David Shapiro Passes Away
David Shapiro, founding partner of Dickstein Shapiro, has passed away. Shapiro died in London of a heart attack at age…
Legal News
Lanny Davis and Eileen O’Connor Move to McDermott Will & Emery
This is not you normal pair of lawyers. Lanny Davis was White House special counsel under Bill Clinton and acted…
Jumping on the Polanski Bandwagon
Earthquakes, a tsunami, and a 32 year old sex scandal involving a Hollywood icon. This is the very definition of…
Cohen Milstein Launches New Public Client Practice
Former Washington DC Attorney General Linda Singer along with her former chief of staff Betsy Miller have signed on with…
FTC Closes its Doors to New Applicants
Deferrals, layoffs, low offer rates for summer associates... what's next? Apparently things have gotten so bad that even the federal…
Jeffrey Lamken Leaves Baker Botts to Open Boutique
Jeffrey Lamken, whose previous positions include clerking for Sandra Day O'Connor, seven years with the Solicitor General's office and most…
Three New Prosecutors for the US Attorney’s Office in DC
Acting U.S. Attorney Channing Phillips announced the hiring of three new assistant U.S. attorneys today in the D.C. office. The…
John Elwood Joins Vinson & Elkins
John Elwood will be joining the appellate practice of Vinson & Elkins in Washington DC starting on Monday. Elwood was…
Update on Justice Ginsburg
Last night we reported that Justice Ginsburg had been hospitalized after becoming ill as the result of a treatment for…
Justice Ginsburg Hospitalized
At 7:45 PM EDT Justice Ginsburg was taken to Washington Hospital Center. According to a statement from the Court, the…
Changes in Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
Effective December 1, 2009, numerous amendments to the FRCP will go into effect. The amendments, most of which will standardize…
Former Senator Mel Martinez Joins DLA Piper
Senator Mel Martinez (R) of Florida, who resigned his seat last month, has joined DLA Piper as a partner. Martinez,…