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• Washington lawyer pleads guilty to securities fraud

  Dec 17 2011 Washington lawyer Matthew Kluger pled guilty on Wednesday to securities fraud, obstruction of justice and other charges. The charges maintained that over the... more

• US companies increase reliance on in-house counsel

  Oct 12 2011 A recent survey shows that US companies increased their in-house legal budgets by 6 per cent in 2010, up from 1 percent in 2009, while decreasing the amount spent on... more

• Fifth Annual Jefferson Jackson Dinner - Honoring the Judiciary and Elected Officials of Dallas County

  Apr 18 2011 Our shareholder attorney Sean Modjarrad and Modjarrad & Abusaad Law Firm are proud to serve as Underwriting Sponsors of the Fifth Annual Jefferson Jackson Dinner,... more

• US News law school rankings are out: Yale retains the top spot

  Apr 06 2011 Much awaited US News law school rankings are out. Yale retains the top slot in the overall rankings, while Harvard is the favourite for recruiters. Here is the link... more

• Yale tops the US News Best Law Schools ranking

  Mar 15 2011 Yale Law School has again taken the top position in the U.S. News ranking of ‘Best Law Schools’, continuing a two decade run at the top of the list. Second place went... more

• Khaitan, Stahl Cowen and Greenberg advise Zensar’s acquisition of Akibia for $66 million

  Nov 24 2010 RPG Group owned Zensar Technologies, has acquired PSI Holdings Inc. (USA) subsidiary company Akibia for $66 million (Rs. 318 crore). Khaitan & Co acted as the... more

• Thomson Reuters boost LPO capability with acquisition of Pangea3

  Nov 19 2010 Pangea3’s has been fully acquired by Thomson Reuters, in a move that may prompt other legal process outsourcing (LPO) providers to follow suit. According to... more

• RFGI’s Report on Entry Barriers to Litigation

  Oct 28 2010 The “Entry Barriers to Litigation” report is based on a survey and a series of interviews held in 2009 and 2010 by Research Foundation for Governance in India (RFGI).... more

• Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer hires three litigation partners for US practice

  Mar 11 2010 Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has boosted its US litigation capability with the hire of three new partners. Marshall Fishman (from Kramer Levin Naftalis &... more

• U.S. Firms Scale Back London Recruitment as Lateral Hires Fall to Five-Year Low

  Feb 26 2010 Lateral partner hiring by U.S. firms in London fell to its lowest level since 2004 last year, according to new research from Legal Week. A survey of hiring trends... more

• Small Firm Hires Greenberg's Top DC Gun to 'Punch Above Our Weight Class' in New Outpost - News - ABA Journal

  Feb 15 2010 Little known in BigLaw circles, a 16-attorney South Florida law firm has hired the managing partner of Greenberg Traurig's office in Washington, D.C., to open its new... more

• SJ Berwin sounds out US firms as Stateside strategy moves up agenda

  Feb 12 2010 SJ Berwin is reviewing its US strategy and has sounded out a small number of law firms about merger possibilities. The firm's management is looking at whether it... more

• Barnes & Thornburg Is New Home for Group from Dissolving Energy Boutique

  Feb 04 2010 Led by a former name partner, a team of lawyers from the dissolving Marshall & Lueder energy boutique in Atlanta has found a new home at Barnes & Thornburg's growing... more

• Greenberg Traurig enters San Francisco

  Feb 04 2010 Greenberg Traurig has opened a San Francisco office headed by two well-known litigators and expects to have a 12- to 15-attorney group practicing there within a few... more

• Howrey Axes 29 Associates, 65 Staffers

  Feb 04 2010 In a memo from firm CEO and managing partner Robert Ruyak, Howrey has announced a "reduction-in-force" affecting both associates and staffers at the firm. A Howrey... more

• Haynes & Boone Partner Donates Kidney to Staffer’s Son

  Feb 01 2010 A 39-year-old partner at Haynes & Boone in Houston is donating a kidney to the son of a longtime staffer at the law firm. Labor and employment partner Matthew... more

• Clifford Chance begins US litigation rebuild with Milbank hire

  Jan 20 2010 Clifford Chance has hired a senior litigation partner in an attempt to rebuild its US disputes practice following a series of exits last year. The firm has hired... more

• Clifford Chance client Kraft wins backing for Cadbury deal

  Jan 20 2010 A clutch of UK and US firms are celebrating after the board of Cadbury gave the green light to Kraft’s approved offer for the British chocolate maker. Clifford... more

• Energy veteran Jacob Worenklein joins Bingham in New York

  Jan 20 2010 Bingham McCutchen LLP has added Jacob Worenklein, founder & CEO of U.S. Power Generating Co. and former Milbank's partner, as a corporate partner in its New York... more

