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Freshfields strengthens US Litigation and Investigations Practice
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has hired Brent Wible, former senior counsel and special assistant to President Barack Obama, as Counsel in the firm's US litigation and global investigations practice.
Columbia Law School receives $15m from Greene Foundation
Columbia University has secured the largest single grant in the history of the school after receiving a $15 million gift from the Jerome L Greene Foundation.
Lawyers say bogus Wells Fargo accounts could rise to 3.5 million
Wells Fargo & Co may have opened as many as 3.5 million unauthorised customer accounts, according to lawyers seeking approval of a $142 million settlement over the practice.
Quinn Emanuel hooks New York Kirklands IP litigator
The litigation heavy-hitter picked up Steve Cherney who specialises in high profile IP patent cases.
London corporate partner to head up Linklaters US business
Linklaters corporate partner Tom Shropshire is to lead the firm's US practice, with Scott Bowie set to retire just two years after taking up the posiiton.
Water crisis lawyers seek nearly $43 million in fees
A number of lawyers and law firms for Kanawha Valley residents and businesses are asking a federal judge to approve payments of up to nearly $43 million in legal fees.
Fox News seeks new CEO amid legal woes
Parent company to Fox News, 21st Century Fox, is understood to have begun the hunt for a CEO to take the reins of Fox News as the division faces an increasing number of lawsuits.
Hackers fined $8.9 million for hacking law firms and cashing in on information
Three Chinese stock traders were ordered to pay $8.9 million in fines and penalties for hacking into two law firms and stealing information about mergers and acquisitions in the offing and then using the the information to trade stocks.
Silicon Valley IPO legal guru joins SEC
The Securities and Exchange Commission has hired a lawyer with experience working on prominent initial public offerings to lead the its public company filings division.
United faces legal action over death and cremation of giant rabbit
United Airlines could once again be facing court action after a giant rabbit died on one of its planes from London to Chicago and was then cremated by the airline within hours of its demise.
AI talk on the wane at CLOC annual fest
As legal operators chew the fat in Las Vegas, AI is moving down the hype charts.
Former executive of bust NYC law firm convicted of fraud
A former executive of a now bankrupt major New York law firm has been convicted of fraud with charges upheld that he hid the struggling firm's finances before it collapsed in 2012.
Morgan Lewis DC hires two from Dentons
Two partners who opened an office for Dentons in Virginia two years ago have left for Morgan, Lewis & Bockius as partners in Washington DC.
United settles with man dragged off plane
United Airlines has settled out of court with a passenger who was physically removed from a plane and bloodied during the incident which was caught on video and circulated around the world.
NRA affiliate sues California for banning assault rifles
NRA state affiliate, the California Rifle and Pistol Association has filed a lawsuit aimed at overturning a sweeping set of control bills signed into law last year including banning assault rifles which says it is 'unconstitutional'.
Former Baker Potts partners go it alone
Three former partners at Baker Potts LLP have stepped out on their own forming Houston-based civil trial law firm Jordan, Lynch & Cancienne PLLC.
Volkswagen to pay $2.8 billion in criminal fine
Volkswagen must pay a $2.8 billion criminal fine for deliberately creating a diesel engine equipped with software to cheat greenhouse gas emissions tests - the largest criminal fine ever negotiated by the US government for a carmaker.
Bose being sued for tracking and selling habits of headphone users
A proposed class action has been filed in Chicago against Bose for allegedly tracking the listening habits of its headphone users and then selling the information to third-party companies without permission.
Whittier Law School closes doors to new students
Whittier College is to close its law school. The revelations come in an announcement from the establishment stating that it will no longer admit students.
New Vice Dean for University of Virginia law school
Leslie Kendrick, a professor at the University of Virginia School of Law, is to take up the position of new Vice Dean at the school from 1 July.