Proskauer Rose and SJ Berwin said today they’ve decided against merging, putting an end to months of speculation about a possible trans-Atlantic tie up between the two law firms.

American Bar Association President Steve Zack sent a letter last week to the White House urging President Barack Obama to press the Indian government to drop its ban on foreign lawyers maintaining offices or practicing law in India. Additionally, a pending suit by an Indian attorney seeks to limit the ability of non-Indian attorneys to travel to the country and advise clients regarding the law in their home countries. Zack wrote that further limitations would undermine the goal of increasing trade between the two countries.

On the eve of this week’s trial stemming from the takeover battle between Airgas and Air Products & Chemicals, Airgas filed a complaint asking the Delaware Court of Chancery to resolve a novel issue between the two companies concerning the terms of directors on a staggered board and what exactly is meant by an “annual” meeting. Sources agree that the situation — seeking to accelerate a shareholders’ meeting to remove directors by bringing up a vote on a staggered board in the context of a hostile deal — is unique.

The 7th Circuit, in ruling in favor of a British manufacturer of French press coffee makers, served up extensive dicta about how U.S. courts should interpret foreign law

Its dramatic merits notwithstanding, “The People’s Court” is not in fact a court of law and statements a woman made while appearing as a “plaintiff” on the show may not be later used against her in an actual legal proceeding, a New York judge has ruled.