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Energy Law

Social & Political Savvy Help Lawyers Succeed in Nuclear ‘Gold Rush’

Banking Law

Hedge Fund Sues Banks Over Collateral Demands in Credit Default Swaps

Law Firms

New Spin on Dechert Layoffs

Criminal Justice

Hollywood Agog Over Names to be Named in Private Investigator’s Trial

Legal History

Magna Carta Returns to National Archives

Law Schools

ABA Report Shows Little Change in Law School Enrollment

Contracts

Judith Regan, Would-Be O.J. Book Publisher, Sued by Former Counsel

Law Firms

Law Firms Embrace Leadership Training, Even if Leadership Isn’t the Goal

Lawyer Pay

Are Associate Bonuses Counterproductive?

Careers

More FTC Officials Jump to New Jobs

Alternative Dispute Resolution

Arbitrator Can’t Be Sued for Lawyer’s Alleged Attack on Party, Court Says

Internet Law

U.S. Watch List Snags a European Travel Agent

Verdicts & Settlements

Lawyer Awarded at Least $10M for Secret Videotaping

Verdicts & Settlements

Vioxx Deal Goes Forward With 93 Percent Participation

Criminal Justice

Property Forfeiture Sought in Kickback Probe of Ex-Home Depot Managers

U.S. Supreme Court

Pfizer Stock and the Chief Justice’s Recusal Policy Led to 4-4 Drug Case Split

Attorney General

Senate Confirms Filip as No. 2 Justice Official

Criminal Justice

Client Who Decked Counsel Sentenced to 6 Months

Legal Ethics

Does Lawyer’s E-Mail Snooping Merit 2-Year Suspension?

Legal Ethics

Speeding Lawyer Not Fast Enough on Her Feet With Court Excuse

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