Law school rankings create massive interest among lawyers and – surprise, surprise – lawschools.The rankings abound and just which ones you rely upon or consider the most authoritative is amatter of considerable debate.In the United States there is the US News and World Report rankings as a leader among rankings and a host of others
As Comedy Central is discovering with the new host of The Daily Show, Trevor Noah, failure to fully vet an employee’s social media activity can have unexpected consequences. At the same time, an employee’s social media profiles can yield information that may be harmful to employers in the hiring process. There are potential pitfalls to
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The issues confronting women lawyers and how they can reconcile their work with family life, quite apart from work-life balance generally, was an issue covered in a recent article in the NY Times about a new firm set up by two women who have no permanent offices, take afternoons off for school events and experiment
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Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP | Marc S. Gerber, Neil M. Leff, Regina Olshan, Erica Schohn, Joseph M. Yaffe, Alessandra K. MurataA Delaware court opinion issued late last week may subject equity grants to directors to increased judicial scrutiny (Calma v. Templeton, No. 9579-CB (Del. Ch. Apr. 30, 2015)). In Calma, the Chancery
LawFuel.com – Blank Rome LLP is pleased to announce that Richard E. Berman, Partner, and Jose R. Riguera, (pictured) Of Counsel, have joined the Firm’s Commercial Litigation group in the Fort Lauderdale office. They will also support and contribute to the Firm’s flourishing Consumer Finance Litigation practice. Mr. Berman’s complex litigation experience includes commercial, corporate,
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LawFuel.com – Mr. Ryan to lead firm’s global Antitrust & Competition practice in fast-growing DC officeWashington DC, 4 May 2015 – Mayer Brown announced today that Mark W. Ryan has rejoined the firm as a partner in Washington DC, where he will lead the firm’s global Antitrust & Competition practice. Previously, he was the first-ever
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DALLAS, TX – May 4, 2015 – Schiff Hardin is pleased to announce that Stephen L. Sapp joined the firm as a partner in the Corporate and Securities group. With more than 25 years’ experience practicing law, Mr. Sapp joins Schiff Hardin from Locke Lord LLP and is based in the firm’s new Dallas office. Clients
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DENVER — Keith A. Schwartz, age 47, of Silverthorne, Colorado, was sentenced last week by Senior U.S. District Court Judge John L. Kane to serve 180 months (15 years) in federal prison for conspiracy, distribution of a controlled substance and money laundering, United States Attorney John Walsh announced. Following his prison sentence, Schwartz was ordered
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WASHINGTON, D.C., 4 May 2015 – Hogan Lovells is pleased to announce that Alice Valder Curran has been named the new regional managing partner for its Washington, D.C., Baltimore, Northern Virginia, Philadelphia, and Minneapolis offices. Curran joined Hogan Lovells in 1998, and is a Health partner in the firm’s Government Regulatory practice. She is a
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Dean Skelos Allegedly Used Official Position To Cause More Than $200,000 In Payments To Son Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Diego Rodriguez, Assistant Director-In-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), announced today that New York State Senate Majority Leader
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