Akerman Lawyers Found Florida Office for Novak Druce
Intellectual property boutique Novak Druce & Quigg is opening a new office in West Palm Beach, Florida with six attorneys…
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Ballard Spahr Trademark Group Decamps to Steptoe
A seven-attorney trademark group from the Washington office of Philadelphia's Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll has defected to Steptoe &…
Levenfeld Pearlstein Fires Some Lawyers, Hires Others
Chicago's 75-attorney Levenfeld Pearlstein dismissed two associates and one partner this month, citing difficult economic conditions, but hired four new…
What’s to Become of Wyeth Counsel in Pfizer Merger?
Brooklyn pharmaceutical giant Pfizer recently announced that it will acquire rival Wyeth for $68 billion. Pfizer will cut more than…
Disbarred Attorney Caught in Madoff Web
A former lawyer, who was disbarred in the 1980s taking client escrow funds, has been charged with defrauding investors of…
Temple School of Law to Cut Budget
Temple University's James E. Beasley School of Law will need to cut about 2% from the current academic year's budget.…
Income Based Repayment to Aid Law Grads
From Slate via Legal Geekery, a new way for law students to pay off their loan debt: Most people know…
Breaking: Cadwalader to Sue Departing Partners
Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft has threatened seven departing London partners with legal action for breaching their partnership agreement. The partners,…
Judges Plead Guilty to Corruption
Two Pennsylvania judges have plead guilty to fraud charges, after taking $2.6 million in kickbacks in return for placing juvenile…
Rosenbaum to Take Over at Greenberg Traurig
Miami's Greenberg Traurig has announced that CEO Cesar Alvarez will hand over the reins to President Richard A. Rosenbaum next…
South Carolina’s Ogletree Launches Boston Office
National labor and employment law firm Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart has launched a Boston office this week, to…
SimmonsCooper Names Seven New Partners
Illinois' SimmonsCooper today announced the addition of seven new partners to the firm. The new partners are Nicholas Angelides, Brian…