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If the outcome of this week’s presidential election is close, the precariously balanced state of Ohio could be the place where the two parties begin filing the inevitable lawsuits over voting irregularities, experts say.

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The battles could be over the rules for a recount, or how to deal with voters who were not added to the rolls even though they registered properly and on time. Lawyers could fight over how to count the paper ballots used when the electronic machines break down, or whether a judge was correct in […]

If the outcome of this week’s presidential election is close, the precariously balanced state of Ohio could be the place where the two parties begin filing the inevitable lawsuits over voting irregularities, experts say. Read More »

Four attorneys are responsible for guiding the wind-down of Thelen law firm, due to shut down on December 1.

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Four lawyers are set to guide Thelen’s wind-down. The three members of Thelen’s dissolution committee are David Graybeal, Douglas Davidson and Thomas Hill. The firm has also hired as outside counsel Peter Gilhuly, the Latham & Watkins bankruptcy partner who advised Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison on its dissolution half a decade ago. While the dissolution

Four attorneys are responsible for guiding the wind-down of Thelen law firm, due to shut down on December 1. Read More »

Thelen LLP’s partnership council recommended to the full partnership Tuesday that the San Francisco firm shut its doors by Dec. 1.

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Thelen LLP’s partnership council recommended to the full partnership Tuesday that the San Francisco firm shut its doors by Dec. 1. The partnership has seven days to vote on the recommendation. A statement released Tuesday blames economic factors for the decision, “including recessionary pressures and numerous partner departures over the past year, both of which

Thelen LLP’s partnership council recommended to the full partnership Tuesday that the San Francisco firm shut its doors by Dec. 1. Read More »

A west African court has found Niger’s government guilty of failing to protect a 12-year-old who was sold into slavery in a landmark decision that may offer hope to thousands of others who are enslaved in the region.

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A west African court has found Niger’s government guilty of failing to protect a 12-year-old who was sold into slavery in a landmark decision that may offer hope to thousands of others who are enslaved in the region. Hadijatou Mani, who is now 24, had testified that she had been sold as a slave for

A west African court has found Niger’s government guilty of failing to protect a 12-year-old who was sold into slavery in a landmark decision that may offer hope to thousands of others who are enslaved in the region. Read More »

Jurors in Ted Stevens’ corruption trial discovered a mistake in the Alaska senator’s indictment Monday, an embarrassing gaffe for Justice Department prosecutors that could benefit the senator.

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Jurors in Ted Stevens’ corruption trial discovered a mistake in the Alaska senator’s indictment Monday, an embarrassing gaffe for Justice Department prosecutors that could benefit the senator. Stevens, the Senate’s longest-serving Republican, is charged with lying on Senate financial documents about $250,000 in home renovations and gifts he received from a millionaire oil contractor. Among

Jurors in Ted Stevens’ corruption trial discovered a mistake in the Alaska senator’s indictment Monday, an embarrassing gaffe for Justice Department prosecutors that could benefit the senator. Read More »

Legendary Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz M&A lawyer and firm founding partner Martin Lipton said something that deal lawyers and law students alike probably didn’t want to hear: a full economic recovery could take between three and five years.

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In a seminar at New York University School of Law on Thursday night, Lipton was part of a panel that included retired Goldman Sachs Chairman Stephen Friedman (currently the chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York) and Joseph Rice III, the founder and chairman of New York-based private equity firm Clayton Dubilier &

Legendary Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz M&A lawyer and firm founding partner Martin Lipton said something that deal lawyers and law students alike probably didn’t want to hear: a full economic recovery could take between three and five years. Read More »

The ABA Journal has taken a look at the lawyers who could run America – the next top lawyers for a McCain or an Obama presidency. The magazine has matched the job with the person who is most often mentioned for it.

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Who’s the person for the top spot, the Attorney General? From the Obama camp comes: Eric HolderCurrently: Partner, Covington & BurlingLaw school: Columbia (1976) Holder and Obama have been friends since they hit it off at a dinner party in 2004. He is the consummate Washington insider—a familiar fixture in the Clinton administration, but well-known

The ABA Journal has taken a look at the lawyers who could run America – the next top lawyers for a McCain or an Obama presidency. The magazine has matched the job with the person who is most often mentioned for it. Read More »

Fees could reach a record $1.4 billion for lawyers, accountants and other professionals working on the Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. bankruptcy, the largest in U.S. history.

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Fees could reach a record $1.4 billion for lawyers, accountants and other professionals working on the Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. bankruptcy, the largest in U.S. history. The biggest winner will be New York-based law firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges, Lehman’s adviser, with an estimated $209 million in fees, said Lynn LoPucki, who teaches bankruptcy law

Fees could reach a record $1.4 billion for lawyers, accountants and other professionals working on the Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. bankruptcy, the largest in U.S. history. Read More »

Paul Lippe takes a look at how London – home to four of the six biggest law firms in the world)has coped with the downturn and looks at the key factors likely to have an impact on demand for legal services.

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As travelers have noted since time immemorial, the best way to enrich your perspective on your own culture is to step outside it and visit someone else’s. I spent last week in London (home of four of the six biggest law firms in the world), talking to clients and law firms. I’ll offer some observations

Paul Lippe takes a look at how London – home to four of the six biggest law firms in the world)has coped with the downturn and looks at the key factors likely to have an impact on demand for legal services. Read More »