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Texas lawyer arrested for soliciting murder of witness
A 57-year old lawyer has been arrested after the District Attorney accused him of seeking to have a man murdered who was to testify against him.
Bank of America to pay $16.65b record fine in US
Bank of America's agreed US$16.65b payment is 'the largest civil settlement with a single entity in American history', according to Attorney General Eric Holder.
Betty Ford Foundation to study addiction rates of lawyers
The American Bar Association is joining forces with the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation's Legal Professionals Programme to conduct research on lawyers.
Working for a start-up: The pros and cons
Passing overhead expenses on to the client was just one of the gripes start-up lawyers had about their external advisers.
GCs who matter are honoured
Top GCs have been chosen by The Ethisphere Institute to win an award for ethical business practices.
Not-for-profit law firm in Utah offers fees according to household income
Open Legal Services has become the first not-for-profit law firm in Utah, benefitting from tax reliefs for such businesses and offering sliding scale fees to clients.
Withers opens San Francisco base
The 109-partner law firm Withers has opened an office in San Francisco, based on demand for its wealth advice practice.
Office manager steals US$600,000 from US firm
A former office manager of a leading Maryland firm used several ways to overpay herself for years and has now pleaded guilty to theft.
Barclays legal bill estimated at £1.2b for dark pool and other claims
Barclays Bank is turning to its usual criminal defence lawyers in the US, Sullivan & Cromwell, over the 'dark pool' allegations but its bill is still estimated at £1.2b.
Lawyers caught up in conflict query over hacking case
Two lawyers in a hacking case have been asked questions over a possible conflict of interest.
Lawyers urged to rise above US politics
The US Chief Justice John Roberts has asked the USA's lawyers to 'rise above particular partisan debates' and help the population maintain faith in the legal system.
Hedge fund billionaire attacks Martin Lipton
A row has broken out between Wachtell Lipton's Martin Lipton, the inventor of the poison pill strategy and shareholder activist Bill Ackman.
Praise from judges can be used in lawyer publicity
US lawyers are to be allowed to quote any praise they receive by judges in their publicity material.
Two thirds of legal teams lack info security staff
Some 71 per cent of US law firms and legal teams do not have staff 'dedicated exclusively to information security', according to a new report.
Dozens of law firms jostle over GM claims
Some 109 law suits have been initiated, involving 983 plaintiffs, in relation to the lethal faulty ignition problem at General Motors and the recall of 2.6m Chevrolet Cobalts and other vehicles.
ABA joins forces with Rocket Lawyer to help small business
The ABA has teamed up with the online document company to offer assistance to small businesses which cannot afford lawyers.
Lowenstein opens seven-lawyer Washington DC office
The 300-lawyer New York-based firm Lowenstein Sandler has recruited four insurance lawyers from Dickstein Shapiro to form the basis of a new office in the US capital.
Law firms need to up the stakes on cyber crime
Law firms need to change their outlook on cybersecurity, delegates at the American Bar Association conference heard.
Mystery surrounds law professor murder
Numerous questions are being raised about the killing of Dan Markel, law professor at Florida State University and founder of PrawfsBlawg.
New York is top choice for arbitration in the US
New statistics reveal that New York is the top place for arbitration within the US, attracting almost three times as many arbitrations as Miami which was second.