McDermott Will & Emery Hires Former M&A Co-Chair of Clifford Chance
On Tuesday, McDermott Will & Emery LP announced that Brian Hoffman has rejoined the law firm as a partner at…
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Northwestern University Law School Cutting Class Size by 10 Percent
On Monday, the Northwestern University law school said that in order to combat the economic situation and market demands it…
NY’s Large Soda Ban Invalidated One Day before Implementation
The ban on large sodas in New York was scheduled to come into effect from Tuesday. However, on Monday, state…
Top Advocate of DOJ Says the Focus is on Antitrust and Patent Cases
On Friday, Solicitor General Donald Verrilli, who is the federal government’s top advocate in the U.S. Supreme Court, spoke at…
German Investor Arrested in Italy; to Be Extradited to U.S., Felt His Life Is Like that of St. Paul
On Friday, the Italian police arrested Florian Homm, a German investor who has spent more than five years in hiding,…
Florida Broker Who Used to Advice NFL Players Barred by FINRA
On Thursday, Jeffrey Rubin, a Florida broker accused of enticing more than 30 professional U.S. football players into investing a…
Jury Verdict in First of the 11,000 Metal Hip Trials Asks DePuy to Pay up $8.3 Million
On Friday, in the first lawsuit (out of close to 11,000) to complete jury trial over defective metal hips sold…
FDA Riled over Approving Glaxo’s Flu Vaccine after EU Reports of Narcolepsy
Though the precise nature of the link between GSK’s Pandemrix vaccine and narcolepsy in children is yet to be proved,…
MBE Set to Change from February 2015
The Kaplan Bar Review has reported after corresponding with the National Conference of Law Examiners (NCBE) that Multistate Bar Exam,…
The Would-be Spy Who Failed First Try
On Tuesday, Bryan Underwood was sentenced to nine years for trying to pass secrets to China. The irony is that…
Dewey’s Unfinished Business with Paul Hastings under Settlement
On Monday, Dewey Counsel Scott Ratner filed papers in the bankruptcy court stating that the Dewey estate has reached a…
Arizona Immigration Law Targeting Day Laborers Blocked by Appeals Court
On Monday, in a unanimous ruling, a three-judge panel of the San Francisco-based U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals found…