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Companies Pledge $30 Million to Firms Owned by Women and Minorities

A dozen companies, including Microsoft, Prudential and DuPont, pledged on Thursday to spend $30 million this year on law firms…

Profits Steady but Revenue Down at Drinker Biddle

Gross revenue came in at $373 million at Drinker Biddle & Reath in 2009, a slight decrease from the firm’s…

O’Melveny & Myers Takes on Video Game Giant

O'Melveny & Myers LLP has filed a lawsuit against video-game maker Activision Publishing Inc. in Los Angeles County Superior Court.…

Morning Roundup

Good morning everyone!  Anyone else ready for it to be Friday?  Bad news, friends, it's only Thursday, March 4.  Here's…

Five Attorneys Leave Dorsey & Whitney for Fredrikson & Byron

The Minneapolis based law firm of Fredrikson & Byron announced yesterday it has hired three partners and two associates for their…

DLA Piper Acquires Former AIG General Counsel

Anastasia Kelly, who recently resigned as general counsel of American International Group reportedly over compensation issues, has joined DLA Piper…

Survey: 26% of Firms Look to Expand in Second Quarter

A U.S. jobs survey indicates 26 percent of law firms expect to increase staff in the second quarter of the…

LCJ Embarks on Study of Federal Rules of Civil Procedure

Lawyers for Civil Justice announced Tuesday it is working with the Judicial Conference Rules Committee on an ambitious program to…

Justice Department Files Lawsuit Over $300 Million Settlement For Widespread PCB Contamination

The Justice Department has filed a lawsuit against 18 attorneys, law firms and companies, seeking repayment for payments made on…

Patton Boggs Partner Rodney Slater Joins Toyota’s Safety Panel

Toyota Motor North America has asked Patton Boggs partner Rodney E. Slater to advise  the company on North American quality and safety…

Wilkinson Barker Takes MoFo’s Communications Group

Wilkinson Barker Knauer, a Washington D.C.-based communications and technology law firm, has scooped up the communications law group from Morrison…

Fulbright Names New Executive Director and Office Heads

Fulbright & Jaworski has named James K. Dixon its new executive director and has also appointed two partners to serve…