Panelists discussed the economic outlook for this year, as well as their expectations for the region’s key business sectors including the real estate recovery, Latin America and gambling in South Florida.

After racking up an astounding record of high-stakes victories, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher beat out 71 other firms for the title of Litigation Department of the Year, winning the prize for the second time in a row.

In 2010, the first time Law School Transparency asked schools to cough up detailed lists of graduate employment data, it didn’t go so well. The organization hopes for better success this year, and sent letters this week to all ABA-accredited law schools asking them to release reports generated by NALP.

The number of death penalty sentences in the U.S. has dropped to the lowest point since capital punishment was reinstated in 1976, according to a new report from the Death Penalty Information Center

It’s easy to think of 2011 as yet another chapter in a long trend of regional law firm consolidation. While that may be true, the year has also seen its share of law firm failures