Thirty-Six Percent

The percentage of company officers and outside advisers who believe that the American mergers and acquisitions market will be strong in 2008, according to Dykema Gossett’s third annual M&A forecast survey, released late last year. That number represents a steady decline from previous years—in 2006, 63 percent of respondents held…

Mar 1, 2008 6:01 AM CST

America’s 5 Largest IP Firms

Feb 1, 2008 11:48 PM CST

Bankruptcy’s Back On

In her 30-plus years of practice, Houston bankruptcy lawyer Evelyn H. Biery has seen the tides of her practice area rise and fall. Right now, she’s happily riding a wave.

Feb 1, 2008 11:44 PM CST

Law’s New Brain Trust

What role should brain scans play in court cases? Should psychopaths have a biomedical argument for special sentencing considerations? Are new developments in the study of the human brain help­ful to judges and juries—or just misleading?

Feb 1, 2008 11:39 PM CST

For Mail-Order Brides, Happily Ever After

Layli Miller-Muro isn’t down on love. She doesn’t hate men, and she doesn’t want to prevent them from following their hearts—even to other countries.

Feb 1, 2008 4:32 PM CST

You’ve Reached a Verdict!

The best of the law blogs, according to our readers

Feb 1, 2008 3:30 PM CST

In Volume Veritas

Our expert Richard Brust sizes up six on SCOTUS

Jan 4, 2008 11:20 PM CST

Struggling Against Sadness

Jan 3, 2008 11:36 PM CST

Translation Station

Florida’s Ninth Judicial Circuit Court in Kissimmee has a language problem: Too few translators to spread over too many locations.

Jan 2, 2008 8:35 PM CST

Greenbacks for Going Green

When law firms talk about going green, they may be doing more than simply recycling scratch paper.

Jan 1, 2008 8:42 PM CST

A Flush Start

Jan 1, 2008 8:39 PM CST

Seventeen Percent

Jan 1, 2008 4:53 PM CST

Junk Science Rx

Tennessee Judge W. Neil Thomas III readily admits that sifting through scientific evidence and parsing medical jargon in medical-malpractice cases can be like an English major performing brain surgery.

Dec 1, 2007 8:27 PM CST

Law’some Gifts!

The law is a jealous mistress, making it tough to find time to do holiday shopping. Here are our gift ideas for clients and colleagues—both naughty and nice.

Dec 1, 2007 8:25 PM CST

IP Exits

62% of patent examiners surveyed say they are dissatisfied with the time allotted by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to achieve their production goals.

Dec 1, 2007 8:23 PM CST