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Goldberg Segalla expands in St Louis
Goldberg Segalla has picked up a local St Louis team to open its 13th office.
US lawyers more liberal than the general population
Not only are lawyers more liberal, they donate more to political campaigns than other citizens.
K&L Gates in revenge porn fight
The law firm is helping victims of revenge porn defend their privacy.
Lawyer found Harper Lee's sequel to To Kill a Mockingbird
Writer Harper Lee has thanked her lawyer Tonja Carter for finding the manuscript of 'Go Set a Watchman', the sequel to 'To Kill a Mockingbird' - one of the most popular courtroom and lawyer novels - which is due to be published in July.
S&P settles mortgage claims for $1.37 billion
A new general counsel at McGraw Hill has overseen negotiations with the Department of Justice in one of the last major Wall Street cases.
Dickstein Shapiro creates million dollar partners
Equity partners at the Washington-headquartered firm have seen their earnings rise to one million dollars as the firm re-engineers its model.
Legal departments pay women less than men
Male CLOs are the winners in the salary stakes with a report revealing how much more they earn than their female colleagues.
Police arrest lawyer for representing her client
An assistant Public Defender found the tables turned on her when she tried to stop a policeman from interviewing her client without her being present.
Rose Walker lawyers set up new firm
Dallas law firm Cunningham Swaim has emerged in the aftermath of the departures of ten lawyers.
US firms curb lateral hire promises after Dewey controversy
Bad publicity about high guarantees on lateral hires at Dewey & LeBoeuf has acted as a curb on remuneration promises over the last year.
Charged New York politician distances himself from law firm
Shelden Silver, the New York Assembly speaker who has been charged in connection with US$3m of referral fees, is taking unpaid leave of absence from one of the firms with whom he had a referral relationship.
Law firm set-up blocks client value
The current way of measuring law firm performance could be to blame for a fundamental disconnect from getting to grips with value from a client point of view, academic research has pointed out.
East Coast USA law firm rates rising fastest
Lawyers on the east coast have the highest rate rises whilst alternative fees are seen most in IP Trademark work.
Claims and settlement sizes fall for US federal class actions
The average settlement has fallen 60 per cent from US$86m to $34m in 2014 in cases accusing companies of securities fraud, according to research from Stanford University and Cornerstone Research.
Pillsbury boosts Austin office by hire of ten from Bracewell IP
An ex-managing partner of Bracewell & Giuliani in Austin, Texas is joining Pillsbury, along with three other IP partners - and with the expectation that five associates and a senior counsel follow in their wake.
Questions raised over New York asbestos court
The functioning of a special section of the Manhattan Supreme Court which handles asbestos cases, including the alleged dominance of one law firm as a court user, has come under detailed media scrutiny in the New York Post.
Lawyer faces US$1m fine over medical witness slip
An insurance defence lawyer in Philadelphia is appealing against the fine handed down by a Common Pleas Court judge after one of her witnesses revealed a piece of information in court that was supposed to be kept secret.
Dinsmore & Shohl takes over Midwest firm to arrive at 575 lawyers
Dinsmore & Shohl is becoming an 18-office practice by taking over the 40-lawyer West Virginia practice Huddleston Bolen, known for its strengths in railroads, finance, construction and employment.
Paralegal mistake could cost JPMorgan Chase $1.5 billion
The bank was the victim of a mistake by a paralegal which was not picked up by lawyers on either side of the transaction.
US politician's links with law firm under spotlight in $4m bribes case
Sheldon Silver, the New York Assembly Speaker, has been arrested and charged with five counts, including bribery - and faces scrutiny over his relationship with personal injury firm Weitz & Luxenberg to whom he was said to be referring clients.