Integrated Team Will Provide Seamless Client Service on Firm’s Global Platform (October 31, 2011) – The energy and natural resources industries continue to grow as important drivers of the global economy, and Reed Smith LLP has today announced an expanded Energy & Natural Resources (ENR) Group to respond to its clients’ needs around the world. […]

Davis Polk – Davis Polk advised J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Goldman, Sachs & Co. as joint book-running managers in connection with the initial public offering of 8,050,000 shares of common stock of ZELTIQ Aesthetics, Inc. The gross proceeds from the offering were approximately $104.7 million. ZELTIQ’s common stock is traded on the Nasdaq Global

LawFuel.net – It didn’t take long for the Kardashian divorce to hit the legal files, with Kim Kadashian filing for divorce from NBA player Kris Humphries, just 10 weeks after the TV spectacular wedding. Irreconcilable differences were the legal reason for the filing, with Kardashian saying: “I hope everyone understands this was not an easy

Paralegal Certification is an entree to a profession that continues to grow in importance, particularly to the law profession, who’s economics now rely in part upon the growing role played by the ‘old’ legal assistants. What are the advantages of paralegal careers today? About.com has written about eight of them and Get Paralegal Certification looks

How to choose the best paralegal certification program is an issue that confronts most people looking for a good paralegal program or course, including those relating to paralegal bachelor degrees. There are a variety of things people should consider and these are very important, particularly where there has been an explosion of paralegal and related

SAN DIEGO (October 27, 2011) – Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps LLP is honored to be the recipient of the Earl B. Gilliam Bar Association Award for Corporate Diversity. The Earl B. Gilliam Bar Association’s prestigious award is granted to law firms that are leaders in their commitment to diversity within the legal community. Last

27 October 2011 – DLA Piper is pleased to announce that the Chicagoland Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure® has selected Alan Greenfield, associate in firm’s Chicago office, for the inaugural class of “Pink Tie Guys.” The debut class was honored at the Tribune Media Group’s Pink Tie Gala on October 13 in

Paralegal-technology the use of redaction technology for paralegals has been something that has made the life of the paralegal a whole lot easier. Paralegal-technologylooks at the Redact-IT tool and the ability to make paralegal life a great deal simpler, and possibly make the redacting of documents more accurate and avoid human error that can lead

NEW YORK – October 17, 2011 – Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP announced today with great sadness the death of Peter P. Mullen, who passed away Saturday. He was 83 years old. Mr. Mullen was Skadden’s first Executive Partner, a position he held formally from 1981 to 1994, and informally for several years

October 14, 2011 BALA CYNWYD, Pa.–Lawfuel.net–Law office of Brodsky & Smith, LLC announces that it is investigating potential claims against the Board of Directors of BigBand Networks, Inc. (“BigBand” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq – BBND) relating to the proposed acquisition by Arris Group, Inc. Under the terms of the proposed transaction BigBand shareholders would receive