DLA Piper, the world’s largest law firm (by number of lawyers) which employs more than 3,700 counsel in 28 countries, may have to...
The New York Court of Appeals has upheld the reversal of a $20.5 million verdict, ruling that the estate of a smoker...
Federal bankruptcy filings rose by 30% for the 12-month period ending September 30th, while business filings climbed 49% in the same period,...
Los Angeles-based Latham & Watkins is freezing 2009 salaries at 2008 levels. While we anticipate that the diversity of our practices and global...
Philadelphia law firm Blank Rome is suing rapper, actor and activist Mos Def for over $60,000 in unpaid legal bill stemming from...
“Multiple tipsters” tell Above the Law that O’Melveny & Myers associates in California and DC received voicemails today, confirming that first year...
Today on Slate’s Big Money blog — a possible reason why suspicious Madoff investors may have kept their mouths shut: Bayou [Hedge...
At Lawyers and Settlements, an interview with New York bankruptcy attorney Charles Juntikka, about how fraudulent “zombie” debt collectors harass and victimize...
A husband and wife are suing United Airlines for “overserving” alcohol during a flight from Osaka, Japan to San Francisco, claiming wine...
Atlanta-based Smith, Gambrell & Russell has launched a New York City office with the addition of seven new attorneys. Six attorneys from...
As we reported earlier today, New York Law School has filed an investor lawsuit against J. Ezra Merkin, one of his funds...
Yesterday we reported that the Jewish community is a little bit broygez over Bernard L. Madoff’s decision to rip off various Jewish charities...
