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Cooley Godward Bolsters Antitrust Practice

Cooley Godward has added Howard Morse as a partner in its Washington D.C. antitrust practice and elected antitrust special counsel…

Cooley Litigation Head Says Business is Rebounding

A report out of the Bay Area indicates things are looking up for the legal sector, at least in California. The…

Jailbreaking Exemption Request for iPhones and iPod Touch

Exemption requests have been filed to DMCA (Digital Millennium Copyright Act) to allow jailbreaking to be legal on Apple's iPhones…

Morgan Lewis Partner Nominated to U.S. Attorney Post

President Obama has nominated Zane D. Memeger, a partner to Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, to become the U.S. attorney in…

Law Firms Dealing With Mandatory Retirement Policies

The recent discrimination suit filed by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission against Kelley Drye & Warren because of its mandatory…

Marketing Heavyweights Set for Harvard Club Forum

The chief marketing officers of DLA Piper, Greenberg Traurig and Morrison & Foerster are slated to serve as co-chairs of a…

Two Partners Leave Mayer Brown Following Layoffs

Mayer Brown, which last week let go of 28 associates and 47 staffers, saw its ranks continue to thin this…

Oregon Supreme Court Sides With Employer in Pot Ruling

In what one legal expert called “a shot across the bow” of medical marijuana supporters, the Oregon Supreme Court ruled…

Dewey & LeBoeuf Opens Eyes With $125 Million Bond Offering

In what it describes as “a rare action by a U.S. law firm,” Bloomberg is reporting that Dewey & LeBoeuf…

DLA Piper Associates Getting Pay Raise

Associates at DLA Piper are receiving a 10 percent pay raise that will return salaries to their pre-recession levels, the…

Lanny Davis Leaves McDermott Will for Own Firm

High-profile Washington lawyer Lanny J. Davis, a former special counsel to President Bill Clinton, is leaving McDermott Will & Emery…

Obama Nominates WilmerHale Partner For Federal Circuit

President Barack Obama nominated WilmerHale partner Edward C. DuMont to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Wednesday.…