahr's Karen McConnell
• Rainmaker Q&A: Ogletree Deakins' Ron Chapman
• Pa. Judges Lose 2nd Mandatory Retirement Challenge
• Calif. State Bar Getting Tougher On Atty Misconduct
• GCs Report Rise In US Companies' Litigation Spending
• Akin Gump To Convert To All-Capital Partnership
• NBCUniversal Adds Ex-Obama Atty, Davis Polk Partner As GC
• Phelps Dunbar Opens 2nd Texas Office In Dallas Area
• Baker Botts Nabs 14-Atty Middle East Team From Norton Rose
• Ex-Mayer Brown Partner Gets 1 Year For Refco Fraud
• Eversheds Sees Partner Turnover In Tight UK Market
• McDermott Faces Pregnancy Discrimination Claims In London
• Ex-Allen Matkins Team Launches New Calif. Real Estate Firm
• In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360
• 4 Tips For Female Attorneys To Get Paid Their Due
• Justice Served: The Week In Judicial Benchslaps
• 7 Ways To Keep Your Case Moving In NY Commercial Court
• Law360 Names Attys Who Moved Up The Firm Ranks In Q2
• NJ Judge Reprimanded For Getting Cozy With Prosecution
• Gay Atty Rips Anapol Schwartz's Efforts To Dodge Bias Suit
• Vinson & Elkins Closing Shanghai Office To Service Beijing Biz
• Weatherford Names Ex-Lufkin Exec As New VP, Co-GC
• So The JPML Spurned Your MDL Bid. Now What?
• Fla. Governor Names Sarasota County Judge To 12th Circ.
• Law360's Weekly Verdict: Legal Lions & Lambs
• Mass. High Court Says In-House Communications Protected
• Clyde & Co. Launches 4th US Office With Insurance Duo
• Patton Boggs Names New Dallas MP Following Atty Defections
• Female Firm Leaders Says Time Is Ripe For Women To Rise
• Posner Says Justices Should Cut BS From Opinions
• Ex-Sidley Real Estate Head Admits Faking Expense Receipts
• In-House Group Launches 1st Asia Chapter In Singapore
• Indicted Texas Judge Claims Immunity From Criminal Charges
• Pick For 1st Female On Western NY Bench Quizzed On Ties
• Hogan Lovells Opens Rio De Janeiro Office
• Jones Day, Dechert Deny They Owe Coudert Partner Profits
• Convicted Ex-Pa. Judge's Fraud Suit Axed By Appeals Court
• Dems 'Packing' DC Circ. With Akin Gump Atty, GOP Sens. Say
• Fox Rothschild Opens 4th NJ Office With Day Pitney RE Team
• Amid Hours Probe, NY Court's Atty Conduct Counsel Quits
• 5 Ways To Avoid Working Through Your Vacation
• Schiff Hardin Brings Aboard NY Construction Firm
• DOL To Give Final Say On Reporting Rule's Advice Exemption
• Cahill Gordon Rolls Out $10K Bonuses For All Associates
• Latham DQ May Complicate MDL Conflicts, Judge Says
• Senate Confirms Wyo. Attorney General For 10th Circ. Seat
• Indicted Texas Judge's Facebook Rant Spurs Contempt Motion
• Legal Jobs Suffer Biggest 1-Month Decline In 3 Years
• Law Firm Mergers May Hit Record-Breaking Total In 2013
• Supremely Odd: Law360's Memorable SCOTUS Moments
• Dykema Launches Austin Office With Tax, Real Estate Pros
• Edwards Wildman Cuts London Staff, Spares Lawyers
• Profs Urge Law Schools To Raise 'Dismal' Skills Training Bar
• PBGC To Take Over Butzel Long Pension Plan
• Sanford Heisler Welched On Class Action Fee Deal: Suit
• Arent Fox Accused Of Wage, OT Violations By Ex-Employee
• Philly Traffic Judges Can't Shake Ticket-Fixing Charges
• Courts Endorse New Data-Sorting Formulas For E-Discovery
• 5 Common Mistakes New Partners Make
• 2 More Norton Rose Fulbright Partners Leave LA Office
• Morgan Lewis Dubai Expansion Signals Region's Resurgence
• Herbert Smith Freehills Lands Kirkland CFO
• Gunster Inks Lease For Digs In New Miami Tower
• Alito's Eye Rolling Spurs Call For High Court Conduct Rules
• Ex-Bryan Cave Atty Indicted For Murder Threat To Co-Worker
• Texas Appeals Court Keeps Judge Removal Suit Alive
• Associates Can Live Like Top Dogs In Texas Cities
• Chicago Federal Court Gets 1st Hispanic Chief Judge
• NJ Lawmakers Push Bill To Cut Cities' Legal Spending
• CORRECTED: Thelen Trustee Settles With Ex-Partners Over Unfinished Biz
• Ballard Spahr Picks Up NY Firm As White Collar Work Expands
• 24 Patton Boggs Defectors Land At Holland & Knight
• BigLaw's Pro Bono Hours Dipped In 2012: Report
• Pa. House Approves Raised Judicial Retirement Age
• NY Appellate Judge Disciplined For Misleading Missive
• Pa. Senate OKs Replacement For Convicted High Court Justice
• Indicted Texas Judge Asks Appeals Court To Nix Ouster Bid
• NY Bar Says Pro Bono Disclosure Rule Invades Privacy