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ATL Readers Choose “Lawyer of the Year,” and It’s Exactly Who You’d Expect

Above the Law has announced its Lawyer of the Year, based on a reader poll. And it's exactly who you'd…

Deal Volume Plummets in 2008, Will Fall Further in ’09

Thomson Reuters reports that global deal volume dropped by a full one-third in 2008, and is expected to fall further…

Gursky & Crew Flee Dreier, Land at Olshan Grundman

Steven R. Gursky and lawyers from the Gursky Group are leaving Dreier LLP for New York's Olshan Grundman Frome Rosenzweig…

Hastings Law School Scales Back Raises, Hiring

University of California, Hastings College of the Law, a top tier law school in San Francisco, is forgoing some raises and…

Holland & Knight Ex-Partner Accused of Bill Padding

Edward Ryan, a former partner at Holland & Knight's Chicago office, has been charged with inflating legal fees on a multimillion-dollar lawsuit.…

Bradley Lerman Leaves Winston & Strawn Because of Drugs

Bradley Lerman, a partner at Chicago's Winston & Strawn who has represented Illinois Governors Rod Blagojevich and George Ryan, is…

Morning News Roundup for Wednesday

This morning's top stories: Time Magazine has published its Person of the Year issue, and has shocked the world by…

Lawyers in Time Magazine’s “Person of the Year”

Time Magazine has published its Person of the Year issue, and has shocked the world by choosing the come-from-behind candidate,…

LA’s Pircher Nichols Lets Go 12 Employees

Pircher, Nichols & Meeks, a 75-attorney firm specializing in commercial real estate with offices in Los Angeles and Chicago, has…

Nader “Unlawful Litigation” Suit Against Kerry-Edwards Shot Down Again

The Legal Times Blog reports that a US district judge has dismissed Ralph Nader’s latest attempt to prove he was the…

Caroline Kennedy — Celebrity? Or Qualified Senate Candidate?

Political commentators and legal experts are debating the qualifications of Caroline Bouvier Kennedy to fill the role of US Senator…

Tech Company Wins Trial, Refuses to Pay Lawyer

After defeating a lawsuit backed by powerful Hollywood studios, Sunnyvale's Kaleidescape has fired its lead trial lawyer and is refusing…