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Three years after John Lennon was assassinated, Morrison & Foerster partner Dan Marmalefsky launched a lawsuit against the Federal Bureau of Investigation to uncover the Nixon administration’s plan to deport the famous Beatle. Twenty-three years later, he’s still digging.

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A white-collar defense attorney in Los Angeles, Marmalefsky leads a team of three lawyers, pro bono, that represents a University of California, Irvine history professor, who, since 1983, has sought the release of FBI documents related to its surveillance of Lennon in the early 1970s. What started out as a compelling freedom-of-information challenge for a […]

Three years after John Lennon was assassinated, Morrison & Foerster partner Dan Marmalefsky launched a lawsuit against the Federal Bureau of Investigation to uncover the Nixon administration’s plan to deport the famous Beatle. Twenty-three years later, he’s still digging. Read More »

Reed Smith Law Firm Stays The Course – Gregory B Jordan Elected To Third Term As Managing Partner

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http://www.lawfuel.com/show-release.asp?ID=8859 (October 4, 2006) – LAWFUEL – Legal news, Legal Jobs – Reed Smith LLP, a top 25 international law firm, today announced that Gregory B. Jordan will remain at the helm of the firm as Managing Partner for a third term, beginning January 1, 2007, and ending December 31, 2009. Jordan was elected by

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‘Constand v. Cosby’ shows skillful application of attorney-client privilege, and provides important lessons for everyday cases

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As any attorney will tell you, disputes over the application and scope of the attorney-client privilege arise often in everyday lawsuits that are of interest only to the parties involved. But they also apparently arise in high-profile cases involving celebrity defendants. The case of Constand v. Cosby is a perfect example. In this case involving

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Republicans were in disarray last night after a leading conservative newspaper called on Dennis Hastert, the Speaker, to resign, and an open rift developed between Mr Hastert and his top deputy, John Boehner, the majority leader in the House of Representatives.

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Republicans were in disarray last night after a leading conservative newspaper called on Dennis Hastert, the Speaker, to resign, and an open rift developed between Mr Hastert and his top deputy, John Boehner, the majority leader in the House of Representatives. The developments were further evidence that the scandal over a possible cover-up of the

Republicans were in disarray last night after a leading conservative newspaper called on Dennis Hastert, the Speaker, to resign, and an open rift developed between Mr Hastert and his top deputy, John Boehner, the majority leader in the House of Representatives. Read More »

The Japan Legal Support Center, which offers legal advice to people with problems related to civil and criminal cases, started operating Monday.

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Along with the lay judge system, the Tokyo-based center, nicknamed “Hoterasu,” or Legal Terrace, is one of the keystones in the reform of the judicial system, which aims to give people ready access to legal help. The five main jobs of the center are: to offer legal information to individuals; to pay for or extend

The Japan Legal Support Center, which offers legal advice to people with problems related to civil and criminal cases, started operating Monday. Read More »

The tardiness of a technical services company in submitting financial reports to the Securities and Exchange Commission and the trustee responsible for managing its debt payments have prompted a potentially expensive default.

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The tardiness of a technical services company in submitting financial reports to the Securities and Exchange Commission and the trustee responsible for managing its debt payments have prompted a potentially expensive default. New York Supreme Court Justice Bernard J. Fried ruled in The Bank of New York v. BearingPoint, 600169/06, that by failing to file

The tardiness of a technical services company in submitting financial reports to the Securities and Exchange Commission and the trustee responsible for managing its debt payments have prompted a potentially expensive default. Read More »

Saddam Hussein was thrown out of court yesterday as he rebelled against the Iraqi Government’s decision to sack the chief judge at his trial on charges of genocide.

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When the court opened, the defence team for Saddam and his six co-defendants walked out in protest over Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki’s decision late on Tuesday to fire Chief Judge Abdullah al-Ameri, who some Shia and Kurdish politicians believed was showing leniency to the former President. When Muhammad Oreibi al-Khalifa, Mr Amiri’s replacement, ordered court-appointed

Saddam Hussein was thrown out of court yesterday as he rebelled against the Iraqi Government’s decision to sack the chief judge at his trial on charges of genocide. Read More »

‘The Lawyer’ magazine’s survey of leading law firms, in association with American Lawyer, identifies shifting trends in legal markets. In the UK, the local firms were keeping pace with their American rivals.

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Last year, there were 14 UK firms in The Global 100. This year there are 16, with UK regionals Pinsent Masons and Addleshaw Goddard making the cut. And that 16 does not even include Mayer Brown Rowe & Maw, Dechert, Jones Day, Reed Smith and Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Nicholson Graham, all of which cut major

‘The Lawyer’ magazine’s survey of leading law firms, in association with American Lawyer, identifies shifting trends in legal markets. In the UK, the local firms were keeping pace with their American rivals. Read More »

Hong Kong has become the highest paying jurisdiction for in-house lawyers outside of the USA, after it relegated the traditional highest payer – the UK – back to second place.

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A survey by recruitment firm Laurence Simons International found pay for Hong Kong is higher than the UK by as much as US$12,700 at the 2 years’ post qualification experience (PQE) level, and by as much as US$43,400 for individuals with more than 10 years’ PQE. AIG vice president and deputy general counsel Mario Valdes-Lora

Hong Kong has become the highest paying jurisdiction for in-house lawyers outside of the USA, after it relegated the traditional highest payer – the UK – back to second place. Read More »

Britain’s lawyers are reaping huge profits with a record £10.8 billion billed in legal fees by the top 100 corporate firms this year. Lawyers personally made a collective profit of £3.5 billion, up by 20 per cent on the year before, according to a survey yesterday.

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Profits per partner hit a record £1,160,000 in one top City law firm, Slaughter and May, while the average profit across all 6,557 partners in the top 100 law firms reached £537,322. Top Five firms in terms of turnover were: Clifford Chance, Linklaters, Freshfields, Allen & Overy and Lovells. The year also saw the arrival

Britain’s lawyers are reaping huge profits with a record £10.8 billion billed in legal fees by the top 100 corporate firms this year. Lawyers personally made a collective profit of £3.5 billion, up by 20 per cent on the year before, according to a survey yesterday. Read More »

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