Already in the forefront of efforts to quash a so-called Red Flags Rule promulgated by the Federal Trade Commission concerning identity theft issues, the American Bar Association is now raising…
A federal judge in Manhattan this week sentenced a former Arnold & Porter partner to three years of probation in a tax shelter case, citing the personal and professional damage…
Lovells expects to close its approximately 20-lawyer Chicago office by the end of October. The decision was made after the firm conducted a strategic and financial review in…
Continuing with a growth spurt that has already added three new offices to its roster so far this year, Ogletree Deakins has announced that it will open…
A politically connected Denver lawyer has been censured for inflating the number of women and minorities who held equity stakes in his law firm in an effort to win legal…
An 18-attorney Birmingham, Ala., law firm is to merge with 300-attorney Jones Walker Waechter Poitevent Carrère & Denègre, increasing the New Orleans-based Southeast regional firm’s local lawyer roster to 26.
A Georgia personal injury attorney initially accused of embezzling nearly $1 million from his law firm’s pension and retirement accounts was sentenced today to 21 months in federal prison after…
Jenner & Block’s high-profile assignment investigating the collapse of Lehman Brothers has boosted the firm’s profile, positioning it to grab more boardroom assignments.
What would a legal technology conference look like if speakers had only six minutes to make their points, with PowerPoint slides flashing behind them at 18-second intervals?
While contingent and fixed-fee models aren’t new, a fresh look at alternative billing may help established small-firm attorneys and solos distinguish themselves from the surge of laid-off lawyers and unemployed…
The proliferation of social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter has created a tangle of ownership rights, subpoena power and even malpractice actions for botched e-discovery for lawyers and…