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Jim Vassallo

New Dean Named at Cornell Law School

The next Allan R. Tessler Dean of Cornell Law School has been named. Eduardo M. Peñalver, undergraduate class of 1994,…

Courtney Love Has Theory for Missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370

It has been more than 10 days since Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 disappeared from radar. Right now, 26 countries are…

Quarles & Brady LLP Adds Four New Partners to Chicago Office

The law firm of Quarles & Brady LLP announced via a press release that it has added Randall R. Fearnow,…

ABA Votes to Keep Tenure Requirements in Accreditation Rules

Law schools will still be required to protect tenure for full-time faculty members if they wish to be accredited, according…

Chris Brown Appears in Court and Ordered Held Without Bail

Chris Brown made a court appearance on Monday wearing a shirt and pants issued by the jail, according to the…

Mayer Brown Adds Matthew Rossi to Office in Washington, D.C.

It was announced this week that the law firm of Mayer Brown has added Matthew Rossi to its office in…

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP Adds Mandana Massoumi in Orange County Office

The law firm of Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP has announced via a press release that Mandana Massoumi has joined…

Ukraine Vows Never to Accept Loss of Crimea to Russia

On Monday, the interim president of Ukraine vowed not to accept a Russian annexation of Crimea and also announced an…

Playboy Sued by Model Elizabeth Dickson for being Hit with Golf Club

Playboy Enterprises and a co-host of the Playboy Morning Show have been sued by a model for reportedly striking the…

Columbia and Harvard Law Schools Top List of Highest Starting Salaries for Graduates

A new study from the National Association for Law Placement (NALP) shows that 92 percent of law students who worked…

Founder of Westboro Baptist Church Dying in Hospice Facility

The founder of the controversial Westboro Baptist Church, Fred Phelps, is dying at a hospice center in Kansas, according to…

McDonald’s Sued by Workers for Pay Practices

The world's largest restaurant chain, McDonald's Corp., is being sued by employees who claim they are being idled without pay…