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• Former Clifford Chance associate sues for discrimination

  Nov 05 2010 A former associate from the New York office of Clifford Chance is suing the firm, claiming she was discriminated against when she was laid off in 2007. Karen... more

• Can a partner sue their firm as an employee?

  May 06 2010 A female partner at US firm Dickie McCamey & Chilcote is seeking permission to sue the firm in a potentially groundbreaking sex discrimination claim. Alyson Kirleis... more

• U.S. commission sues Kelley Drye for age discrimination

  Feb 02 2010 The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) sued New York-based Kelley Drye & Warren for age bias for its practice of requiring partners who turn 70 to... more

• Howrey hit with $30m racial discrimination suit

  Jan 27 2010 A former associate filed suit against Howrey this morning, alleging that the law firm routinely subjected her to discriminatory treatment based on her race. Kamisha... more

• Munger Tolles Seeks to Dismiss $4 Million SEC 'Clawback' Suit Against Ex-CEO

  Nov 10 2009 Last summer, when the Securities and Exchange Commission sued former CSK Auto CEO Maynard Jenkins to recover $4 million he earned between 2002 and 2004, the agency... more

• Greenberg Traurig hit with $100m malpractice suit

  Sep 24 2009 Greenberg Traurig was hit Tuesday with a malpractice suit seeking more than $100 million in damages over allegations that it failed to properly prosecute patents for a... more

• Wachtell replaced by Jones Day in Satyam shareholder suit

  Sep 23 2009 US elite law firm Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, which came under heavy criticism for its work on Bank of America's merger with Merrill Lynch in the last weeks, has... more

• French bank Calyon seeks $1.68 bn damages from German IKB AG

  Aug 26 2009 French investment bank Calyon is is seeking more than $1.68 billion in damages from Germany's KB Deutsche Industriebank AG in the High Court of Justice in London, in... more

• Weil Gotshal wins SINGULAIR patent dispute for Merck

  Aug 21 2009 The U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey has ruled in favor of pharmaceutical company Merck in a patent infringement suit against Teva Pharmaceuticals.... more

• Former associate files 'date rape' drug suit against Bingham

  Jul 01 2009 Michelle Moor, a former associate at Bingham McCutchen's Boston office, sued the law firm this week, complaining the firm brushed off her complaints that she was... more

• $30bn bailout money doesn’t stop AIG from suing the U.S.

  Mar 03 2009 The AIG is suing the U.S. over a disputed $306 million in taxes, interest and penalties, despite the government has decided to inject the troubled insurer with an... more

• Jones Day settles 'stupidest trademark lawsuit ever'

  Feb 19 2009 International law firm Jones Day sued blockshopper.com in 2008 after it posted articles about Jones Day attorneys Dan Malone Jr. and Jacob Tiedt who had recently... more

• Facebook's secret $65m settlement revealed in law firm brochure

  Feb 13 2009 A law firm claims that Facebook paid $65 million to settle a ConnectU’s suit. ConnectU was accusing Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg of stealing the idea for the... more

• Linklaters sued for 'negligent advice'

  Jan 28 2009 Linklaters, the world’s second-largest law firm, gave “careless and negligent advice” that resulted in a client losing millions of euros, says a report in The Times.... more

• Dechert and K&L Gates sued for malpractice

  Jan 20 2009 Money market fund Reserve Management Co. Inc. has launched a malpractice suit against Dechert and K&L Gates, claiming that the firms failed to advise it four years ago... more

• Ex-associate sues Nixon Peabody claiming discrimination

  Jan 14 2009 A former associate of Nixon Peabody, Henry Har, has filed an employment discrimination suit against the international law firm, contending that he was fired last year... more

• Heller Ehrman faces class action suit by laid-off employees

  Oct 21 2008 Three laid-off Heller Ehrman employees filed a class action complaint against the dissolving firm on Monday, asking for a jury trial over pay, alleging that Heller... more

• Baker & McKenzie vs 11-year old in Narnia IP row

  Jun 17 2008 A couple from Edinburgh is being threatened with a law suit by Baker & McKenzie over their son’s 11th birthday present. Gillian Ferguson and Richard Saville-Smith... more

• Linklaters and Freshfields take lead on Centrica Accenture litigation

  May 15 2008 Linklaters and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer have landed lead advisory roles on Centrica’s £182m action against global consultancy group Accenture. The energy giant... more

• Malpractice Suit Proceeds Against Paul Hastings

  Apr 16 2008 A New York judge has allowed a legal malpractice suit alleging faulty due diligence work by Paul, Hastings, Janofksy & Walker to proceed. Investor Ronald Katz hired... more

• Blackwater Hits Wiley Rein With $30 Million Malpractice Suit

  Jan 27 2008 Blackwater Security filed a $30 million malpractice suit against Wiley Rein on Wednesday, alleging that the firm made costly missteps in a wrongful death case brought... more

• Google Replaces Phil Beck With Mayer Brown Team in Viacom Suit

  Jan 20 2008 The lawsuit filed by Viacom in March claims copyright infringement based on the unauthorized appearance of numerous Viacom shows on Google's YouTube video-sharing... more

• Sullivan & Cromwell sues electronic discovery company

  Jan 06 2008 Sullivan & Cromwell has sued an electronic discovery company for allegedly missing deadlines and preparing the wrong documents for production in the course of a major... more

• Malpractice Suit Filed Against Weil Gotshal, Two Partners

  Dec 29 2007 A Dallas businessman has sued Weil, Gotshal & Manges, alleging that the firm and two of its partners took advantage of him as a client by lessening his interest in a... more

• Merrill Lynch Faces Purported Class Action Suit

  Nov 01 2007 Merrill Lynch & Co. is the target of a purported class action alleging the financial firm issued materially false and misleading statements regarding its financial... more