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Hillary Clinton's use of private emails was almost scary, says Reisman partner
Hillary Clinton's reliance on her personal email account during her time as US secretary of state was 'foolish' and 'scary', according to Jerry Reisman, partner and government ethics lawyer at Reisman, Peirez, Reisman & Capobianco.
PwC faces $1b claim over toxic chemicals in legal document paper
Embattled Big Four accountant PwC is facing the claim from the BAT group in relation to the acquisition of a subsidiary, auditing by PwC, which made carbonless copy paper but, allegedly, dumped the chemicals into the water system.
US firm sets up economic development subsidiary
The 300-lawyer, 17-office Butler Snow firm is setting up a consultancy offshoot to advise public and private organisations on 'both challenges and opportunities in economic development'.
Lawyers barred from handling BP oil leak claims
Three lawyers who studied together at law school have been barred by a federal judge in New Orleans from handling claims over the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil leak against BP, the multinational operating the oil rig where the explosion happened.
Male lawyers less productive at home working than women
While female lawyers rate themselves as working slightly better from home, only one male lawyer in three says he is more productive when working from home than in the office.
Specialist US litigator opens 4th office in three years
The 475-lawyer, Kansas-based Shook Hardy & Bacon is opening its 13th office through the acquisition of a Chicago boutique.
Privilege must be for strictly legal advice
A company was unable to use attorney privilege to stop information being used in an employment discrimination case by the director of risk management who was also a lawyer.
Ralph Baxter joins Lex Machina
Ralph Baxter has joined the board of innovative legal technology company Lex Machina.
GCs at centre of US$10m Las Vegas fraud trial
The role of two general counsel - who are accused of advising homeowner associations to take over properties and then bring lucrative construction litigation actions through co-conspirators - will be examined in the trial starting this week.
Wall St banks and law firms combine to tackle cyber threat
At least a dozen of Wall St's largest banks - including JP Morgan and Goldman Sachs - are expected to form a data-sharing group with the law firms which advise them by the end of the year.
Epstein Becker beefs up healthcare team
The US law firm has hired a 15 strong team from a rival.
US politician indicted over $3.7m payments from two law firms
Lawyer and former New York Assembly speaker Sheldon Silver has been indicted on fraud and extortion charges relating to payments he received from Weitz & Luxenberg and Goldberg & Iryami - although there is no suggestion of wrongdoing by either firm.
Harvey Goldschmid, lawyer who tackled Enron legacy, dies in Manhattan
Mr Goldshmid, born in the Bronx of humble origins and latterly senior counsel at Weil, Gotshal & Manges, helped clean up the Enron-Arthur Andersen scandal by, from a position at the SEC, pushing through stricter oversight rules on auditors.
Law school business model broken
US law schools are in crisis with a business model which no longer works, says a former law professor.
BigLaw resists techo evolution over fear of losing billable hours
Large US firms with over 350 lawyers are adapting to new IT far more slowly than smaller practices - with poor use of document management systems, only half using document assembly and many still using fax, photocopying and couriers.
Lawyer loses $289k by clicking on hacker attachment
An anonymous lawyer has told ABC 10 News how a hacker transferred US$289,000 from his account to a Chinese bank shortly after clicking on the attachment in an email and then receiving a call that purported to be from his bank.
US prosecutors take aim at individuals over financial crisis
The outgoing US Attorney General, Eric Holder, has given prosecutors 90 days in which to start cases against individuals over the 2007/08 global financial crisis - and has stated publicly that the prosecutors are eager to bring such actions.
Paul, Weiss fees outweigh client compensation by 10 to one in NY case
New York mayor Bill de Blasio has settled an action that has been running for five years about the rights of police officers to stop and frisk - by awarding US$295,000 to 11 plaintiffs and $2.95m to the lawyers representing them.
Wife of murdered DLA assistant gives details of last text
The DLA Piper associate murdered in a Washington DC hotel appears to have sent a text to his wife saying he would be home in an hour just 11 minutes before a person who may be connected to the case was seen walking through the hotel lobby.
Canadian lawyers win major battle over lawyer-client privilege
Solicitors are now to be exempted from parts of the government's anti-terrorism and money laundering legislation.