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- Urge to Merge: Law Firm Tie-Ups Rose Nearly 80 Percent in 2011's First Three Quarters
- Ex-Seyfarth Shaw Partner Barred From Promoting Tax Shelters
- Last of Rothstein items to hit auction block
- Senate Confirms Successor to Late Judge John Roll
- Manhattan Judge Blasts SEC Over Fee Request in $25 Million Zurich Financial Settlement
- Janet Day on Law Firm IT 'Nirvana'
- The Final Rothstein Auction
- Doug Caddell on Foley & Lardner's Freedom of Computing
- Appellate Lawyer of the Week: Jonathan Turley
- Battle over Medicaid launches new Supreme Court term
- Bankrupt Solyndra Seeks to Add K&L Gates to Legal Team
- Can U.S. and International Investors Sue UBS Over 'Rogue Trading'?
- Merck Dodges Fosamax Claims in Latest Bellwether Trial; Defense Record Now 4-1
- First case against Toyota headed for trial next spring
- At Fundraiser, Michelle Obama Says Supreme Court Is at Stake
- Koch Industries General Counsel Refutes Bloomberg Article Accusations
- Cozen O'Connor's Landlord Disputes Firm's Complaints
- Wolf Block Moves to Compel Arbitration Against Ex-Partners
- Federal Claims Go Forward Over Sex Offender Program 'Spirituality'
- Disappointed Male Co-op Buyer's Suit for 'Sex-Plus' Bias Proceeds
- Court to Consider Constitutionality of Third-Party Consent for Abortions
- Orrick Bolsters Acquisition Finance Practice With 5 New Partners
| Urge to Merge: Law Firm Tie-Ups Rose Nearly 80 Percent in 2011's First Three Quarters | Top |
| Fourteen third-quarter transactions brought the total number of law firm deals so far this year to 43, a 78 percent increase over the relatively small number of mergers that the industry saw in 2010. "It looks like the law firm merger market is back," Altman Weil principal Ward Bower said, noting there is more activity in the pipeline for the fourth quarter. | |
| Ex-Seyfarth Shaw Partner Barred From Promoting Tax Shelters | Top |
| John Rogers, a former Seyfarth Shaw tax partner who now has his own practice in Chicago, has been prohibited by a federal judge from offering clients tax shelters that the government claims improperly reduce the income of U.S. taxpayers. | |
| Last of Rothstein items to hit auction block | Top |
| In the third and final sale of possessions of Ponzi schemer Scott Rothstein, more than 700 items will be on the auction block collected from his four homes in Fort Lauderdale, Manhattan and Rhode Island. The items illustrate his over-the-top lifestyle from a gold toilet seat to Versace china. | |
| Senate Confirms Successor to Late Judge John Roll | Top |
| The U.S. Senate has elevated a federal magistrate judge to the district court bench in Arizona, filling a position that has been vacant since the shooting death of Judge John Roll. Senators moved with relative speed to confirm Judge Jennifer Zipps after President Barack Obama nominated her in June. | |
| Manhattan Judge Blasts SEC Over Fee Request in $25 Million Zurich Financial Settlement | Top |
| In an order issued Friday, a federal district court judge blasted the SEC for conducting "no meaningful oversight" in allowing a private claims administrator to request $1 million in fees and expenses related to a $25 million settlement the agency reached with Zurich Financial Services Group. | |
| Janet Day on Law Firm IT 'Nirvana' | Top |
| LTN reporter Evan Koblentz speaks with Berwin Leighton Paisner CIO Janet Day about her "concept of nirvana," in which the consumerization of IT in law firms -- where lawyers use and maintain their favorite devices for work -- makes the help desk unnecessary. Koblentz and Day also discuss Hewlett-Packard's move to become more consumer-focused as Apple potentially becomes more business-focused. | |
| The Final Rothstein Auction | Top |
| The third and final auction of items from Ponzi schemer Scott Rothstein features a stuffed lion, dozens of pricey shoes and dresses and a $3,000 Hello Kitty purse. | |
| Doug Caddell on Foley & Lardner's Freedom of Computing | Top |
| Doug Caddell, CIO at Foley & Lardner, speaks with LTN staff reporter Evan Koblentz at ILTA about his firm's policy of giving lawyers the freedom to buy the technology they need -- instead of dictating choices. Freedom of computing, he says, allows firms to focus more on business issues and less on infrastructure. | |
| Appellate Lawyer of the Week: Jonathan Turley | Top |
| When Jonathan Turley is not teaching at George Washington University Law School or blogging, he is a litigator whose cases can never be described as boring. In this video interview with Tony Mauro, Turley discusses his high-profile case on Utah's anti-polygamy law. | |
| Battle over Medicaid launches new Supreme Court term | Top |
