Fish & Richardson is joining a stream of firms which are operating administrative hubs through plans which will locate 130 personnel in the Minneapolis, Minnesota office. | 12yrs
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Arthur Cox has come first on 2014 H1 M&A league tables in Ireland during which period the activity level quadrupled, according to Thomson Reuters data. | 12yrs
A Silicon Valley software company uses the term 'legal ninja' to describe its corporate counsel. | 12yrs
Lawyers in Saudi Arabia are continuing to protest a proposal to wear black robes as part of their profession. | 12yrs
James Bonington has been appointed as Chelsea Football Club's first ever head of legal. | 12yrs
Assessing the ability of a lawyer to practice law based on mental health is discriminating against people with disabilities. | 12yrs
US whistle-blower Edward Snowden's lawyer Anatoly Kucherena has sold film rights of his story to Hollywood Director Oliver Stone, who intends to film a political thriller. | 12yrs
Magic circle firms have experienced widespread salary increases as part of the post-recession, indicating that competition is intensifying for the best young legal talent from across the pond. | 12yrs
A US federal judge ruled that bankrupt law firm Heller Ehrman cannot recover profits from unfinished hourly fee cases taken to new firms. | 12yrs
The European Union's top court upheld a record $1.43 billion fine against Intel Corp. on Thursday for abusing its power as a top company in the microprocessor market. | 12yrs
After US prosecutors requested a customer's email stored in Microsoft's data center in Ireland, the technology company objected and said if upheld, would violate international laws and treaties. | 12yrs
PLMJ has launched a service targeting the luxury real estate marketplace. | 12yrs
US law firm Bingham McCutchen could face sanctions over a discovery-related issue following a decision by the Massachusetts Appeals court in a case relating to document production. | 12yrs
Two product litigation lawyers are among the 15 employees fired by GM as Congress looks set to question GM lawyers. | 12yrs
At least 30 of the top 200 US law firms have been involved in proceedings to challenge state bans on same-sex marriage - while none has been involved in defending such a ban, according to research from Reuters. | 12yrs
Compliance fatigue is setting in around the globe as companies face a tougher approach and record financial penalties from regulators, according to research from EY, the Big Four accountancy firm. | 12yrs
The Supreme Court has supported a decision of the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals by ruling that interim compensation payments will be made over the 2010 oil leak while a BP appeal goes ahead. | 12yrs
Linkaters has announced it is aiming for 30 per cent female membership on its executive committee and international board by 2018, making it the first magic circle firm to set gender diversity targets. | 12yrs
The law firm has apologised to lorry drivers for a full-page advertisement it ran which included the description 'serial killer' under the picture of a truck cabin. | 12yrs
William Naunton, head of the global property team, is setting up a boutique practice with colleague and tax partner Clive Jones after they both serve out a 12-month notice period in January. | 12yrs