• Simmons regains prized role as MoD unveils new projects panel

  Jan 14 2010 Simmons & Simmons has won back its position on the Ministry of Defence (MoD) major projects panel four years after being dropped from the roster. The top 15 City... more

• Jones Day leads as Lehman files suit against Barclays over $5bn 'windfall'

  Nov 18 2009 Jones Day has won a lead role on the latest lawsuit to arise from the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers, reports The Am Law Daily. Lehman Brothers Holdings has filed... more

• A&O and Wachtell take lead roles on $1.8bn General Electric sell-off

  Nov 14 2009 Allen & Overy (A&O) has taken a lead role on the $1.8bn (£1.1bn) sale of General Electric's fire alarm and security unit to US conglomerate United Technologies,... more

• Reed Smith announces 20% pay cut for newly-qualified US associates

  Nov 11 2009 Reed Smith has unveiled a new pay scale that sees first-year associate salaries cut by 20%, reports The Legal Intelligencer. The moves comes two weeks after the... more

• Lawyer headcount at US firms hit by steepest drop for over 30 years

  Nov 10 2009 The US's largest law firms this year suffered the deepest cuts in lawyer numbers for more than three decades, reports The National Law Journal. During the 12 months... more

• Ashurst streamlines US strategy with six-firm list

  Nov 09 2009 Referral network created to work alongside UK firm’s US practices Ashurst has redefined its US strategy by establishing a six-firm referral network that will... more

• Associate Makes Supreme Court Debut in Prosecutor Immunity Case

  Nov 05 2009 Lawyer Steve Sanders made his U.S. Supreme Court debut today arguing on behalf of prosecutors accused of conspiring to frame two murder suspects. Sanders is an... more

• Cravath Cuts Associate Bonuses

  Nov 03 2009 For the second year in a row, one of New York's leading BigLaw firms has cut associate bonuses Cravath Swaine & Moore will pay associates bonuses of $7,500 to $30,000... more

• Once High-Rolling Vegas Law Firms Now Watch Their Wallet

  Oct 28 2009 Dealing with the worst legal economy they have seen in nearly four decades of practice, senior partners at law firms in Las Vegas are cutting costs wherever they can.... more

• Ohio-Based Buckingham Firm Axes 16, Appoints New Management Team

  Oct 24 2009 A nearly 100-year-old Ohio based law firm has let 16 attorneys and staff members go and appointed a new executive committee and managing partner, as part of a... more

• 3 Partners Depart Otten to Form New Denver Litigation Firm

  Oct 23 2009 Three partners and an associate are leaving Otten Johnson Robinson Neff & Ragonetti to form their own four-lawyer litigation boutique. It will focus on commercial... more

• Sinking Galleon Group Latches On to Gibson Dunn

  Oct 22 2009 Galleon Group is going down and Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher is along for the ride. The Am Law Daily has learned that securities enforcement co-chair Barry Goldsmith in... more

• In-House Lawyers Talk Tough on Getting Firms to Mind the Bottom Line

  Oct 21 2009 The economy may be showing signs of improvement, but controlling outside legal costs is the top priority for general counsel -- even if it requires taking some... more

• Law.com - Did Bank of America Mess Up Its Privilege Waiver?

  Oct 20 2009 Did Bank of America and its lawyers at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton make a mistake in the order waiving attorney-client privilege in the bank's case against the... more

• Firm Run By Well-Known Lawyer Is in Receivership as Feds Look for $3.6M

  Oct 17 2009 A partnership operated by a well-known South Florida lawyer and forensic accountant has been placed in receivership as federal investigators attempt to track down $3.6... more

• Blackstone's Dinah Rose QC strikes another blow to Government on Equitable case

  Oct 16 2009 The Government must reassess how it compensated former Equitable Life pension policyholders after the High Court rejected attempts to quash a parliamentary ombudsman... more

• Kirkland gains three City partners in latest promotions round

  Oct 15 2009 Kirkland & Ellis has added three to its London-based partnership in its latest round of promotions. The US firm has made up corporate lawyers Stephanie Biggs and... more

• Former L.A. city attorney Rocky Delgadillo joins Goodwin Procter

  Aug 14 2009 Former Los Angeles City attorney Rocky Delgadillo began a new career Wednesday, joining the 400-lawyer litigation department of the law firm of Goodwin Procter LLP.... more

• New group: Foreign law firms in India

  Jul 18 2009 After a Bombay High Court ruling in 1995, foreign law firms were barred from practicing in India. Under the newly enacted Limited Liability Partnership Act 2008,... more

