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Patton Boggs cuts merger talks with Locke Lord
Washington-based Patton Boggs has pulled back from merger discussions with Locke Lord of Texas, according to sources who have talked to Reuters.
Lawyers turn to reality TV for evidence
Lawyers are increasingly trawling through reality TV shows for evidence - as actor Ryan O'Neal has recently discovered in a Los Angeles court case.
Florida lawyers challenge online advert restrictions
Personal injury law firm Searcy Denney is challenging state rules which, the firm says, make it impossible to blog or participate in LinkedIn.
Litigation set for 2014 boom
Litigation is the area that US firms are the most positive about - with 27% of law firms expecting to hire, according to a survey from recruitment consultants Robert Half Legal.
US Treasury puts business on alert over Bitcoin legal duties
The US Treasury Department has warned businesses dealing in the virtual currency Bitcoin that they need to respect their federal and regulatory duties as money transmitters.
Philly firm allowed to continue bus adverts
A PI and workers compensation firm is to be allowed to continue with advertisements on the side of buses even though its commercial agreement with the bus company bars competitors from advertising.
Ex-Pentair GC donates US$1m to law school
Louis L Ainsworth, who graduated 36 years ago from the William Mitchell College of Law, is endowing the Louis L Ainsworth Distinguished Professorship at the school, to be awarded to leading law and business tutors.
Leading lawyer accused of 'brazen fraud' by BP
Mike Watts, lawyer and fundraiser for President Barak Obama, has been accused of 'brazen fraud' by BP in filings related to the Deepwater Horizon oil leak.
Philanthropist lawyer gets six years in $46m fraud
Rhode Island lawyer Joseph Caramadre has been sentenced to six years in jail for a US$46m investment fraud in which he gave cash to dying people and then bought annuities which paid out when the victims died.
BP lawyers accused of 'misleading' court
BP's legal team has been accused of making 'material omissions' which were 'tantamount to…misleading the court' in the latest set of filings in the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil leak litigation.
Chinese firm expands to Chicago
The Yingke Law Firm has opened a second office in the US, opening its Chicago office about 20 months after it opened up in New York.
Controversy in Korea over hiring of private law firm
A state exam body has provoked surprise at appointing Seol-based Lee & Co, advisers to Samsung, to support it over complaints that exam candidates may have been denied university entry over an alleged error.
Law school comes under fire
Business Insider has published an anonymous interview with a 28-year old US lawyer who says he feels 'like I was duped and tricked' to go to law school and regards it as 'a waste of my life'.
Top US black law firm reduces to one partner
Alabama-based Chestnut, Sanders and Sanders - once one of the top 10 black law firms in the US - has now only partner left after a fight over money following a US$1.2 b win.
Boies Schiller to give $300k bonuses
Boies, Schiller & Flexer looks likely to win the 2013 bonus league through bonus payments which will average US85,000 and hit $300,000 for some associates.
Legal sector lags others on diversity
African Americans and Hispanics account for only 8.4% of lawyers in the US - even though they make up 25% of the population.
Lawyer and former mayor confesses to irregularities on client funds
The former mayor of St Louis, Freeman Bosley, has admitted to a state panel that he did not handle client funds properly in his law firm, Bosley & Associates.
Lawyers make Silicon Valley 'top 40 under 40' list
Lawyers are well-represented in the new annual listing will be revealed in full on Friday, taking four of the 40 places.
SEC member puts case for slimming down company filings
Securities and Exchange Commission Republican member Daniel Gallagher said last week that filed documents are often poor at providing information to investors.
Town considers giving special terms to in-house lawyers
The town of Norwalk, Connecticut, is considering improving the terms of employment of its four assistant corporation counsels so that they are likely to have longer periods of employment.