Legal News

Weil Gotshal Tops the World in M&A Advisements

Weil, Gotshal & Manges advised on $90.8 billion in announced mergers and acquisitions in the first quarter of 2010 to…

Greenberg Traurig Adds to London Office

Greenberg Traurig Maher, the London arm of Greenberg Traurig, has added two shareholders and an associate to its UK restructuring…

Gay Divorce Denied

Carole Ann Kern and Robin Lynn Taney, a lesbian couple who wed in Massachusetts in 2009, filed for divorce recently…

Jobs for Everyone at UC Irvine Law School

Things just keep getting better for the inaugural class at the U.C. Irvine School of Law. If attending law school…

Morris, Manning & Martin Forges Alliance with Brazilian Firm

Atlanta-based firm Morris, Manning & Martin has entered the Brazilian market through a strategic alliance with Sao-Paulo-based firm Fleury Malheiros,…

Judge Kicks Up Dust in 9/11 Case

U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein in New York rejected a settlement between 9/11 workers and their employers. The settlement which…

Employment Lawsuit Has Lady Gaga Crying Foul

Lady Gaga, whose real name is Stefani Germanotta, has been hit with a lawsuit by her former boyfriend and business…

Going Green: Californians Get Vote on Marijuana

Officials in California announced an initiative to legalize marijuana will be on the November ballot following the submittal of a…

Baron & Budd and Mumphrey Law Firms Announce Groundbreaking Victory for Employees Suffering from Occupational Hearing Loss

Judge Manuel A. Fernandez of the 34th Judicial District Court in St. Bernard Parish in Louisiana ruled in favor of…