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Ex-Cravath Swaine associate defended from public attacks by Reddit
Ellen Pao, who lost her employment discrimination claim against venture capital company Kleiner Perkins, has continued to have a difficult year - resigning from her next employer, Reddit, after 200,000 people signed a petition seeking her removal.
Greenberg Traurig vice-chair of pharma arrested in road rage case
Victoria Davis Lockard, 42, has been charged by the Atlanta police with aggressive driving and criminal trespass after a coffee mug was thrown out of Jaguar, hitting and smashing the car window of another driver.
Outcry as female lawyers criticised over dress sense
An article in a Californian legal publication produced by the local Bar Association - in which only one in a survey of 20 female lawyers was found to dress stylishly - has been attacked for being 'blatantly sexist'.
Skadden partner leaves after conflicts of interest emerge over court case
Eric Waxman, a 57-year old partner in Skadden Arps, has left the firm after admitting to 'deeply' regrettable changes he made to his account of a client interview he did six years ago.
Civil rights lawyer suspects FBI connection in repeated border checks
A US civil rights lawyer who has not been detained and questioned about clients in a career spanning 20 years believes that three recent lengthy border checks could be related to his work for an activist environmental group.
US law firm mergers activity on course to hit record rate in 2015
There were 48 mergers among US firms in the first half of the year, the highest level recorded by Altman Weil in the nine years that it has been collecting the figures.
Regulation expected to open the way for M&A growth in drone sector
Investors are starting to talk up the prospects for increased growth and M&A activity in the drone sector once long-awaited rules are introduced to pave the way for commercial flights.
Lewis Brisbois wins 12-strong litigation team to open in Portland
A team of seven partners and five other lawyers has moved from Williams Kastner to 900-lawyer firm Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith, forming the basis of a new office in Portland, Oregan.
Law knowledge gap delays drone use in Virginia
After a two-year moratorium ended this week on the use of drones in Virginia, law enforcement are said to be still studying the laws and refining piloting skills before they start using the devices in the air.
Law firm sues Las Vegas casino over $3.4m spent by ex-managing partner
Property boutique Morris Schneider Wittstadt is suing the Cosmopolitan casino hotel for return of the funds which ex-managing partner Nathan Hardwick IV paid to it but which, says the firm, the casino should not have accepted.
Clients blamed for driving firm to verge of bankruptcy
A 92-year old leading New Jersey foreclosure firm which posted $30m in gross revenue last year has given notice it could close in August - and other firms are saying that bank clients made it impossible for the firm to survive.
Name partner of 9/11 firm ordered to repay $415k
Paul Napoli of Manhattan-based Napoli Bern - which acted for many 9/11 victims - has been ordered to repay 'every last pencil' and all the money he has been ruled by a judge to have taken from the firm in violation of a receivership order.
Litigators in demand for rest of 2015 in US legal heartland
Litigators - particularly those specialising in insurance defence - will be in short supply and therefore in greater demand for H2 2015 in the New York, New Jersey area, according to Robert Half recruitment consultants.
Dentons rises to US top tier as McKenna Long merger is sealed
Dentons and McKenna Long & Aldridge have formally merged their practices, combining to produce a team of 1,100 lawyers across 21 US offices.
California shake-up continues as Mitchell Silberberg combines with boutique
Los Angeles-based Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp, well-known for its entertainment and new media practice, is to become a 130-lawyer firm on Wednesday when it merges with Richardson Patel.
BigLaw firm sets up marijuana group
Davis Wright Tremaine, the 500-lawyer US law firm with a branch in Shanghai, is launching a marijuana practice in its Portland office, to coincide with the legalisation of the drug for recreational use in Oregon state this week.
New Jersey foreclosure law firm to shut with loss of 300 jobs
Only five weeks after the loss of 700 jobs at Butler & Hosch, New Jersey-based Zucker, Goldberg & Ackerman has issued a layoff notice that signals the end of the practice and 289 posts.
US law firms increase spend on IT
US law firms appear to be spending more on technology - with most of them aiming to improve quality, client service and productivity, according to experts.
Drone sector could be stifled by proposed US safety bill
A Consumer Drone Safety Act could suffocate the development of a sector expected to deliver over 100,000 jobs in the next decade, according to specialist lawyers.
Young partners wobble under weight of funding retired partner pensions
Even the best-financed US law firms are aware of a looming problem: the financing of generous partner pensions, which can start at $250,000 per year in some practices.