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Sex harassment claims have knock-on effect at law school
Claims of sexual harrassment, reported in 2011, at Case Law School, have led to a lawsuit and divisions among the staff.
Weil reaffirms commitment to Texas despite lawyer losses
After dozens of lawyers have left the Weil Gotshal offices in booming Houston and Dallas, the firm has stated its commitment to the state of Texas.
Data privacy claims on the rise in US
Data privacy actions for inadvertent violations are on the increase in the US, according to the Institute for Legal Reform.
Dewey and Proskauer Rose fees examined over MF Global
Fees charged by Proskauer Rose LLP and Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP have been criticised for being excessive and are the subject of a New York bankruptcy court.
Midsize firms win work from large ones
In the past three years medium-sized US law practices have seen their share of the market rise from 22 to 41 per cent, according to a study from CounselLink.
US legal departments fly the American flag
US legal department prefer to outsource in America, according to recent research.
Lawyers use more office space than other professionals
Lawyers are still typically taking up twice as much office space as other professionals in New York, according to a leading architect and design group.
Ohio law firm launched to target female clients
A new two-partner law firm is opening its doors to a female clientele, filching in particularly on family and divorce law.
Banks could face high compo deals after JP Morgan sets record
Bank of America is coming under pressure to settle a US $6 billion compensation demand from the Federal Housing Finance Agency after JP Morgan agreed to pay a record US $4 billion to the regulator.
Law firms get squeezed on US rent talks
Law firms are losing their ability to negotiate low rents on their offices, according to an analysis in the US by Jones Lang LaSalle.
BofA legal costs rise to one billion dollars
Litigation costs at Bank of America have increased to USD1.1 billion dollars in its third quarter results, according to data released by bank.
Cooley expands to become rising name in Washington DC
Silicon Valley-based 700-lawyer firm Cooley is taking on 54 lawyers from Dow Lohnes to become a Top 30 Washington firm.
Big data issues for investors raised by SEC chief
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) chair Mary Jo White has raised the prospect that companies could be required to send less information to investors who may be struggling with 'information overload'.
30-year dispute pays dividends for NY law firm
Raff & Becker has earned millions of dollars of fees for an appointment that was expected to last three years in 1983 but is now into its fourth decade.
Davis, Polk makes rare lateral hire
Brian S Lichter has been appointed a partner in the Davis Polk & Wardwell real estate team, having transferred over from Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson.
Squire Sanders creates healthcare fellowship first
US firm Sander Squires has created a health law fellowship programme as a result of changes in the US health care system and a shortage of healthcare lawyers.
Top US sports lawyer starts own practice
One of the top legal names in US sport, Jim Tanner of Williams & Connolly, is leaving the Washington-based firm to set up his own firm to start his own specialist sport and entertainment management practice.
Legal costs drag JP Morgan into loss
The largest bank in the US, JP Morgan Chase, has set aside US$23 billion in its legal reserve and shown a quarterly loss for the first time in nine years.
Leading shipping company to sue former lawyers
Overseas Shipholding Group, one of the world's largest shippers, is planning to sue its 'former external counsel' over advice that forced it restate a decade of financial results.
Californian five year olds to learn copyright law
An anti-piracy set of classes is to be piloted in Californian schools, reaching children as young as five in their kindergartens.