Today's Top Stories
• Injunction Upheld Barring Collection of $9B From Chevron
• Stewart Confronted About Lies at Trial for Insider Trading
• Malpractice Suit Narrowed Against Hunton & Williams
• Judge Denies Sex Offenders' Bid to Ease Post-Prison Restrictions
• New ABA President Wants Clearer Path for Veterans' Legal Assistance
• Money Laundering Case Puts Spotlight on Firms' Use of Trust Accounts
• Antitrust Leader at Hughes Hubbard Joins Dechert
• AGs, Barclays Bank Reach $100M LIBOR Settlement
• Gibson Dunn Asked to Take Stand at 'Bridgegate' Trial
• Rent Control Covers Spouse in Care Facility, Panel Says
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• At Historic Juncture, Here's Who's in the Running for Ga. Supreme Court Vacancies
• Law Firms Are 'Terrible' at Billing, Says GE's GC
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An attorney’s fraud in pursuing environmental claims justified an injunction blocking plaintiffs in Ecuador from collecting a $9 billion judgment against Chevron... Read More »
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A federal prosecutor on Monday pressed a former New York banker on trial for insider trading to admit that he lied when he learned that his father had traded... Read More »
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A Manhattan judge has allowed a former client's claim to go forward against Hunton & Williams over a deposition requirement in a retainer agreement, but dismissed... Read More »
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A federal judge has declined to ease some restrictions placed on the activities of a sex offender in a secure psychiatric unit, limitations the plaintiff said... Read More »
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Providing legal services to people who can't afford a lawyer, and might not know that they need one, has been a theme of Linda Klein's bar work. Connecting... Read More »
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A $3.5 billion asset forfeiture case that the U.S. Department of Justice brought last month grabbed the public's attention for the alleged purchases involved:... Read More »
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Dechert is continuing to bulk up its antitrust group with the addition of Ethan Litwin. Read More »
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A coalition of 44 attorneys general, including New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, has worked out a $100 million dollar settlement with Barclays Bank... Read More »
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Attorneys for Gibson, Dunn and Crutcher, whose report absolved Gov. Chris Christie of blame in the George Washington Bridge lane-closing scandal, are seeking... Read More »
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A Manhattan landlord cannot deregulate a rent-controlled apartment by considering the income of a spouse who had moved into an assisted-living facility, a New... Read More »
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The approach of Mediation is often marked with the advent of emotion for clients, even if they are hard-shelled professionals. The dispute in question may be long-running, contentious, expensive and even personal, and now it is building to a crescendo. Read More » |
There are now 114 lawyers and judges nominated for three vacancies on the state's high court-including two newly-created seats. Read More »
Billing conversations are critical to a positive relationship between law firms and clients. And yet many firms are struggling to get right billing right, sa... Read More »
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