Law Firms

Two US legal academics say Hillary Clinton is unable to take the position as Secretary of State because of emoluments clauses. The clause bars senators from taking any U.S. civil office during their terms if it was created or its “emoluments” were increased during that time. President Bush issued an executive order earlier this year […]

A congressional committee is investigating the circumstances that led to the sex scandal causing the downfall of New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer and whether the case was politically motivated. The House Financial Services Committee is seeking to determine whether federal agents misused their expanded powers under the Patriot Act. “We have no concern about Eliot

The widow of slain Washington, D.C., lawyer Robert Wone filed a $20 million wrongful death suit against the three men who were indicted last week on charges that they obstructed the investigation into Wone’s death. The mysterious death of Robert Wone, general counsel for Radio Free Asia and a former associate at Covington & Burling,

Which law firms are grabbing the lion’s share of the international litigation cake? UK legal magazine The Lawyer has compiled the litigation ranking of law firms based on revenue they generate. For the first time the world’s largest firms have been ranked in order of the litigation revenue they generate. The figures reveal the largest

A suburban mother was found guilty today of lesser misdemeanor charges for her role in an online hoax that prosecutors said led to the suicide of her teenage neighbor. Lori Drew, 49, was convicted on three misdemeanor counts of unauthorized access to computers in a case that drew nationwide attention both for its novel use

Should one of Detroit’s Big Three auto manufacturers go bankrupt, it will be among the largest Chapter 11 filings in U.S. history. So who are the likely candidates for the assignment? The Am Law Daily interviewed several leading restructuring lawyers–most on the condition that they not be named–to find out. The apparent early frontrunner for

Sarah M Glenn, a fourth-year associate at the venerable law firm of Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy, is moving to Japan in January. Although she is 5-foot-10 and has shoulder-length red hair, she blends in with the crowd when she walks to work in Lower Manhattan, not far from Wall Street. She anticipates that some

DLA Piper raised some eyebrows when it said Wednesday it would ask 275 income partners to contribute capital — up to $150,000 each — to shore up its balance sheet. But those who watch the industry said the move should not be a great surprise, nor raise alarm bells. It could simply be smart, given

Powerhouse New York law firm Cravath Swaine & Moore has told its associates that their year-end bonuses will be much reduced, according to AboveTheLaw. The really bad news, though, came lower down in the Cravath memo today, according to Above the Law, which posted the full text of the Cravath memo on its blog: “Given