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Law firm scrubs IP partner from its website after article claims he ran neo-Nazi record label

Minneapolis law firm Patterson Thuente Pedersen has scrubbed a partner’s biography from its website after an article alleged he runs a record label that sells neo-Nazi and white supremacist music. The law firm says Minneapolis intellectual property partner Aaron Wayne Davis is no longer with the firm, City Pages reports.…

Aug 22, 2017 8:00 AM CDT

‘Pharma Bro’ Martin Shkreli convicted of securities fraud in mixed verdict

Drug company CEO Martin Shkreli--the self-described "Pharma Bro"--said he was “delighted in many ways” after he was convicted Friday on three of eight counts in a securities fraud trial he called a "witch hunt."

Aug 4, 2017 2:23 PM CDT

Women still make up fewer than 35 percent of lawyers in US law firms, survey says

Progress for women lawyers seeking greater representation in U.S. law firms is incremental at best, according to a “Glass Ceiling Report” by Law360. Women made up only 34.8 percent of lawyers at surveyed law firms at the end of 2016, up from 34 percent the prior year, according to Law360…

Jul 25, 2017 8:00 AM CDT

BigLaw partner managed to dial in to work conference call before his drug-related death

An intellectual property partner at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati continued to obsess over his work even as drug addiction took over his life.

Jul 19, 2017 7:00 AM CDT

BigLaw partner Cobb named special counsel for Russia probe; law prof has ‘worrying questions’

Hogan Lovells partner Ty Cobb, a former federal prosecutor, is leaving his law firm to oversee the White House response to the Russian influence probe.

Jul 17, 2017 9:13 AM CDT

Trump’s FBI director is among highest-paid law firm partners entering the administration

President Donald Trump’s nominee for FBI director, Christopher Wray, earned $9.2 million from his law firm partnership share since January 2016, according to his financial disclosure form. Wray has been a King & Spalding partner for nearly 12 years, and heads a “special matters” group representing clients in government investigations,…

Jul 11, 2017 8:30 AM CDT

Lawyer attributes condo suit over Latham partner’s pit bull to ‘dog racism’

A Manhattan condominium association is suing a Latham & Watkins partner in an effort to evict her pit bull. The suit against lawyer Michelle Kelban-Carteron by the board of managers of the Chelsea Modern condo is citing condo rules that ban any pit bull and “other potentially dangerous dog” from…

Jul 6, 2017 11:21 AM CDT

Mayer Brown isn’t liable for $1.5B error that erased security interest in loan, 7th Circuit holds

Mayer Brown isn’t liable for a paralegal’s error that canceled a security interest in a $1.5 billion loan to General Motors because the law firm didn’t represent the lenders, according to a federal appeals court.

Jul 5, 2017 8:00 AM CDT

Jones Day partner who defended companies in bias suits is tapped to be civil rights chief at Justice

A Jones Day partner who has represented companies in discrimination lawsuits has been nominated to be chief of the Justice Department’s civil rights division. Nominee Eric Dreiband, is among several Jones Day partners who have been picked to join the Trump administration, the National Law Journal reports. Others include White…

Jun 30, 2017 9:59 AM CDT

Shakeup marks top 10 family-friendly law firms for 2017

Updated: Yale Law Women has announced its list of the top 10 family-friendly law firms for 2017, and it looks a lot different than last year’s list. Only three firms appear on both lists, Above the Law reports. The three returning firms are Arnold & Porter (now Arnold & Porter…

Jun 29, 2017 11:47 AM CDT

Former AG Holder is reportedly considering a presidential bid; he acknowledges ‘more visible’ role

Former Attorney General Eric Holder says he never envisioned himself as an anti-Trump crusader.

The Covington & Burling partner tells Yahoo News he had planned to “walk off the field” if, as expected, Hillary Clinton won the 2016 presidential election.

Jun 22, 2017 8:00 AM CDT

Sedgwick confirms some staff layoffs after more partner departures

Sedgwick has laid off some staffers after at least eight partners left the firm to join other BigLaw rivals in the last few weeks. The latest partner losses follow the departures of 40 Sedgwick lawyers in Dallas and New Jersey, including 15 partners, at the start of the year, the…

Jun 21, 2017 9:30 AM CDT

High-profile law firms reportedly reject overtures to represent Trump in Russia probe

High-profile lawyers are reportedly rebuffing overtures to represent President Donald Trump and to serve in his administration.

Jun 21, 2017 7:00 AM CDT

Lawyer for conservative causes confirms he is attorney general’s personal lawyer

When U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions attended a congressional hearing last week, there was a lawyer by his side.

The lawyer, Charles Cooper, has confirmed he is Sessions’ personal lawyer, but he didn’t comment on the nature of the representation, the National Law Journal (sub. req.) and USA Today report.

Jun 20, 2017 4:54 PM CDT

Law student who came to aid of BigLaw partner lands summer associate job

A George Washington University law student who intervened to help a Baker McKenzie partner being attacked by a group of youths has landed a summer associate job with the law firm. Partner John Rowley III tells the Am Law Daily (sub. req.) that he realized law student Andrew Miller would…

Jun 20, 2017 11:10 AM CDT