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Prosecutors Help with Exonerations
Law enforcement personnel initiated or cooperated in a record high number of them in 2012.
Sedgwick Bids to Trim Claims Arising From Ponzi Scheme
Sedgwick LLP has moved to dismiss what it called "over-reaching" claims in a $200 million malpractice lawsuit filed by the receiver of a purported medical receivables purchasing company in California that was revealed to be a $1 billion Ponzi scheme.
Manatt Investment Fund Lands on 'Silicon Beach'
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips has launched a division to counsel clients on business opportunities associated with digital media based in Los Angeles' "Silicon Beach." Moreover, the firm has hired an entrepreneur to run its own venture capital fund, which will invest in emerging technology companies.
Boutique Includes Bratz Trial Winner, Manatt Refugees
Jennifer Keller, the attorney who won an $88.5 million verdict against Mattel Inc. in the battle over the Bratz doll, has teamed up with three former partners at Manatt, Phelps & Phillips to create a new firm based in Irvine, Calif.
Court: Contract Work Counts as the Practice of Law
Massachusetts' highest court has held that a lawyer's contract work at New York's Sullivan & Cromwell while he was licensed in New Jersey counts toward "the active practice of law" requirement for admission to the Massachusetts bar.
THE 2013 IP HOT LIST
On our second annual Intellectual Property Hot List, you?ll find 20 law firms that have demonstrated creative, formidable talent in litigation, patent prosecution and deal-making.
Open to Copyright Reform?
What do Washington attorneys think will come of this push to reform copyright laws? We asked leading copyright lawyers and lobbyists to tell us about what they expect and what it all might mean for their clients.
THE CAREERIST
The Triumph of the Tiger Mom
The Tiger Mom has been quiet lately, but I think I just heard her roar. If you read the Pew Research Center's recent survey on Asian-Americans, you can't help but feel her presence.
Delving into Psyche Unnecessary for Reinstatement
The Arizona Supreme Court has found that an attorney seeking reinstatement to the practice of law did not need to show that he understood the psychology of "why" he ran afoul of ethics rules.
Post-Recession, Southern Law Firms Rise Again
We look at the legal business climate in a dynamic, growing region.
Bricker & Eckler Boosts Health Law Group
Bricker & Eckler has added three attorneys to its health care group, including partner Steve Kleinman, who joins from Ice Miller.
Banks Seek Reputation Repair
When Lebanon's bankers turned to DLA Piper and Patton Boggs for help last year, they hoped the lobbying powerhouses could burnish the image of a $127 billion industry tainted by allegations of money laundering for terrorists and drug dealers. Instead, two Lebanese financial institutions last week were hit with U.S. Treasury Department sanctions, each designated as a "primary money laundering concern" for purportedly aiding Hezbollah.
Social Media Use by In-House Counsel at All-Time High
A study released on Thursday by Greentarget, Zeughauser Group and Inside Counsel has shone a bright light on a topic that has seemed somewhat mysterious.
Nexsen Pruet Debuts Public Relations Subsidiary
Nexsen Pruet, a 190-attorney law firm based in Columbia, S.C., has launched a public relations ancillary focusing on business strategies and media communications.
Boston Law Firms Shaken by Blasts
People working in law firms in the area of Boston struck by two deadly bombs on Monday reported being shaken but unhurt.
Litigator Scruggs' Appellate Loss Could Mean His Return to Prison
Disgraced plaintiffs' attorney Richard "Dickie" Scruggs could be headed back to prison after a federal appeals court affirmed his 2009 conviction for bribing a Mississippi state court judge.
