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• On Edwards Indictment, Am Law 200 Ranks Include Plenty of Skeptics
• May Brings More Legal Employment Losses
• Figure in FCPA prosecution negotiates reduced sentence
• Former senior manager sues KPMG alleging gender bias
• Clydes and Barlows in Advanced-Stage Talks Over Possible Merger
• The Am Law 100 2011: Analyzing the Results
• Schools Must Allow Religious 'Expression' But Can Ban 'Worship'
• Legal woes mount for defunct Yoss firm
• Fair Sentencing Act Not Retroactive, Ninth Circuit Rules
• Jenner Defeats Credit Suisse's Effort To Get $431 Million Arbitration Award Vacated by Second Circuit
• Law Professor Takes Quest for Bar Exam Data to Appeals Court
• Split Court Approves Relocation of Child of Divorce to California
• Drunken Drivers Aren't Barred From Bringing Dram Shop Suits

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On Edwards Indictment, Am Law 200 Ranks Include Plenty of Skeptics	Top
Campaign finance and conspiracy charges unveiled Friday against former presidential candidate John Edwards have partners at top law firms questioning the legitimacy of the government's case and expressing surprise that the feds have taken action in the matter. See related story: DOJ's Public Integrity Section Takes on John Edwards
May Brings More Legal Employment Losses	Top
The turbulent legal job market took another sharp turn last month as employment in the sector declined by 1,000 positions, according to statistics released Friday from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Figure in FCPA prosecution negotiates reduced sentence	Top
A federal judge has approved a last-minute deal in a Foreign Corrupt Practices Act case that would allow one of the defendants to win release from prison immediately. Angela Aguilar was convicted in May of one count of conspiracy to launder money.
Former senior manager sues KPMG alleging gender bias	Top
A former senior manager has sued KPMG, alleging that, even though nearly half the accounting giant's employees are female, only 18 percent of its partners are women. The proposed class includes female managers, senior managers and managing directors.
Clydes and Barlows in Advanced-Stage Talks Over Possible Merger	Top
Clyde & Co and Barlow Lyde & Gilbert are in advanced merger talks that could wind up creating one of the largest-ever unions between two U.K. practices. Details of the proposed union could go to partners as soon as the end of June, when Clydes will hold its annual partner conference.Visit International News
The Am Law 100 2011: Analyzing the Results	Top
Robin Sparkman, editor-in-chief of The American Lawyer, examines the latest Am Law 100 report and explains some factors that influenced gross revenue, revenue per lawyer, headcount and other key indicators of law firms' performance.
Schools Must Allow Religious 'Expression' But Can Ban 'Worship'	Top
A New York City Department of Education rule blocking off-hours use of school facilities for religious worship services complies with the federal Constitution, a divided 2nd Circuit panel decided last week.
Legal woes mount for defunct Yoss firm	Top
The remnants of Adorno & Yoss face legal fallout in Atlanta, including a suit seeking nearly a half-million dollars in unpaid rent and other costs and a separate legal malpractice suit filed by a former client.
Fair Sentencing Act Not Retroactive, Ninth Circuit Rules	Top
The 9th Circuit has reluctantly upheld a small-time crack dealer's prison term. "As individual judges," Judges Betty Fletcher, Stephen Reinhardt and Kim McLane Wardlaw wrote, "we believe that the result that we reach in this case ... erodes the legitimacy of the criminal justice system."
Jenner Defeats Credit Suisse's Effort To Get $431 Million Arbitration Award Vacated by Second Circuit	Top
Credit Suisse's two-year effort to fight off one of the largest securities arbitration awards ever has failed, with a 2nd Circuit ruling affirming the $431 million award won by STMicroelectronics.
Law Professor Takes Quest for Bar Exam Data to Appeals Court	Top
A California appeals court panel sounded torn last week in the case of a law professor who wants access to racial and academic data on California State Bar applicants in order to expand on his controversial academic research on affirmative action.
Split Court Approves Relocation of Child of Divorce to California	Top
An appellate court majority has rejected as "rank speculation" a dissent's claim that the mother of a 6-year-old boy was putting "her desire for a romantic partner" ahead of her son's welfare by seeking to move the child 3,000 miles away from his father.
Drunken Drivers Aren't Barred From Bringing Dram Shop Suits	Top
Thanks to some blurriness in statutory drafting, alcoholic beverage servers in New Jersey can be held liable to patrons who drink, drive and crash, a divided state Supreme Court has ruled.

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