Law Firms

Maybe you’ve heard about the big “O” — the green one that’s as dear to Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe as the swoosh is to Nike. When Orrick announced a merger with Dewey Ballantine, the New York-based firm got to lead the new name — Dewey Orrick — but the firm kept the big green O […]

There are plenty of other good reasons why so many people are wringing their hands over the outcome of the Virginia Senate race between George Allen and Jim Webb. If Webb maintains his lead through the canvassing and recount process, a fairly good bet at this point, control of the Senate will strengthen the hands

Judges at the International Criminal Court in The Hague began hearing evidence for the first time, as prosecutors began laying out their case against a Congolese militia leader. Thomas Lubanga is accused of recruiting children to fight a brutal war in the northeast of the country. For VOA, Lauren Comiteau is following the confirmation proceedings

In a political first, a Muslim has been elected to serve in the U.S. Congress. Keith Ellison, a Minnesota state legislator and lawyer, reached the political milestone by defeating two other candidates in Minnesota’s 5th Congressional District, which covers the Minneapolis area. His victory was part of the Democratic wave that seized control of the

The Paris-based Reporters Without Borders (RSF) on Tuesday released a list of 13 countries it labeled as “enemies of the Internet,” which for the first time, has Egypt to the list. However, this year’s list excludes Nepal, Libya and the Maldives. The list also consists of countries that RSF believes are suppressing freedom of expression

Anecdotal reports from around the country suggested the turnout in some of the closely contested Senate races – in Virginia and Missouri for example – was at a level not seen for many years in a midterm vote, in an atmosphere supercharged by a divisive war and a string of political scandals. Both parties claimed

Saddam Hussein will be hanged within 30 days if he loses his appeal, Bassam Ridha, an adviser to Nouri al-Maliki, the Iraqi Prime Minister, said yesterday. The appeal, due to start within a month, will be heard before a chamber of nine judges and could take several months to reach a conclusion. Mr Ridha said

For decades, few things have inspired as much fear and loathing in the executive suites of corporate America as the law firm of Milberg Weiss and the two outsized personalities who ruled the place, Mel Weiss and Bill Lerach. Through creativity and ruthlessness, they transformed the humble securities class-action lawsuit into a deadly weapon. Always,

For those seeking omens on Saddam Hussein’s day of judgment, Mother Nature obliged: Sunday dawned wet, cool and clean in Baghdad after overnight showers rinsed the city of several layers of desert sand. Late in the morning, Ahmed Hussein, a government-employed street sweeper, looked up into the overcast and still-rumbling skies and nodded approvingly. “This