Law Firms

A New York court has rejected Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe’s “tactical” bid to disqualify the lawyer suing the law firm on behalf of a former associate who claims he was fraudulently promised promotion to partnership. Orrick’s efforts to remove the lawyer, Douglas Wigdor, from the case reveal that not one but two associates consulted with […]

Like to be a High Court judge? Forget the whisper over a drink at your Inn or the traditional “tap on the shoulder”. Dust off the CV and send in an application. And then prepare yourself for an “interview” with a selection panel. This is the new world of appointing judges — and today it

Frustrated with laws and regulations that have made companies and accounting firms more open to lawsuits from investors and the government, corporate America — with the encouragement of the Bush administration — is preparing to fight back. Now that corruption cases like Enron and WorldCom are falling out of the news, two influential industry groups

The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to consider whether Microsoft Corp. should have to pay damages overseas for infringing a speech recognition software patent owned by AT&T Inc. The high court granted Microsoft’s petition to review an appeals court ruling that held AT&T could seek royalties based on the foreign manufacture and sale of

Home Secretary John Reid is preparing new laws to stop convicted criminals cashing in on their crimes. A consultation will be soon be launched on legislation to stop criminals receiving money for writing books about their past, the Home Secretary said. It follows concern in Northern Ireland earlier this year that Johnny Adair, the former

In 1997 Nancy and Luke Weinstein, a Connecticut couple with a young daughter, decided to go their separate ways. They weren’t rich, it seemed. Nancy was a stay-at-home mom; Luke’s base salary was $48,000 a year at Product Technologies, which developed software for smart cards. On his asset disclosure sheet he valued his 19.4% stake

People who write about war — and many do — generally end up writing about the wars of their own place and time. From the start, legal questions have been at the center of debates about my own country’s recent wars, none more than our current “global war on terror.” Is Guantanamo an egregious violation

In less than a week, Ken Lay’s criminal conviction in the Enron Scandal has been formally thrown out because of his death, and former Enron CEO Jeffrey Skillling has been sentenced to 24 years in prison. But if anyone thinks that means the end of the Enron legal battles, they are as mistaken as the