Updated: Seyfarth Shaw has embraced Six Sigma to such an extent that press releases announcing lawyer promotions or additions extol its virtues. The law firm even has a name for…
Law firms have come a long way since the Human Rights Campaign Foundation started including them in ratings based on their protections and benefits for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender…
A felony charge against attorney William McCool for allegedly improperly obtaining financial information was dismissed earlier this week by a Washington state judge.
A major plaintiff firm known for its work in securities class actions has opened a new office in California, establishing its first outpost beyond its 70-attorney headquarters in the suburban…
Boston law firm Donovan Hatem has been ordered to pay $3 million to nine former partners who claimed a name partner engaged in abusive behavior and manipulated profit numbers.
Confirming earlier news that former Yahoo Inc. vice president and associate general counsel of global patents Duane Valz would be joining Chadbourne & Parke, the law firm today announced his…
The bankruptcy trustee overseeing the liquidation of Pennsylvania-based Le-Nature’s Inc. has sued the largest Pittsburgh-based law firm and a certified public accountant for malpractice, contending that the inadequate probe they…
One of the top 10 law firms based in the United Kingdom is mulling a fourth round of layoffs that could result in 22 attorneys and 95 secretaries getting the…
The Securities and Exchange Commission has unearthed some old publications and statements by lawyers at Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz in an effort to prove the law firm was aware…
A Florida law firm with a name apparently designed for phone book advertising has filed for bankruptcy, listing $1.5 million in debt to companies that publish yellow pages directories.
Updated: A former Illinois assistant public defender’s blog musings about her difficult clients and clueless judges has landed her in trouble with disciplinary officials.
Law firm partners, CEOs, investment bankers and other highly paid individuals are earning less, helping shrink the income gap between top wage earners and those with more modest paychecks.