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Lawyers representing former Dewey & LeBoeuf senior executives have argued that charges should be dismissed as there was a lack of criminal intent. | 12yrs

In total, 22 partners - including a group from Hong Kong - are to join Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld from Bingham McCutchen. | 12yrs

Kirkland & Ellis has apologised to two mediators, including the chief judge of the Eastern District of Michigan, for 'any unfounded aspersions' they may have cast. | 12yrs

John Michael Farren has been sentenced to 15 years in prison over the attempted murder of his wife who was a partner at Skadden. | 12yrs

China's investigation of a former official, accused of corruption estimated at US$43m and of sustaining at least 11 mistresses, is raising questions for the UK, New Zealand and other countries. | 12yrs

A weekly round-up of moves around the globe. | 12yrs

The two are working together to develop lawyers with corporate experience. | 12yrs

One of four predictions for the legal profession in a survey is the changing role of the general counsel. | 12yrs

Lawyers are 'becoming the next design stars', according to a report in The Hollywood Reporter & Billboard. | 12yrs

Australian lawyers see themselves as the second most competitive in the world, behind Europe, but highlight failure to attract and keep the best staff as their main fragility. | 12yrs

The London-based 420-lawyer practice Stephenson Harwood is closing its Guangzhou office and may be looking for a local tie-up instead. | 12yrs

The incident which a judges association has been warning about - the use of a firearm in a courthouse - has now happened, leaving a client wounded and the lawyer dead. | 12yrs

The merry-go-round of non-lawyer managers continues apace as James Leary, formerly executive director at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, moves on to Dechert. | 12yrs

Mobile devices throw up a range of issues for lawyers with few aware of device management policies in their organisations. | 12yrs

Litigators are increasingly using in-vehicle data - from General Motors, Ford, BMW and others - to help them build information in court cases. | 12yrs

Patton Boggs senior partner Thomas Boggs has died at his home in Washington. | 12yrs

Sidley Austin has recruited a former top government lawyer to join its privacy and data practice. | 12yrs

Eight years after he opened the Paris office of Berwin Leighton Paisner, Antoine-Audoin Maggiar is leaving and the base is being downgraded. | 12yrs

Ropes & Gray, advisers to GlaxoSmithKline in its China corruption investigations, is strengthening its specialist team in order to meet continued demand. | 12yrs