EPA Threatens Hydraulic Fracturing Companies with Legal Action
Letters from the EPA have been issued to nine natural gas drilling companies in an effort to investigate how their…
Legal News
Former Ambassador, Associate Attorney General Joins Fulbright
Bob McCallum Jr., a former associate attorney general and U.S. ambassador to Australia, has joined Fulbright & Jaworski as of…
Kramer Levin Nabs Banking Team from Baker & McKenzie
Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel has added three partners from Baker & McKenzie to its banking and finance group in…
Billing Rates in Washington, D.C. Are Second Highest in the U.S.
Between 2007 and 2009, CT TyMetrix Inc. and The Corporate Executive Board gathered invoice data from over 3,500 law firms…
Quellos Group Owners Plead Guilty to Fraud and Tax Evasion
Both Jeffrey Greenstein and Charles H. Wilk plead guilty on September 10th to federal charges of aiding in the filing…
“Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” Ruled Unconstitutional in California’s 9th District
Judge Virginia A. Philips of the United States District Court for the Central District of California issued a permanent injunction…
Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan to Recuse Herself from 11 More Cases
Already having recused herself from 11 cases, Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan has disqualified herself from 10 more cases to be…
Law School Admissions Officers Survey Tells Prospective Students How To Prepare
According to the most recent survey by Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions, over 50% of admissions officers are expecting to…
Proposed Squire Sanders, Hammonds Merger Inching Forward
More details are emerging in the proposed transatlantic merger of Squire Sanders & Dempsey and U.K.-based Hammonds. According to a…
Nixon Peabody Pumps Up Partnership
Nixon Peabody elected four new members to its partnership this week. They are John Higgins in Albany, N.Y., Kenneth Lind…
Sidley Austin’s Cole Honored by NACD
Thomas A. Cole, chair of Sidley Austin’s executive committee and a partner in the firm’s Chicago office, has been named…
Steptoe & Johnson Nabs Energy Team for New Office
Steptoe & Johnson is opening an office in Pennsylvania following the acquisition of the energy practice group from the firm…