The case has just begun between plaintiff Jeffrey Downs who alleges that two firms, Anapol Schwartz and Raynes McCarty, were guilty of defamation in the way that information was provided about his sexual orientation. | 11yrs
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Henry Miller, the man who made bankruptcy law an acceptable area to practise in, and who handled Lehman Brothers, General Motors and American Airlines, has died, age 82. | 11yrs
Over a third of the 23 people who become new partners in Linklaters this Friday are from the corporate team - an emphasis on the firm's traditional strength which is in marked contrast to its promotion policy in 2014. | 11yrs
With annual spending on drones expected to double in the US to $11b over the next decade, regulators are still struggling to develop the needed regulation for the sector. | 11yrs
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Seven in ten Irish farmers support the introduction of pre-nuptial agreements - as the farming community says that the possible splitting up of farming land has caused 'huge tension' in families and has been 'a disaster' in many cases. | 11yrs
Amal Clooney has brought £1m to the £121m fortune that she shares with husband George, a combined total which puts the couple into 790th place in the Sunday Times Rich List that was published yesterday. | 11yrs
The funder is aiming for 150 cases by the end of the year. | 11yrs
A Kentucky juror has found 24-year old Shayna Huber guilty of the murder of Cincinnati lawyer Ryan Poston two years ago as he prepared for a date with a local beauty queen. | 11yrs
Arnold Porter, Orrick and 23 other law firms appear to have worn out their challenges against a partnership tax for which they are now expected to pay a levy of 1.5 per cent of payroll on services carried out within the city. | 11yrs
Jayanthi Sadanandan is now conducting a review of where the Latham & Watkins office - which grew 20 per cent last year - should increase the size of its teams and overall investment. | 11yrs
The Big Four firm is adding to its forensics team with the new recruits joining an e-discovery vertical. | 11yrs
Settling legal and regulatory issues with the regulators will be one of the top priorities of John McFarlane, the 67-year old known as a straight-shooter who became chair of the bank yesterday. | 11yrs
The two property partners, six associates and a technology specialist make the journey in the steps of three former Eversheds partners from the structured real estate group who also made the same transition in January. | 11yrs
The general counsel of multi-national tech company 3M has said that the average hourly cost of using an in-house lawyer is US$211 - below the rate that external lawyers would charge even for the services of a paralegal. | 11yrs
After a 50-year relationship with the international, FTSE 250 food sector conglomerate, Linklaters has been overlooked in favour of Addleshaw Goddard to carry out a group-wide restructuring. | 11yrs
Mark Stewart, chair of the 500-lawyer US firm, has given an interview in which he talks of the way law firms no longer inherit clients but are engaged in a battle, on a daily basis, to retain the ones they have. | 11yrs
The eight lawyers come from the leading boutique practice, Agility IP Law, which was founded by James Otteson, formerly of Wilson Sonsini. | 11yrs
Loretta Lynch will be the first black woman to hold the post of US Attorney General - in which post she has said her priorities will be tackling cybercrime, terrorism and improving minority relations with the police. | 11yrs
Lawyers need to be careful not to lose some of their 'deep human talent' in the coming years as software systems take over many of their traditional tasks - a process which has dulled human expertise in other sectors, according to a leading author. | 11yrs