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A federal judge in Manhattan has allowed sex discrimination claims to proceed against an intellectual property law firm that fired an associate two days after she complained in an e-mail to partners that the firm’s women lawyers were being “relegated to non-partnership track support roles.”

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A federal judge in Manhattan has allowed sex discrimination claims to proceed against an intellectual property law firm that fired an associate two days after she complained in an e-mail to partners that the firm’s women lawyers were being “relegated to non-partnership track support roles.” In a 53-page opinion issued last week, Southern District of

A federal judge in Manhattan has allowed sex discrimination claims to proceed against an intellectual property law firm that fired an associate two days after she complained in an e-mail to partners that the firm’s women lawyers were being “relegated to non-partnership track support roles.” Read More »

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati has paid $9.5 million to Brocade Communications Systems to release itself — as well its chairman and former Brocade board member, Larry Sonsini — from civil claims stemming from the backdating disaster at the firm’s longtime client.

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Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati has paid $9.5 million to Brocade Communications Systems to release itself — as well its chairman and former Brocade board member, Larry Sonsini — from civil claims stemming from the backdating disaster at the firm’s longtime client. News of Wilson’s payment was tucked into a footnote in court filings Friday

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati has paid $9.5 million to Brocade Communications Systems to release itself — as well its chairman and former Brocade board member, Larry Sonsini — from civil claims stemming from the backdating disaster at the firm’s longtime client. Read More »

IBA assists in set up of first ever Afghan bar association – Bar Association Announcement

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LawFuel – Legal Newswire – The establishment of Afghanistan’s first ever bar association, the Independent Afghan Bar Association (IABA), came to fruition on Wednesday, 30 July 2008 at 1800hrs (Kabul time) at a General Assembly in Kabul attended by more than 400 leaders and lawyers representing all parts of Afghanistan. This was achieved after five

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US President George W Bush has signed into law legislation paving the way for Libya to pay hundreds of millions of dollars to compensate US victims of bombing attacks that Washington blames on Tripoli.

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US President George W Bush has signed into law legislation paving the way for Libya to pay hundreds of millions of dollars to compensate US victims of bombing attacks that Washington blames on Tripoli. The Libyan Claims Resolution Act clears the way to resolve all outstanding US claims related to what Washington regards as Libyan

US President George W Bush has signed into law legislation paving the way for Libya to pay hundreds of millions of dollars to compensate US victims of bombing attacks that Washington blames on Tripoli. Read More »

Luce Forward Makes New Management Changes to Continue Strategic Growth in California

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(LAWFUEL) – Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps LLP recently approved a new, long-term strategic plan that will direct the firm’s growth and focus through 2020. To implement the new plan, the firm has named Kurt L. Kicklighter as successor to Robert J. Bell, the firm’s managing partner. Kicklighter, who was unanimously elected by the firm’s

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Global Law Firm Squire Sanders Expands New York Office

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New York (Aug. 5, 2008) LAWFUEL – Global law firm Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P. has expanded its New York office significantly with the addition of lawyers in the practices of litigation, international dispute resolution (IDR) and bankruptcy litigation. “This move enhances our New York presence and adds to our well-respected litigation practice,” said chairman

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US Attorney Charges Afghan Woman With Attempting to Kill US Officers

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LawFuel – MICHAEL J. GARCIA, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, MARK J. MERSHON, the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), and RAYMOND W. KELLY, the Police Commissioner of the City of New York, announced today the arrest of AAFIA SIDDIQUI on

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The jury in the first U.S. war crimes trial since World War II began deliberating Monday at Guantanamo Bay, according to a Pentagon spokesman.

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The jury in the first U.S. war crimes trial since World War II began deliberating Monday at Guantanamo Bay, according to a Pentagon spokesman. Salim Hamdan, who was Osama bin Laden’s former driver, faces a maximum life sentence if convicted of conspiracy and aiding terrorism by a panel of six U.S. military officers. The trial

The jury in the first U.S. war crimes trial since World War II began deliberating Monday at Guantanamo Bay, according to a Pentagon spokesman. Read More »

Richard A. Devine, Cook County State’s Attorney, To Join Bryan Cave LLP

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CHICAGO, August 4, 2008 (LAWFUEL) – The international law firm Bryan Cave LLP (www.bryancave.com) today announced that Richard A. Devine, Cook County State’s Attorney, will be joining the firm as a partner in the Chicago office upon the completion of his final term in the position. Devine will lead the litigation group in the Chicago

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With the best of intentions justice is not always as blind as it should be. But seldom is it as downright astigmatic as it was on July 30th, when the law lords ruled that the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) was entitled to submit to blackmail and drop its investigation, in December 2006, into alleged bribery in a Saudi Arabian arms deal.

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With the best of intentions justice is not always as blind as it should be. But seldom is it as downright astigmatic as it was on July 30th, when the law lords ruled that the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) was entitled to submit to blackmail and drop its investigation, in December 2006, into alleged bribery

With the best of intentions justice is not always as blind as it should be. But seldom is it as downright astigmatic as it was on July 30th, when the law lords ruled that the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) was entitled to submit to blackmail and drop its investigation, in December 2006, into alleged bribery in a Saudi Arabian arms deal. Read More »

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