| California urged the high court Monday to bar private individuals from challenging state decisions to reduce Medicaid reimbursement rates for health care providers. Justices gave no hint of what they might do with the case in which California has drawn support from 31 states and the federal government. | |
| Bankrupt Solyndra Seeks to Add K&L Gates to Legal Team | Top |
| Amid reports that the FBI is investigating solar panel manufacturer Solyndra for possible accounting fraud, the company is bolstering its outside legal roster in order to head off allegations that it duped the public to get a $535 million federal loan in the run-up to its bankruptcy. | |
| Can U.S. and International Investors Sue UBS Over 'Rogue Trading'? | Top |
| The news of a "rogue trader" losing $2.3 billion from UBS AG last month translated into exciting headlines -- and a possible incentive for legal action. Labaton Sucharow's Dominic Auld looks at three components of potential litigation that investors could initiate against the bank. | |
| Merck Dodges Fosamax Claims in Latest Bellwether Trial; Defense Record Now 4-1 | Top |
| In its fifth time at bat in trials over injuries allegedly caused by the osteoporosis drug Fosamax, Merck on Monday knocked out the case of a woman who blamed her severe jaw and dental problems on the drug. It's the fourth trial win for Merck in bellwether cases selected in federal multidistrict litigation. | |
| First case against Toyota headed for trial next spring | Top |
| A Los Angeles judge has tentatively scheduled the nation's first trial against Toyota over its sudden acceleration defects for April 2012. Meanwhile, a federal judge has tossed out the leading bellwether case in a related multidistrict litigation proceeding. | |
| At Fundraiser, Michelle Obama Says Supreme Court Is at Stake | Top |
| First lady Michelle Obama told campaign donors that having three women on the U.S. Supreme Court is a "beautiful sight" and that the Court's direction will be at stake in the 2012 election -- a rare example of the president's re-election effort trying to build support by highlighting his judicial appointments. | |
| Koch Industries General Counsel Refutes Bloomberg Article Accusations | Top |
| Koch Industries GC Mark Holden has posted on KochFacts.com a refutation of a Bloomberg article that accuses the company of paying bribes and skirting laws banning sales to Iran. Holden writes, "Here are the facts on the issues raised by Bloomberg, which we provided to them but they chose to disregard." | |
| Cozen O'Connor's Landlord Disputes Firm's Complaints | Top |
| Cozen O'Connor's landlord says its building is up to par despite complaints from the law firm that the elevators don't work, the roof leaks and the plants look shabby. In response to a suit filed by Cozen O'Connor in July, the landlord said it has maintained the building in accordance with the lease. | |
| Wolf Block Moves to Compel Arbitration Against Ex-Partners | Top |
| The defunct Wolf Block law firm has filed an emergency motion to compel arbitration against 32 of the 49 former partners from whom the firm is attempting to recoup pay for the two months prior to its dissolution. | |
| Federal Claims Go Forward Over Sex Offender Program 'Spirituality' | Top |
| A federal judge has refused to dismiss the claim of a sex offender who is a self-described atheist that a mandated treatment program is unconstitutionally based on religious tenets contrary to his beliefs. | |
| Disappointed Male Co-op Buyer's Suit for 'Sex-Plus' Bias Proceeds | Top |
| A federal judge has ruled that a disappointed co-op buyer can proceed with his complaint that a Long Island cooperative discriminates against single men. He claims his application was rejected because a previous owner who was male and unmarried threw loud parties and smoked marijuana. | |
| Court to Consider Constitutionality of Third-Party Consent for Abortions | Top |
| A group of mentally disabled women was given the green light on Friday to file new claims of constitutional violations against the District of Columbia over abortions and other medical procedures performed on the women without the consent of legal representatives or a court order. | |
| Orrick Bolsters Acquisition Finance Practice With 5 New Partners | Top |
| Just 13 months after jumping from Latham to Milbank, finance partner Ronan Wicks is on the move again -- this time, as one of five new partners joining Orrick's acquisition finance practice. The move to Orrick marks the first time in many years that Wicks won't be working under Marc Hanrahan, the current leader of Milbank's global leveraged finance group. Visit lawjobs.com News & Views | |
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