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New York's chief judge reveals new disciplinary system for lawyers as he steps down
Judge Jonathan Lippmann unveiled a new, unified disciplinary system for New York lawyers three days before his retirement, after seven years at the helm.
US debt law 'factory' fined $3.1 million
A US law firm accused by the regulator of operating 'less like a law firm than a factory' in its collection of consumer debt has settled its case by paying a $3.1 million fine without admitting wrongdoing.
Tennessee sues Chevron over petroleum spill clean-up costs
Tennessee's attorney general is accusing Chevron and its subsidiaries of a 30-year scheme to fraudulently siphon millions of dollars from a taxpayer clean-up fund used to protect the public from leaks at underground petroleum tanks.
Musicians smack Spotify with $150 million copyright class action
Popular music streaming service Spotify is facing a $150 million lawsuit over alleged copyright infringements and unpaid royalties.
Activists step-up challenge to US cash bail system with new lawsuit
Lawyers and criminal justice reformers have launched a new lawsuit in the San Francisco federal court that seeks to abolish the 'two-tier' cash bail system operating across the US.
Two-year law degree fails to attract students
Despite the hype, Northwestern University's Pritzker School of Law is scrapping its two-year juris doctor program, after the accelerated law degree failed to spark the interest of students.
Indicted Kaye Scholer partner allowed to pass Christmas in Cancun
Evan Greebel, the Kaye Scholer partner accused of conspiring in securities fraud with Martin Shkreli, has been given permission by a US district judge to pass the holidays with his family in the Mexican resort.
DLA to close Tampa office after five-year struggle for survival
DLA Piper's office in Tampa, Florida will close early in 2016, with its lawyers transferring over to the control of the Miami office.
Apple CEO takes aim at US corporate tax structure, dismisses avoidance allegations
Apple chief executive Tim Cook has dismissed allegations of tax avoidance by the technology giant as 'total political crap'. Instead, he argues that the structure of corporate tax regulation in the United States is irrelevant in the digital age.
Regulators slap JPMorgan with $307 million settlement over disclosure failures
JPMorgan Chase has agreed to pay $307 million to settle Securities and Exchange Commission and Commodity Futures Trading Commission probes into the bank's alleged failure to tell its wealth-management clients about conflicts of interest.
US top 350 firm encourages associates to consider leaving the law
The chair of the Associates Review Committee at Butler Snow has sent a pre-Christmas email to all the firm's associates with a link to an article titled '4 signs you're poorly suited to be an attorney'.
Kaye Scholer faces trying times after indictment of Shkreli lawyer
It remains to be seen how the law firm Kaye Scholer will treat its partner Evan Greebel, the former lead counsel of pharmaceutical company Retrophin who has been indicted alongside its former CEO Martin Shkreli.
US states warned against conflicting drone regulation
The Federal Aviation Administration has warned states, cities and other local legislators against exceeding their authority by making drone regulations that conflict with the federal regulations.
Disbarred lawyer arrested for murder of 19-year old wife in 1973
A 73-year old lawyer named Donnie Rudd has been arrested in relation to the murder of Noreen Rudd, who died in a single vehicle crash just 28 days after the couple's wedding.
Shkreli's lawyer hikes fees by 5,000 per cent
A criminal lawyer representing Turing Pharmaceuticals chief Martin Shkreli has informed his client that he is raising his hourly fees by 5,000 per cent.
Utah creates new form of legal practitioner
People with a law degree will be able to operate as 'limited legal practitioners' in the US state and will probably be involved in helping individuals to carry out fairly simple activities such as settling debts and filing for divorce.
Litigation seen as the main boom area by US lawyers
Litigation is cited by 32 per cent of lawyers surveyed by Robert Half Legal as offering the greatest number of job opportunities in the first half of 2016.
Computers beat humans in this court function
A test carried out by the University of Michigan found that computers were able to outperform humans in spotting liars in courtrooms.
US merger levels to continue during 2016 as firms chase new markets
The main reason behind the 438 law firm mergers that took place between 2011 and 2014 is geographical expansion, according to consultants Fairfax Associates - and a similar amount of activity is expected to take place next year.
Debevoise partner pulls man to safety from train rails
Eric Dinallo, who stood to be New York State Attorney General in 2010, pulled a man out of the path of a subway train in Manhattan last week.