A storm has erupted over the law firm at the center of the investigation of Jackson Kelly, the sponsor of a mining convention in Denver where Senator Joe Manchin, a close ally of the coal industry, launched his defense of his “dear friends” at the law firm that has been at the center of coal […]
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As more law firms fail the risk of hiring laterals has placed the hiring law firms in line for potential legal action by the bankruptcy trustee of the failed firm. Arnold & Porter partners wrote the following for Law360, dealing with issues about minimizing risk in lateral hires. By Lisa Hill Fenning, Pamela Phillips, Jonathan
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The death of the hourly fee has been predicted with varying degrees of confidence for some years – but will it ever happen? Well, it is occurring slowly but surely among a growing number of law firms who are continuing to experiment with alternative fee arrangements and to think outside the hourly fee square. The
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The New York Times has taken aim at the lawyers – or more correctly, those who administer lawyers – to determine that at least in the highly lawyer-populated New York, the way in which bad lawyers are administered is both inconsistent and often hidden. The NYT considers that a state with 166,000 lawyers should be
A lawsuit filed on behalf of two Japanese-American former Japanese sex slaves is one of the most controversial lawsuits filed in the United States. Forbes contributor Eamonn Fingelton writes about the little-known lawsuit that has enraged many, including many lawyers and legal bloggers. One, LA criminal lawyer Ken White calls the lawsuit “thoroughly contemptible.” Others
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There are more law firm mergers than ever in the US but an important – if not leading question – has arisen: Do they work? Law firm consultants Altman Weil has been tracking the legal marketplace for such matters since 2007 and 2013 saw the largest number of law mergers since they began, with a
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Loeb & Loeb attorney Brittany Adkins Schaffer has been selected by the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation as one of Nashville’s Top 30 Under 30. Now in its sixth year, the Top 30 Under 30 program honors young professionals throughout Middle Tennessee who exemplify leadership qualities, are active in volunteer roles and have excelled in the business
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Katherine Heigl (cautiously pictured here) is on the legal warpath, issuing a $6 million lawsuit for the use of her image without permission. The picture included here is purely for identification purposes and nothing more. It may not be up to date and may not be representative of the Grey’s Anatomy actress, whose lawsuit is
LawFuel.com – White & Case partner Jeannine Yoo Sano was named a “Top Litigator of Intellectual Property” in California by the Daily Journal, a California legal publication. The Daily Journal highlighted Sano’s work as lead trial attorney in winning a complete defense jury verdict on behalf of Autodesk, Inc. in a patent infringement lawsuit in
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By LawFuel contributor, Kevin Mackee. Law firms looking to recruit lateral partners should consider some key factors that can put them ahead of the competition when it comes to attracting quality candidates for their firms. Here are some key points that can lift your firm above the crowd in the search for good laterals prepared
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