Widower and His Attorney Pay $700K in Sanctions Because of Facebook Spoliation
Some say that this may be the most depressing legal news story they have ever read. The three-quarters-of-a-million-dollar sanction award…
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher Adds Two Prominent Attorneys to Hong Kong Office
Yi Zhang and Graham Winter have joined the Hong Kong office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP as partners. Prior…
Edwards Wildman Palmer Adds Two Partners
Edwards Wildman Palmer UK LLP announced in recent days that Jonathan (‘Jon’) Yorke joined the firm as a partner in…
High Stakes IP Litigation Attorney Andrew P. Bridges Joins Fenwick & West
Fenwick & West LLP announced in recent days that high stakes IP litigation attorney Andrew P. Bridges has joined the…
Moonlighting: Inside a Legal Conference
Last week, a certain company had their annual legal conference. This year, lawyers from all over the world came to…
Clients Refuse To Pay For What Law Schools Churn Out
You take three years out of your life to slave over books in law school. Then you spend over a…
The People of Oakland Go on Strike, Except for the Lawyers
Yesterday, Oakland hit its excitement level as several thousand people crowded into the city in a ''general strike'' and marched…
WilmerHale Helps in Effort to Pass Landmark Peace Corps Reform Legislation
The United States House of Representatives passed the Kate Puzey Peace Corps Volunteer Protection Act of 2011 on November 1st.…
Weil, Gotshal & Manges Advises MF Global UK Ltd. on First Filing of Special Administration Regime Application
International law firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges is advising MF Global UK Ltd., the UK arm of commodities and listed…
Former Chief Counsel of FDA Joins Venable
Former Chief Counsel of the Food and Drug Administration Ralph S. Tyler and former insurance Commissioner of the State of…
Clifford Winston to Turn Against the Small Law Firms
Last week, a lot of controversy was stirred up when Clifford Winston suggested that we completely do away with law…
Willkie Farr is Raided for In-House Talent
Willkie Farr may be getting raided, but it's not entirely a bad thing. Because Willkie is just losing talent to…