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Morning News Roundup for Sunday

Good morning! Here are the weekend's top stories: Democratic Missouri State Representative Jason Grill of Parkville has joined Kansas City…

Federal Appeals Court Brings Back Fraud Suit Against Pfizer

A federal appeals court rejuvenated a securities fraud suit against Pfizer. Investors claim the company was hiding the truth about…

Justice Antonin Scalia Addresses Right to Privacy

Justice Antonin Scalia spoke Wednesday at a conference organized by the Institute of American and Talmudic Law, about American and…

White House Lawyers Battle Obama Tchochkes

Marketers have been making a mint off of the images of Barack Obama and his family. Now, White House lawyers…

Laywer: It’s Legal! Client: Great, Let’s Do It! Lawyer: Oh, Wait… Sorry

A Waterford, Michigan couple has filed a lawsuit against their former attorney, claiming they were ill-advised when they tried to…

Former Dreier Partners Could Face Liability

The New York Law Journal has consulted with experts, and finds that lawyers who fled Dreier LLP as soon as…

Lateral Moves Are All the Rage

The WSJ Law Blog summarizes the findings in a report by The American Lawyer about the enormous rise in laterals…

Missouri Legislator Grill Joins King Hershey

Democratic Missouri State Representative Jason Grill of Parkville has joined Kansas City law firm King Hershey. Grill represents Missouri’s 32nd…

Morning News Roundup for Saturday

Here are this morning's stories: Boston’s Ropes & Gray cut 106 staff positions, or 10% of its non-lawyer staff... Nixon…

Freshfields to Represent Xtrata; Linklaters to Represent Banks

Freshfields will act as the main corporate adviser to Xtrata, a mining group who is set to launch a £4.1billion…

Simpson Thatcher & Bartlett Postpone Sao Paolo Launch

Law firm Simpson Thatcher & Bartlett have postponed their plans to place an office in Sao Paulo. They have also…

Michigan Lawyer Sentenced to Three Years of Probation

A Michigan based lawyer was sentenced to three years of probations and fined $10,000 for aiding a woman in fraudulently…