So how good was the first season of “Better Call Saul”. Lawyers embraced the show and reviews have been flattering to say the least. These comments come from Harry Graff on AbovetheLaw. Harry is a litigation associate with a keen interest in film, television and related matters. So what was his view? Did it reach […]
Reed Smith – By Keri S. Bruce, Mark S. Goldstein and Sarah T. Hansel With the first quarter of 2015 behind us, many companies are already deeply engaged in social media campaigns. Many of these campaigns include the engagement of professional bloggers or other persons with social media influence to promote corporate brands through social
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Reed Smith – by Dominique H. Pietz. A Pennsylvania judge in the Northampton County Court of Common Pleas ruled that the defendant blogger was not liable for anonymous posts in the “comments” section of his website, despite his active moderation of these posts. In Mezzacappa v. O’Hare (Docket No. C-48-CV-2014-4521), the plaintiff, a candidate for
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Pro bono law is a key component of many law firm and many lawyers’ contribution to their communities. But when Akin Gump partner Raphael Prober took in a pro bono case involving the co-ordination of over 50 lawyers and other agencies it involved a massive amount on behalf of holocaust victims. Many pro bono lawyers
Hogan Lovells used a global team of 100 lawyers to help GE complete the company’s plans to sell its global Real Estate business to Blackstone for US$26.5 billion. The Hogan Lovells team advising GE on this matter was led by partners Warren Gorrell, Bruce Gilchrist, Prentiss Feagles, Lauren Bellerjeau, Waajid Siddiqui and Lee Berner, with
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—The Florida Commission on the Status of Women is accepting nominations for the 2016 Florida Women’s Hall of Fame through July 15, 2015. Since its inception in 1982, the Hall of Fame has recognized and honored Florida women who, through their lives and work, have made significant contributions to the improvement of life
Her name is Judy Clarke and she has been a gentle advisor, confidante – and lawyer – for Boston bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. But can she now save his life? Many would argue that she should not, but for Judy Clarke defending the perpetrators of the most horrific crimes is what she does for a living.
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April 8, 2015 – DLA Piper announced today that Mike Piazza has joined the firm’s Litigation practice as a partner in the Los Angeles office. Piazza focuses his practice on securities and white collar litigation, defending individuals and companies before US regulators, the US Department of Justice, state attorneys general, and foreign
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Global law firm Dentons is to merge with Atlanta-based law firm McKenna Long & Aldridge, which will give the world’s largest law firm an even bigger legal clout. The merger would provide added presence in key US markets including not just Atlanta, but LA, San Francisco and Washington DC. Like DLA Piper, Dentons has grown
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has been found guilty of carrying out the Boston Marathon bombings. The 2013 attack was the most serious in the US since the 9/11 attacks. The jury took a day and a half to find Tsarnaev guilty of the 30 counts he faced. He was also found guilty of murdering a policeman, car
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