Rudnicki and Temple Bring Oil & Gas Industry and Labor & Employment Experience to Firm’s Fast-Growing Texas Presenc (May 2, 2013, Houston) – Reed Smith LLP today announced the addition of two partners to its rapidly growing Houston office. Mark D. Temple and Leah T. Rudnicki bring the total number of partners in the
The pass rate requirements for US law schools may become tougher if American Bar Association changes are made. It appears certain that the ABA committee that is responsible for supervising law school accreditation stardards will endorse a rule that requires a minimum 80 per cent of graduates to pass the bar examination within two years
LawFuel.com – Celebrity Trials – Celebrities involved in legal proceedings of whatever form are invariably the center of high media attention and the viral video showing actress Reese Withersoon’s arrest in Atlanta is certainly no exception. Witherspoon, actress in movies like “Legally Blonde” has blamed her role as a lawyer for much of the trouble.
Des Moines, LawFuel.com – Many Americans do not realize that declaring bankruptcy may affect their home insurance rates. Once personal bankruptcy has been filed, all of a debtor’s property and assets come under the purview of a court assigned trustee. This individual closely watches spending and keeps track of assets, to protect the
For most of us, filing our taxes is a stressful process. But for those who filed bankruptcy in the past year, they may be confused about the affect it had on their taxes and how it changes the way they file their taxes. Which forms do you file and who files your taxes for you?
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A career flame-out is not necessarily the end of everything for once high fliers like former New York governor and New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer, who has created another career out of the ashes of the one that went before. Spitzer was forced from office and the governor’s mansion by a sex scandal, but
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NEW YORK – LawFuel.com – Morrison & Foerster has appointed new co-chairs to lead the firm’s Corporate and Finance Departments. The Corporate Department co-chairs are San Francisco partner Brandon Parris and Tokyo partner Randy Laxer. The Finance Department co-chairs are New York partner Gary Lee and Tokyo partner Dale Caldwell. Pamela Reed, former Morrison &
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LawFuel.com – Australia trail-blazed the way for listed law firms with the listing six years ago of personal injury law firm Slater & Gordon and is now set to list another law firm, the recently-established Rockwell Olivier. Rockwell Olivier is owned by the listed company Integrated Legal Holdings and is a newly formed combination of
Which law firms would rank among the very best in terms of universal admiration by their peers? It’s Cravath’s according to a new book. The question is one that arose in a new book “What It Takes: Seven Secrets of Success from the World’s Greatest Professional Firms” By Charles Ellis. The author looked at what
LawFuel.com – Law Newswire Service – On April 25, 2013, Archer Daniels Midland Company (“ADM”) announced that it has signed a takeover bid implementation deed with GrainCorp Limited. Cravath is representing ADM in connection with this transaction. Subject to the satisfactory completion of due diligence, ADM has agreed to make a cash offer, which would
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