• Phil Spector Gets 19 Years to Life

  May 30 2009 Famed pop producer Phil Spector faced the music today, as he was sentenced in Los Angeles Superior Court to 19 years to life for the second-degree murder of Lana... more

• Former Lovells Mid East chief joins Baker Botts

  May 26 2009 Baker Botts has hired former Lovells Middle East head Shibeer Ahmed in a boost for its Dubai project finance practice. Ahmed joined the US firm’s Dubai office... more

• Clifford Chance New York corporate partner joins K&L Gates

  May 22 2009 Clifford Chance’s US practice has lost its fifth partner this month, with the news that New York-based corporate partner David Bernstein has joined K&L Gates. The... more

• Microsoft Ordered to Pay $200 Million in Patent Dispute

  May 21 2009 Recently, the Eastern District of Texas' reputation as a plaintiff-friendly jurisdiction has taken a few hits. Well, here's some news that will help restore its... more

• Failed Merger Splits Las Vegas Firm, Top Partners Lead Group to Greenberg Traurig

  May 21 2009 hree top partners are leaving one of the largest law firms in Las Vegas and leading a group to Greenberg Traurig in the wake of an apparent failed merger, according to... more

• Skadden loses third partner in a week

  May 20 2009 Skadden restructuring partner Jan Baker has been appointed head of Latham & Watkins’ restructuring group and will be based in the firm’s New York office. It is... more

• NY PI Lawyer Accused of Stealing $650K from Client’s Cheap Settlements

  May 20 2009 Manhattan prosecutors have charged a New York personal injury lawyer with stealing $650,000 in client settlement money. Lawyer Marc Bernstein was charged with grand... more

• Holland & Knight Sued over Legal Work for Alleged Ponzi Schemer

  May 19 2009 Holland & Knight is facing another lawsuit over its legal work for alleged Ponzi schemer Arthur Nadel. Several investors who lost about $4.5 million in funds... more

• Coalition Seeks Disbarment of Bush Lawyers Over Interrogation of Terrorism Suspects

  May 19 2009 A collection of organizations, most of them left-leaning, filed complaints Monday with five State Bar associations, accusing former Attorneys General John Ashcroft,... more

• Effect of Social Networking on your Injury Claim

  May 04 2009 If you are injured and seeking compensation then you have to aware of various issues involved in the compensation claim process. There are several instances where... more

• UBS wins dismissal of action over auction-rate securities

  Mar 31 2009 Swiss lender UBS has won a motion to dismiss an action against it in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. This is the first such... more

• 2d Circuit hears arguments in Madoff bail appeal

  Mar 20 2009 The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit is considering Bernard Madoff's appeal against a district judge's order remanding Madoff to jail pending his... more

• Reed Smith to cut 130 jobs, including 11 associate jobs in London

  Dec 04 2008 Reed Smith LLP said it has cut 115 support positions across its offices in the United States due to the economic slowdown. Additionally, the firm is beginning... more

• Duane Morris to add 19 lawyers in New York

  Dec 01 2008 With most law firms tightening belts and pulling back, Duane Morris, a 650-lawyer firm that has been on an expansion binge in recent years, announced it was adding... more

• Facebook Sues German Social Network StudiVZ

  Jul 19 2008 Facebook is pursuing social networks it believes have copied their design or features by suing German social network StudiVZ. The Financial Times has reported that... more

• Supreme Court upholds child-pornography law

  May 23 2008 The Supreme Court gave prosecutors a powerful tool Monday to attack the spread of child pornography online, ruling that people who send messages over the computer... more

• A 'Balanced Life' Is Increasingly Rare for Lawyers, Concludes N.Y. Bar Report

  Apr 09 2008 Committee chair says biggest surprise was how many firms allow flexible schedules, at least on paper. But they don't get used. more

• Despite Remand, Ford Motor's Loss Stands at $82.6 Million

  Mar 11 2008 Ford Motor Co. took a big hit Monday when a California state appellate court stood by its own earlier decision to award $82.6 million in damages to a paraplegic who... more

• Justices Side With West Virginia Smokers in Lawsuit Against Tobacco Companies

  Feb 26 2008 The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a tobacco industry request to intervene in a lawsuit by over a thousand West Virginia smokers. The justices declined to examine... more

• Five districts falsely reported lawyer's job status

  Feb 20 2008 Five Long Island school districts falsely reported to the state that a part-time private attorney was a full-time employee in each district, enabling him to earn a... more

• US Recognizes Kosovo's Independence

  Feb 20 2008 WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush on Monday hailed Kosovo's historic bid for statehood and the U.S. government extended formal recognition to it as "a sovereign and... more

