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Banking Law

Bailout Bill Allows Lawsuits Against Treasury, Banks

Evidence

Public Appeal & Engineer’s Work Diary Lead to Dig for 16-Year-Old’s Body

4th Circuit Court

US Appeals Judge William Wilkins Won’t ‘Coast’ in New Law Firm Job

Careers

What Michelle Obama Didn’t Like About Working at Sidley Austin

U.S. Supreme Court

Justices Blame FTC for Misleading Consumers about Light Cigarettes

Work/Life Balance

Too Little Time? One Ohio Law Firm Pays Delivery Charges

U.S. Supreme Court

Supreme Court’s Docket: Less Meaty but Possibly Filled with More Dishes

Law Firms

9 LA Lawyers Move from Sonnenschein to Seyfarth Shaw

Law Firms

Growing as Planned, Sonnenschein Opens New Office in Switzerland

U.S. Supreme Court

Experts Predict Supreme Court Retirements and Likely Replacements

Bankruptcy Law

Judge Rules Trustee Lacks Authority to Sue Countrywide for Abuses

Banking Law

Bank of America to Modify Countrywide Mortgages in $8.6B Deal

Alternative Dispute Resolution

Companies Prefer Litigation in Business, but not Consumer, Contracts

Mergers & Acquisitions

Judge Holds Weekend Court at Home Over Wachovia Buyout Tussle

In-House Counsel

Jurors Acquitted Ex-McAfee GC in Backdating Case Because of Intent Issues

Juries

O.J. Simpson Appeal to Target Jury Selection

Law Firms

Is Heller the First of Many?

Associates

Dechert Lied in Job Interview, Ex-Associate Claims

Mergers

Citi Has Upper Hand in Merger Fight, Law Prof Says

Supreme Court

Meet the New Solicitor General

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