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Group from L.A.’s Rutter Hobbs Hits Snag in Move to Greenberg Glusker

admin — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 05:33:52 +0000

Greenberg Glusker’s acquisition of half of Rutter Hobbs seems to have hit some rocks.

N.J. Court Spares Attorney Who Misused Certification Seal but Warns Others

Master — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 04:12:34 +0000

A New Jersey lawyer whose website wrongfully displayed the seal of the Board of Attorney Certification has escaped discipline.

Bernstein Liebhard and Wilmer Suffer for Disclosure Failure in Citi Mutual Funds Suit

Master — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 06:53:15 +0000

Three months after a federal judge issued a scathing order blasting the lawyers on both sides of a securities class action against Citigroup and its Smith Barney unit, the judge has dropped Bernstein Liebhard as lead plaintiffs counsel. And on the defense side, Citi appears to have demoted WilmerHale as lead outside counsel.

DOJ’s classified power play

Master — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 23:39:59 +0000

A constitutional fight is brewing over whether lawyers in civil cases have a right to access and disseminate classified national security information to pursue claims against the federal government.

D.C. Federal Judge Criticizes Man For ‘Manipulating The Court’

admin — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 08:06:42 +0000

A federal judge is refusing to allow a man to represent himself in a trafficking case, saying he has tried to manipulate the system by creating false conflicts among his lawyers to delay the case. Gregory Sitzmann was indicted in 2008 on charges he took part in a long-running cocaine distribution conspiracy.

Justices Won’t Review Bar’s Takeover of Lawyer’s Practice

admin — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 23:29:35 +0000

The California Supreme Court has declined to rescue a lawyer whose law practice has been taken over by the State Bar in litigation accusing him of a scheme to defraud desperate homeowners. Philip Kramer was one of four lawyers that California Attorney General Kamala Harris sued in August.

Where Were the Lawyers at Penn State?

Master — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 04:21:58 +0000

So often when a scandal breaks, the first question the public asks is: Where were the lawyers? At Penn State, the answer seems to be: Not there.

The Tweet that Roared: Lawyers and Law Firms Navigate Social Media Landmines

admin — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 07:56:48 +0000

A Kramer Levin attorney’s tweet about a TSA agent’s note commenting on a “personal item” in her luggage sparked a media storm. It also highlights how law firms grapple with where to draw the line when it comes to how their lawyers use social media.

Security Is Top Concern in Annual Law Firm Technology Survey

admin — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 07:01:48 +0000

Although the struggling recovery must still be reckoned with, feedback from the technology chiefs who responded to American Lawyer’s annual survey on law firm technology and follow-up interviews with nearly a dozen of them reveal that the main focus has moved from dollars to data.

Daisy Wong, Would-Be Bridget Jones of the Hong Kong Legal Scene

admin — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 06:45:12 +0000

Daisy Wong writes a Chinese-language blog, newspaper column and book series purportedly chronicling the personal and professional life of a young female associate at one of the top law firms in Hong Kong. Is she for real? Several lawyers speculate she is not, but that the featured firm and the lawyers are based on real-life equivalents.Visit International News

Daisy Wong, Would-Be Bridget Jones of the Hong Kong Legal Scene

Master — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 06:45:12 +0000

Pru Seeks To Disqualify Plaintiffs’ Lawyers in ‘Secret Deal’ Case

admin — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 05:04:36 +0000

A New Jersey state judge is weighing a request to disqualify three law firms that represent plaintiffs who claim Prudential Life Insurance paid their lawyers millions of dollars to keep their case out of court and limit recovery.

Pru Seeks To Disqualify Plaintiffs’ Lawyers in ‘Secret Deal’ Case

admin — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 05:04:36 +0000

19 Hours of Settlement Talks for Oracle, Google CEOs

Master — Sat, 24 Sep 2011 07:17:35 +0000

Oracle and Google’s CEOs spent nearly 20 hours holed up in a federal courthouse last week with their lawyers and other top company executives for court-ordered settlement talks in a billion-dollar patent dispute over Java technology. And the pair may be required to go back for more.