• U.S. Seeking Execution for 6 in Sept. 11 Case

  Feb 17 2008 Military prosecutors have decided to seek the death penalty for six Guantánamo detainees who are to be charged with central roles in the Sept. 11 terror attacks,... more

• Bush hammers House on surveillance bill

  Feb 17 2008 President Bush harshly criticized Democratic House leaders on Friday and charged that they left the country more vulnerable to terrorists after failing to pass... more

• MySpace 'Friend Request' Could Violate Protection Order

  Feb 14 2008 In a case of apparent first impression, a Staten Island, N.Y., judge has ruled that a MySpace "friend request" can constitute a violation of a temporary order of... more

• US arrests 4 suspects in China espionage cases

  Feb 12 2008 A former Chinese-American engineer at Boeing was arrested Monday for allegedly stealing corporate trade secrets related to the Space Shuttle and other aerospace... more

• Federal judge sentences former Milberg Weiss partner Lerach to 2 years in prison

  Feb 12 2008 US District Judge John Walter of the Central District of California on Monday sentenced former Milberg Weiss partner William Lerach to two years in prison for his part... more

• Italy prosecutor to appeal dismissal of murder charge against US soldier

  Jan 07 2008 Italian prosecutor Franco Ionta said Friday that he would "almost certainly" appeal a Rome court's October 2007 dismissal of a criminal case against US Army Spc. Mario... more

• US executions hit 13-year low: report

  Dec 20 2007 The number of executions in the US in 2007 reached the lowest level in 13 years, according to the 2007 year-end report issued by the Death Penalty Information Center... more

• Iraqi prisoner release plans could free 50,000 by end 2008

  Dec 17 2007 Some 50,000 detainees held by Iraqi and US authorities in Iraqi could be freed by the end of 2008, an Iraqi official said Sunday. Iraqi national security advisor... more

• US military judge denies Hamdan lawyers access to top terror suspects

  Dec 06 2007 A US military judge Wednesday denied a request by lawyers for Yemeni Guantanamo Bay detainee Salim Ahmed Hamdan to meet with top terrorism suspects held at Guantanamo... more

• Russia calls for formal arms reduction treaty with US to replace 1991 agreement

  Nov 28 2007 Russian officials said Wednesday that leaders in the country want to replace the 1991 Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) [text] with a formal, binding agreement... more

• SEC Stirs Opposition on Shareholder Move

  Nov 28 2007 Federal securities regulators appear primed to allow companies to bar shareholders from access to ballots for board elections, a move that major pension funds and... more

• Court Criticizes Mass. Immigration Raid

  Nov 28 2007 BOSTON-A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit filed by immigrants arrested in a factory raid, saying their constitutional rights were not... more

• Judge opens trial of 'Jena 6' defendant to public - CNN.com

  Nov 28 2007 JENA, Louisiana (AP) -- A judge opened legal proceedings against a black teenager who is one of "Jena Six" to the public on Wednesday. Mychal Bell was among a... more

• Maine Tobacco Shipping Law Gets Little Sympathy At High Court

  Nov 28 2007 WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- The state of Maine got little sympathy from the U.S. Supreme Court Wednesday in its attempt to revive a law that restricts the shipment of... more

• Gap curtails business with vendor entangled in child labor, makes grant to improve conditions

  Nov 15 2007 SAN FRANCISCO-Gap Inc. is pulling 50 percent of its orders placed with a vendor whose subcontracting led to children sewing some of the retailer's clothes in squalid... more

• Senate panel to weigh telecom eavesdropping immunity

  Nov 12 2007 The US Senate Judiciary Committee is expected to decide this week if a bill to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) will grant immunity from... more

• Greenberg Traurig Selected by Chambers and Partners as USA Law Firm of the Year

  Nov 10 2007 Greenberg Traurig has been selected as "USA Law Firm of the Year." The award was presented at the 2007 Chambers Global Awards ceremony in London on November 8, 2007. more

• Quarles & Brady nation's top family-friendly firm

  Oct 23 2007 A coalition of women's groups from eight elite law schools has named Quarles & Brady as the top family-friendly law firm in the U.S., according to the National Law... more

• Denver, California Law Firms to Merge

  Oct 15 2007 An influential Denver law firm said it would merge with a California firm that specializes in water law, a move it said would position it to represent clients across... more

• Oregon domestic partnership bill to take effect Jan. 1 after failed referendum bid

  Oct 09 2007 Opponents of an Oregon law that would allow same-sex couples to enter into contractual domestic partnerships with the same state benefits as married couples did not... more

