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Lawyers are currently going through the jury selection procedure in the trial of the former chair, chief executive and chief financial officer of Dewey LeBoeuf, on grounds that they mislead investors of the US firm which went bankrupt in 2012. | 11yrs

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

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

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

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

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

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 eight lawyers come from the leading boutique practice, Agility IP Law, which was founded by James Otteson, formerly of Wilson Sonsini. | 11yrs

Bank of New York Mellon has followed JP Morgan and Morgan Stanley in posting Q1 results with rising net income despite the presence of expensive legal and regulatory bills. | 11yrs

The five-lawyer department has bailed out from Fried Frank just ten weeks before the US-based firm is due to close its Hong Kong base. | 11yrs

The 800-lawyer employment law firm is launching a law corporation in Hawaii with two lawyers - and plans to recruit others in order to offer the firm's services to local Honolulu employers and other clients from the rest of its network. | 11yrs

Morgan Stanley saw its share price rise as it announced Q1 profits up 60 per cent - but, like JP Morgan, it is still paying significant amounts in legal and regulatory costs. | 11yrs

Most executives at multi-nationals think their exposure to the Chinese currency is important but the majority of them also think that their company lacks the knowledge to use it fully and see it as a major obstacle, according to Allen & Overy. | 11yrs

The partner, now at Bancroft, had sought to persuade the court that the Hogan Lovell partnership insurance should cover an accident he had on the drive home as he also worked at home and so was commuting between two work locations. | 11yrs

Allen & Overy has made its largest promotion round in years, by creating 22 new partners and emphasising its practices in continental Europe. | 11yrs

The 600-lawyer Philadelphia-based Fox Rothschild is predicting rapid growth in Chicago - talking of having 10 lawyers in place within six months, growing to as many as 30 by 2018. | 11yrs

Big Four accountant Ernst & Young is to pay US$10m over its role as auditor to Lehman Brothers, the bank which failed in 2008 - and, for the time being at least, it looks likely to remain the only adviser to take a penalty from the regulators. | 11yrs