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• Six litigators leave Mintz Levin to form IP boutique
• Fisher & Phillips acquires Cleveland labor shop
• Putting the part-time pieces together
• Carlton Fields entitled to be paid by convicted murderer
• State Bar drops complaint against Dole plaintiffs' attorney
• Federal Circuit sanctions lawyer for improper confidentiality markings in briefs
• Malpractice suit revived against Armstrong Teasdale
• Taking an objective measure of firms that promote women
• Ice Miller sued over alleged disability insurance error
• Cuban prisoner released, with pro bono help from two U.S. firms
• DLA Piper hires away Edwards Angell's Wilmington office
• 'Soft bounce' in entry level associate hiring, NALP reports
• Suit against Boston firm over partnership stake moves into arbitration
• Corporate partner chosen to lead Bingham's Boston office
• Howrey partners vote to dissolve the firm
• Fee fight headed for courtroom

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Six litigators leave Mintz Levin to form IP boutique	Top
Six intellectual property litigators have left Boston's Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo to form a Massachusetts intellectual property litigation boutique.
Fisher & Phillips acquires Cleveland labor shop	Top
Fisher & Phillips has opened its 25th office by absorbing Cleveland labor and employment boutique Millisor + Nobil.
Putting the part-time pieces together	Top
We speak with the co-author of Flex Success: The Lawyer's Guide to Balanced Hours about avoiding the obstacles of working reduced hours.
Carlton Fields entitled to be paid by convicted murderer	Top
A Florida appeals court has found that Carlton Fields did not violate the rules of fair play when it represented a Florida multimillionaire convicted of plotting with his brother to kill his wife.
State Bar drops complaint against Dole plaintiffs' attorney	Top
The State Bar of California has closed its investigation of Juan Dominguez, the lawyer at the center of a judge's finding that fraud tainted a lawsuit brought against Dole Food Co. on behalf of Nicaraguans who worked on its banana plantations.
Federal Circuit sanctions lawyer for improper confidentiality markings in briefs	Top
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has sanctioned Katten Muchin Rosenman partner Daniel Shapiro with a $1,000 fine for the "extensive use of improper confidentiality markings."
Malpractice suit revived against Armstrong Teasdale	Top
A federal appeals court has revived a legal malpractice lawsuit brought against Armstrong Teasdale by a former client who claims that the law firm had a conflict of interest when it represented him in developing a technology company.
Taking an objective measure of firms that promote women	Top
There's no shortage of advocacy organizations that evaluate law firms for the flexibility of their work policies and success in advancing and retaining women, but a new effort is underway to objectively identify the firms with strong records of women in leadership positions.
Ice Miller sued over alleged disability insurance error	Top
A former attorney at Ice Miller who was severely injured in a motorcycle crash has sued the law firm for allegedly botching the administration of his long-term disability payments.
Cuban prisoner released, with pro bono help from two U.S. firms	Top
Six years of "back channel work" by lawyers from Sidley Austin and Hogan Lovells finally paid off earlier this month, when the Cuban government released a human rights activist from prison after more than eight years behind bars, often in solitary confinement.
DLA Piper hires away Edwards Angell's Wilmington office	Top
The 10-attorney group in the Wilmington, Del., office of Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge has moved to DLA Piper, which has launched its own Wilmington practice. The group of five partners and five associates will be lead by Stuart Brown.
'Soft bounce' in entry level associate hiring, NALP reports	Top
New figures show that offer rates to summer associates rose from the historic low of 69% in 2009 to 87% in 2010. That 18% increase puts offer rates back in the ballpark of the 90% offer rates of 2008, which was the last summer program season before the financial crisis hit in earnest.
Suit against Boston firm over partnership stake moves into arbitration	Top
A Massachusetts state court dispute between attorney John Hanify and the firm he helped found, which is now named Murphy & King, has moved to arbitration.
Corporate partner chosen to lead Bingham's Boston office	Top
Bingham McCutchen tapped its corporate, mergers and acquisitions and securities group co-chairman Steve Browne as the new managing partner of its Boston office.
Howrey partners vote to dissolve the firm	Top
Partners in the embattled Washington firm Howrey voted on March 9 to dissolve the firm, effective on March 15.
Fee fight headed for courtroom	Top
A $4 million jury award for a man savagely beaten outside a Washington nightclub is at the center of a rare court fight over fees between attorneys who represented the plaintiff.

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