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Texas law firms restricted on employee job titles
Texan law firms are prohibited from using titles such as CEO, according to a court opinion.
Lawyer convictions soar in Nevada
A total of 23 Nevada lawyers were convicted in federal courts in the three years to 2013, nearly six times the number of lawyers who were similarly convicted in the previous three years.
Lawyer numbers rise at US top 350
Mergers with foreign law firms have pushed up the total numbers of working in the top 350 US firms by nearly four per cent, according to the the NLJ 350 survey report for 2013.
Truckers protests leads to Texas law firm apology
The law firm has apologised to lorry drivers for a full-page advertisement it ran which included the description 'serial killer' under the picture of a truck cabin.
Michigan law firm sues SEO provider
Seikaly & Stewart is suing the Rainmaker Institute, its former SEO provider, for allegedly using 'spammy' methods to set up links which breached the Google guidelines.
Lawyer fired in US inquiry over gas disaster
Robert Cagen, one of the leading regulatory lawyers investigating an explosion which killed eight people in California, has been fired after asking the gas company about the testing of its pipelines.
Online divorce first in Washington state
A Seattle lawyer, following the example of UK e-lawyers and others in the US, has opened what is believed to be 'Washington State's first dedicated online family law firm'.
US corporate criminal penalties rise 647pc
The total of criminal penalties given to corporates in the US rose 647 per cent between 2001 and 2012, according to figures complied by Brandon Garrett, law school professor at the University of Virginia.
Lawyers love Apple
Lawyers are favouring Apple over Blackberry which has seen its usage halved in the legal market in the past year.
GM fires legal execs over recall controversy
General Motors has fired 15 employees, including some legal execs, over a 'pattern of incompetence and neglect' in the recall of cars which has led to at least 13 deaths.
Simmons Browder to merge on 1 July
A new law firm, to be known as Simmons Hanly Conroy, will be created on 1 July through through the merger of St Louis-based Simmons Browder and New York-based Hanly Conroy.
BoA moves to end $12b legal threat
Bank of America is in discussions with the US Department of Justice over the payment of some $US12b, in order to end the largest legal threat it faces.
Virtual law firm closes down
US-based online law firm Clearspire has closed down just over a year after making ambitious projections to grow by 100 lawyers annually.
Major US law firm cited in BNP US defence
Facing a fine of US$10b for allegedly breaking a blacklist to trade with Sudan, French bank BNP is reported to have tried an 'advice of counsel' defence, referring to a leading US law firm.
The larger the firm, the more the client pays
BigLaw can attract premium rates for access to client service and large pools of talent and resources, according to research.
Paul Hastings lawyer warns of aggressive US law departments
Korean companies considering entering US markets need to be aware of the aggressive stance of many US businesses, according to Jeff Randall, global IP litigation head at Paul Hastings.
Economists back up lawyers in merger reviews
Economists are increasingly at the forefront of merger reviews in Washington.
Bingham McCutchen loses ten partners
US-based 1,100-lawyer international firm Bingham McCutchen is losing 15 lawyers to other firms after what the Boston-headquartered practice admitted was a 'challenging 2013'.
US law firms take a punt on start-ups
Entrepreneurial law firms in the US are taking a view on start-up companies with a number of them setting up their own venture capital funds and others providing facilities at their offices for new companies.
Law firms exposed to file sharing security risk
Nearly nine out of ten (89 per cent ) law firms are using unencrypted emails as 'the dominant means for sharing privileged communications', according to research in the US by LexisNexis.