• New Passport Rules Back in Effect

  Oct 04 2007 A temporary easing of new passport rules for travelers entering the U.S. has expired, meaning that all persons -- including U.S. citizens -- traveling by air from... more

• Wal-Mart ordered to pay additional $62M in Pennsylvania class action

  Oct 04 2007 The Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas ruled in favor of a class of Pennsylvania Wal-mart workers on Wednesday, awarding the employees an additional $62.3 million... more

• Refco Investors Sue Mayer Brown and Partner Collins

  Oct 02 2007 Refco Inc. investors sued Chicago- based law firm Mayer Brown and one of its partners, claiming they helped the defunct futures trader perpetrate a massive fraud that... more

• Fewer Women Are Seeking Law Degrees

  Oct 02 2007 The decrease comes at a time when the earning power of women in their 20s is outpacing men of the same age, at least in several major U.S. metropolitan areas.... more

• Federal Judge Rules Patriot Act Search, Surveillance Provisions Unconstitutional

  Sep 27 2007 A US district judge ruled Wednesday that two provisions of the USA Patriot Act that deal with physical search and electronic eavesdropping are unconstitutional.... more

• Dewey & LeBoeuf Merger Given Green Light

  Sep 27 2007 The merger between Dewey Ballantine and LeBoeuf Lamb Greene & MacRae has gone through as of 4:30pm BST today (26 September). The partners of the respective firms were... more

• Ohio Federal Judge Strikes Down Net-Censorship Law

  Sep 26 2007 An Ohio federal judge on Monday struck down Ohio's combined "harmful to minors" law on the grounds that it ran afoul of the First Amendment's guarantee of freedom of... more

• New York Attorney General Cuomo subpoenas Facebook

  Sep 25 2007 Attorney General Andrew Cuomo on Monday announced an investigation into the popular online social networking site Facebook after undercover investigators posing as... more

• DOJ cuts off Guantanamo lawyer access after federal court ruling

  Sep 24 2007 A US Department of Justice lawyer has informed lawyers representing some 40 detainees at Guantanamo Bay that they will no longer be able to visit with or send written... more

• Hard Case: Job Market Wanes for U.S. Lawyers

  Sep 24 2007 A law degree isn't necessarily a license to print money these days. For graduates of elite law schools, prospects have never been better. Big law firms this year... more

• High-Profile Lawyer Melvyn Weiss Accused of Kickbacks to To Class-Action Clients

  Sep 23 2007 A federal grand jury yesterday indicted the 72-year-old New York lawyer Weiss for his role in an alleged scheme to pay millions in kickbacks to clients in exchange for... more

• Law Firm Akin Gump Expands New York Real Estate Practice

  Sep 20 2007 Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP announced today that Jordan J. Metzger has joined the firm as a partner in the real estate and finance practice group in New York.... more

• Yale Law to Allow Military Recruiters

  Sep 20 2007 Yale Law School will end its policy of not working with military recruiters following a court ruling this week that jeopardized about $300 million in federal funding,... more

• Law Firm Says Partner to Be Indicted

  Sep 20 2007 A New York law firm accused of paying kickbacks to plaintiffs in class-action and shareholder lawsuits said Wednesday that one of its partners will be indicted and... more

• Muslim group urges FBI to investigate mosque attack

  Sep 19 2007 An advocacy group for Muslims in the United States called on the FBI on Tuesday to investigate an attack on Muslim worshippers outside an Ohio mosque. more

• Chadbourne strengthens Ukraine after Camerons raid

  Sep 19 2007 US firm Chadbourne & Parke has renewed its commitment to Ukraine after last week's raid by CMS Cameron McKenna. more

• Judge Tosses Calif Global Warming Suit

  Sep 18 2007 A federal judge on Monday tossed out a lawsuit filed by California that sought to hold the world's six largest automakers accountable for their contribution to global... more

• Bush to nominate retired judge Michael Mukasey to replace Gonzales as attorney general

  Sep 17 2007 Michael Mukasey, President George W. Bush's pick to replace Alberto Gonzales as attorney general, is not expected to prompt the confirmation battle that Senate... more

• California Bans Cell Phone Use by Teen Drivers

  Sep 15 2007 California drivers under the age of 18 will be prohibited from driving while using cell phones and other electronic devices, under a law signed Thursday by California... more

• Nationally Known Mass Torts Lawyer Headed for the Trial Nobody Wants

  Sep 15 2007 Jury selection to start this week for Robles' trial on charges stemming from alleged theft of $13.5 million from clients more

• State Department religious freedom report criticizes Iraq, other US allies

  Sep 15 2007 US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice released the annual State Department Report on International Religious Freedom Friday, criticizing what it considered to be... more