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• Federal prosecutor cleared of professional misconduct charges
• MOVERS
• MGA turns to hero of its Bratz litigation to take on O'Melveny
• California tragedies draw lawsuits
• ASSOCIATE MOVERS
• A timely warning to employees about social media
• MOVERS
• The future of the law firm website
• 1,800 pro bono hours later, attorney sees Sept. 11 memorial become reality
• Search for billing flexibility behind L.A.'s latest boutique
• ASSOCIATE MOVERS
• California attorney convicted of accepting bribe
• THE CAREERIST: Judge Preska and work/life balance
• MOVERS
• SOCIAL MEDIA: Richard Susskind on social media, legal marketing and "irrational rejectionism"
• Discovery sanctions still on the table in MGA's fee dispute with O'Melveny
• Insurers demand a piece of MGA's $141 million legal fees and costs award

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Federal prosecutor cleared of professional misconduct charges	Top
A three-judge panel in the District of Massachusetts has declined to impose disciplinary sanctions on Boston federal prosecutor Jeffrey Auerhahn for judicial findings that Auerhahn's withholding of exculpatory evidence prompted the release of purported mobsters from prison.
MOVERS	Top
Brian Pollack joins the Chadbourne & Parke's intellectual property practice as counsel to the New York office. Plus more law firm movers in this week's column.
MGA turns to hero of its Bratz litigation to take on O'Melveny	Top
MGA Entertainment Inc. has replaced its lawyer in a $10.2 million billing dispute against O'Melveny & Myers with Jennifer Keller, the attorney who successfully represented the Bratz doll manufacturer in a high-profile trial against Mattel Inc.
California tragedies draw lawsuits	Top
Lawyers have filed wrongful death actions in two high profile tragedies in Southern California, including a crash during the California 200 race and the first murder on the Metro Red Line subway since it opened in 1993.
ASSOCIATE MOVERS	Top
Crescent Moran joins the Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn's corporate and securities department and employee benefits practice group in the Detroit office. Plus more movers in this week's column.
A timely warning to employees about social media	Top
Sandra Jezierski, a shareholder at Minneapolis-based Nilan Johnson Lewis, speaks to NLJ about the risks employees face when posting job-related gripes to social media sites.
MOVERS	Top
Judy Hlafcsak joins K&L Gates' health care practice as partner in the Pittsburgh office. Plus more law firm movers in this week's column.
The future of the law firm website	Top
A law firm's Web site will no longer be considered supplemental marketing collateral. Rather, it increasingly will be thought of as a marketing platform that is central to all aspects of a firm's marketing activity
1,800 pro bono hours later, attorney sees Sept. 11 memorial become reality	Top
Patrick White, of counsel at Porter Wright and vice president of the Families of Flight 93, talks to the NLJ about the work and challenges behind the United Flight 93 Memorial.
Search for billing flexibility behind L.A.'s latest boutique	Top
Two former partners at Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis have launched their own firm in Los Angeles, prompted by an opportunity to provide flexible billing rates for clients.
ASSOCIATE MOVERS	Top
Annette Lopez joins Gunster, Yoakley & Stewart's environmental and land use and business litigation practices as an associate. Plus more movers in this week's column.
California attorney convicted of accepting bribe	Top
A California attorney has been convicted on charges that he accepted $50,000 in cash from the target of a federal investigation in exchange for convincing his client, a witness, to lie to the grand jury.
THE CAREERIST: Judge Preska and work/life balance	Top
Whether or not you agree with Southern District of New York Chief Judge Loretta Preska's opinion in the Bloomberg L.P. discrimination case, it's a must-read for any woman who works in a pressure-cooker profession like law or finance.
MOVERS	Top
James O'Brien joins Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher's real estate practice as of counsel to the San Francisco office. Plus more law firm movers in this week's column.
SOCIAL MEDIA: Richard Susskind on social media, legal marketing and "irrational rejectionism"	Top
A conversation with the author of The End of Lawyers about his perceptions of social media, marketing for law firms and the future of the legal industry.
Discovery sanctions still on the table in MGA's fee dispute with O'Melveny	Top
Bratz doll manufacturer MGA Entertainment Inc. could still face discovery sanctions in a $10.2 million billing dispute with its former law firm, O'Melveny & Myers, despite having dropped its malpractice claims.
Insurers demand a piece of MGA's $141 million legal fees and costs award	Top
The insurance companies that paid the legal costs associated with MGA Entertainment Inc.'s successful court battle with Mattel Inc. are seeking to recover a portion of the $141 million in attorney fees and costs awarded to the Bratz doll manufacturer.

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