Edwards Wildman Palmer announced Monday the election of a new leadership team triumvirate, which is spread between offices in Chicago, London and Hartford, Conn. The change comes against the backdrop of a suit that two former partners filed this month against the firm and current managing partner Walter Reed.

A federal judge in Chicago has refused to throw out Motorola’s trade secrets claims against 4G technology manufacturer Lemko, clearing the way for trial on Motorola’s allegations that Lemko stole technology relating to wireless networking and wrongly asserted ownership of a family of related patents.

John Rogers, a former Seyfarth Shaw tax partner who now has his own practice in Chicago, has been prohibited by a federal judge from offering clients tax shelters that the government claims improperly reduce the income of U.S. taxpayers.

Kirkland & Ellis’ recruitment of eight partners from three different firms has been the talk of Hong Kong’s legal scene. The aggressive expansion by a formerly minor player in the region is a reminder of how fast things can change in Asia’s legal markets.

When Abbott Labs recalled Similac baby formula due to possible contamination by beetle carcasses, the lawsuits began piling up. But some of them have hit roadblocks, as seen Friday, when a Chicago federal district court judge partially dismissed a putative class action.