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No More Cell phones, Computers or Tweeting in Maryland Courtrooms

A judiciary rules committee in Maryland anticipates adopting a statewide policy next month banning people from taking communication devices such…

Revenue and Profits Decrease at Munger, Tolles

Munger, Tolles & Olson reported decreases in both revenue and profits per equity partner in 2009. Revenue decreased 4.5% to…

Honolulu Law Firms Target of Email Scam; FBI Issues Warning

Over the past six weeks, the FBI has received complaints from six different law firms in the Honolulu area, reporting…

Revenue and Profits Rise at Arnold & Porter

Arnold & Porter reported an increase in gross revenue in 2009, increasing 2% to $524 million. Overall head count at…

Revenue Down and Profits Up at Patton Boggs

Patton Boggs reported a decrease in gross revenues in 2009. In 2008 the firm’s gross revenue was $348.5 million, declining…

Revenue and Profits Rise at Curtis Mallet

Curtis, Mallet –Prevost, Colt & Mosle reported a rise in both profits and revenue for the second straight year. The…

Patton Boggs Adds Partner to D.C. Office

Patton Boggs has added Rosemary Becchi as a partner in its Washington office. She is a former counsel to the…

Hartman Has K&L Gates On The Move

As global development partner at K&L Gates, Janice Hartman has overseen the rapid expansion of a firm that was once…

Revenue and Profits Up at Kirkland & Ellis

Kirkland & Ellis reported that gross revenues increased by 2% in 2009, from $1.4 billion in 2008 to $1.428 billion.…

Noted Patent Attorney Albert Halluin Dies in Plane Crash

Albert P. Halluin, a noted biotech patent attorney in Silicon Valley and senior counsel at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati,…

Government, Big Tobacco Joust in Supreme Court

In the ongoing battle between the two sides, the federal government and Big Tobacco went before the Supreme Court Friday…

Sidley Austin Adds Partner From U.S. Attorney’s Office

Douglas A. Axel, a former assistant United States Attorney in the central district of California, has joined Sidley Austin’s Los…