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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.
Fox Rothschild to grow 10pc with Minneapolis merger
US law firm Fox Rothschild will be represented in 12 states after its 4 January merger with Oppenheimer Wolff & Donnelly.
Litigation giants clash as Dershowitz and Boies exchange blows
David Boies of Boies Schiller & Flexner has described comments from Alan Dershowitz, onetime defender of Claus von Bulow and Mike Tyson, as 'misleading',while Mr Dershowitz has flatly contradicted a version of events given by Mr Boies.
Law firms play major role in creating most expensive streets in US
The location law firms' offices has been crucial in underpinning the status and value of Fifth Avenue and other famous US streets, according to an analysis by commercial real estate specialists JLL.
Texas lawyer achieves 1 million social media views for commercial
Bryan Wilson, the 29-year-old Fort Worth lawyer who calls himself the 'Texas Law Hawk', is regularly seeing his humorous adverts go viral on Facebook.
Boies Schiller boutique leads on bonus payments
Litigation boutique Boies Schiller & Flexner has once again outshone the large US firms with its bonus offerings, reaching up to $350,000 for associates of a year's standing or more in Calfornia, New York and Washington, DC.
Uber updates driver contracts to force arbitration
Rideshare firm Uber has released a new contract to all of its drivers in the US that purports to solve problems a judge said made arbitration requirements in the previous agreement unenforceable.
Skadden comes top on associate bonus with extra $10k for high-flyers
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom is to give its highest performing associates a bonus of $110,000, beating the $100,000 announced by Cravath Swaine and other leading firms which have made their 2015 announcements.
US law firms suffer from bad branding, suggests PR research
US law firms have branded themselves so poorly that a study carried out on 50 global business managers found that they were more likely to be drawn by fake advertising created for non-existent firms with names including Andersson & Cooper.
CIA lawyer warned colleagues of criminal liability over torture
An associate lawyer at the CIA wrote to colleagues warning them that criminal sanctions could follow the use of torture on detainees.
Allstate GC laments challenges of explaining law firm fees to business
Susie Lees, head of the legal team at US insurer Allstate Corporation, has expressed her frustration over explaining the regular increases in law firm fees to business people outside the legal area.
Law firm inundated with phone calls in apparent scam
A Florida law firm has has been inundated with telephone inquiries after an apparent scammer used a caller ID number that routes phone calls to the firm.
GE throws out sale to Electrolux amid pending federal court trial
In an eleventh hour twist, General Electric Co. has opted to scrap the planned $3.3 billion sale of its appliance business to Swedish appliance maker Electrolux AB, bringing a protracted legal battle to an unexpected close.
Diversity draws legal talent in-house, says GC
Bristol-Myers Squibb general counsel Sandra Leung believes that stronger diversity practices are drawing top legal talent away from firms and into in-house legal departments.
Dewey ex-chair spared new trial as prosecutors pressure other bosses
Former Dewey & LeBoeuf chair Steven Davis is negotiating a deferred-prosecution agreement, while the other two ex-managers of the failed law firm who stood trial with him this year face the choice of a retrial or taking a plea deal.
Cravath kicks off Christmas bonus season with $15k bottom rung deal
Within hours of the news about the Cravath Swaine bonuses, the firm had been matched in its offerings, which go up to $100,000, by Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison and Milbank Tweed.
Lawyer facing murder trial over wife's shooting dies of drug overdose
Mark Madrigali, 60, was due to face a murder trial after admitting to shooting his 51-year old wife, Trivia, in summer 2013 - but he has always maintained that the incident was an accident.
Senate Intelligence Committee to revive counter-terror social media bill
Senator Dianne Feinstein (D.California) of the Senate Intelligence Committee is now pushing for a renewed raft of legislation that would tighten scrutiny of social media platforms to alert law enforcement to online extremist activity.
Father of class actions held at gunpoint in attack on home
Stanley Chesley, who at the height of his career was one of America's top tort lawyers, was attacked along with his wife, judge Susan Dlott, in a robbery at their home over the weekend.
Bakers decide to beef up team in domestic back yard
Baker & McKenzie is putting into effect a growth plan for its North American presence, recognising that only 8 of its 77 offices are located in the US.