Suit Alleging Attorneys Misappropriated Escrow Intended for Investment Fund Goes Forward

Master — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 06:21:16 +0000

A New York judge has allowed to go forward a suit by an offshore wealth management company accusing its lawyers of misappropriating money they were to hold in escrow, while the lawyers maintain that the company is not a legitimate business and that they represented it only in the interest of an investor.

Family-Friendly Policies Gain Ground at Law Firms — but Who Dares Use Them?

Master — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 09:17:27 +0000

Examining a list of the law firms considered tops for working mothers, Vivia Chen notes that, although all 50 firms offer reduced hours and 47 say lawyers who work reduced hours are eligible for equity partnership, only 10 percent of the lawyers actually trimmed their hours, and only 0.375 percent were promoted to equity while working part time. Visit The Careerist

Hiring Lawyers Before Buying Product Stews Plaintiff in Arizona Iced Tea Suit

Master — Sat, 03 Sep 2011 10:31:06 +0000

A federal judge has denied class certification in a suit over the marketing of Arizona iced tea as “100% Natural” because the plaintiff hired her lawyers seven months before buying the product.

With Verdicts In, Jurors in MS-13 Trial Critique Lawyers

admin — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 20:50:38 +0000

A federal jury on Tuesday convicted six of seven MS-13 gang members in a giant racketeering case. After five months of trial, 150 witnesses and more than 400 exhibits, jurors also rendered their verdicts on the lawyers. A certain swagger got high marks, but lawyers lost points for fumbling with technology.

Fainting Juror Prompts $10 Million Settlement

admin — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 02:23:13 +0000

A plaintiffs attorney’s courtroom description of a grisly surgical procedure — during which one juror fainted — apparently gave the defense a case of the vapors, too. Soon afterward, the lawyers told the judge they had struck a $10 million settlement in the personal injury case.

Investors blame losses on law firm

Master — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 06:58:32 +0000

A malpractice and fraud suit against Holland & Knight raises a question of urgent interest to real estate investor-plaintiffs with projects that are underwater: Can they hold responsible the lawyers who handled real estate transactions for ventures that did not pan out?

Survey: Half of Law Firms Don’t Seek Client Feedback

admin — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 08:08:24 +0000

More than 70 percent of law firms that responded to a recent survey said that client feedback affects the way their lawyers conduct business. However, fewer than half formally solicit client critiques and only one-third communicate the feedback to lawyers.

Bank Claim Sheds Light on Lawyers’ Contest Over Fees in Prudential Suit

admin — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 06:00:07 +0000

A fee fight stemming from a confidential settlement of Prudential Life employees’ suit against the company has spilled out into the open, as a bank that loaned money to one of the lawyers tries to enforce a $10 million judgment against him.

Fee Fight in Allion M&A Shareholder Case Raises Question: Who’s Biggest Beneficiary of M&A Shareholder Litigation–Investors or Plaintiffs Lawyers?

Master — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 07:40:58 +0000

A Delaware ruling will undoubtedly be cited by critics of the plaintiffs bar who assert that some merger suits are less about protecting shareholders than they are about attorney fees for the lawyers who file them.

New Docs in Case of Ex-Glaxo In-House Counsel Lauren Stevens Reveal Other Lawyers’ Roles

admin — Sat, 19 Mar 2011 04:39:39 +0000

A pretrial hearing for the indicted former in-house counsel from GlaxoSmithKline has taken some unexpected turns, including the unsealing of records that reveal the roles of several other lawyers in the alleged misdeed.

Judge Kaplan Issues Preliminary Injunction Barring Ecuadorian Plaintiffs and Their Lawyers from Enforcing $9 Billion Judgment Against Chevron

Master — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 04:44:27 +0000

A federal judge has granted Chevron’s motion for a preliminary injunction that bars plaintiffs and their lawyers from acting to enforce a $9 billion judgment rendered by an Ecuadorean court last month.