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New York bar exam goes national
Lawyers will be able to practise in a number of states after the changes.
Chinese companies create legal firewalls, says US agency
Chinese companies are using tactics to avoid the US courts, according to a US federal agency report.
Top legal brands grow 45pc faster than others over last four years
The list of top US brands identified by researcher Acritas includes BakerHostetler, Dentons, Foley Hoag, Clifford Chance and K&L Gates.
Western US firm joins the move to set up drone teams
Lewis Roca Rothgerber, one of the largest firms in the western US, is setting up a 14-person 'Unmanned Aircraft Systems' team, headed by an air pilot, with expectations of advising on IP, patents for new models, regulations and export controls.
Lawyer to Cameron Douglas publishes tale of drug-smuggling and love
Jennifer Rhida, the criminal defence lawyer who acted for Michael Douglas's son Cameron recounts the story of how they met when he was in prison and fell in love - leading to her smuggling drugs to him and then getting fired - in an autobiography.
Baltimore law school lets law students take exam at home
Students at the University of Maryland can take exams at home, at any time they want within a 48-hour period this week - because of problems they might experience in going to the exam centre through the riots.
SEC chief has to face up to Debevoise past over bank decisions
Mary Jo White, chair of the SEC and formerly adviser to leading banks at Debevoise, may have to recluse herself from decisions regarding the ability of JP Morgan and UBS to raise capital - with the result that they might be denied such powers.
Skadden Arps heads US list of firms gaining work by IT
Skadden Arps, Jones Day and Baker & McKenzie take the top three places in the BTI Brand Elite league table for 2015, leading the list of firms which are 'strengthening their brand with clients and winning more work'.
McKenna Long loses San Francisco real estate trio on eve of Dentons merger
Citing concerns over potential conflicts of interest, a San Francisco property partner and two other lawyers are bailing out of McKenna Long to join the 60-strong real estate team at Arent Fox.
Companies warned to heed compliance whistleblowers
A compliance whistleblower has been awarded over a million dollars, the second time an employee in an internal audit/compliance function has received an award outside the normal whistleblowing rules.
Trial of Dewey trio expected to last six months
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.
Gay lawyer sues law firms for defamation
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.
Henry Miller, Weil partner, top bankruptcy lawyer, dies
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.
Girlfriend found guilty of killing lawyer with his gun
A Kentucky juror has found 24-year old Shayna Huber guilty of the murder of Cincinnati lawyer Ryan Poston two years ago as he prepared for a date with a local beauty queen.
San Francisco law firms look set to pay disputed partnership tax
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.
Ballard Spahr chief talks of battle to keep clients
Mark Stewart, chair of the 500-lawyer US firm, has given an interview in which he talks of the way law firms no longer inherit clients but are engaged in a battle, on a daily basis, to retain the ones they have.
Arnold Porter recruits 8-litigator team to IP group in Silicon Valley
The eight lawyers come from the leading boutique practice, Agility IP Law, which was founded by James Otteson, formerly of Wilson Sonsini.
Former Hogan Lovells partner to focus on cyber security as Attorney General
Loretta Lynch will be the first black woman to hold the post of US Attorney General - in which post she has said her priorities will be tackling cybercrime, terrorism and improving minority relations with the police.
Reed Smith and Skadden lateral hires join Culhane Meadows in Chicago
The national US, cloud-based practice Culhane Meadows has attracted three female lateral hires from Reed Smith, Skadden Arps and Baker & McKenzie to open up a Chicago presence.
Jackson Lewis opens employment law office in Hawaii
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.