What’s to Become of Wyeth Counsel in Pfizer Merger?
Brooklyn pharmaceutical giant Pfizer recently announced that it will acquire rival Wyeth for $68 billion. Pfizer will cut more than…
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Disbarred Attorney Caught in Madoff Web
A former lawyer, who was disbarred in the 1980s taking client escrow funds, has been charged with defrauding investors of…
Temple School of Law to Cut Budget
Temple University's James E. Beasley School of Law will need to cut about 2% from the current academic year's budget.…
Income Based Repayment to Aid Law Grads
From Slate via Legal Geekery, a new way for law students to pay off their loan debt: Most people know…
Breaking: Cadwalader to Sue Departing Partners
Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft has threatened seven departing London partners with legal action for breaching their partnership agreement. The partners,…
Judges Plead Guilty to Corruption
Two Pennsylvania judges have plead guilty to fraud charges, after taking $2.6 million in kickbacks in return for placing juvenile…
Rosenbaum to Take Over at Greenberg Traurig
Miami's Greenberg Traurig has announced that CEO Cesar Alvarez will hand over the reins to President Richard A. Rosenbaum next…
South Carolina’s Ogletree Launches Boston Office
National labor and employment law firm Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart has launched a Boston office this week, to…
SimmonsCooper Names Seven New Partners
Illinois' SimmonsCooper today announced the addition of seven new partners to the firm. The new partners are Nicholas Angelides, Brian…
Farnese Joins Phillie’s Archer & Greiner
Pennsylvania Democratic State Senator Lawrence M. Farnese Jr. has joined the Philadelphia office of Archer & Greiner as of counsel.…
Herbert Smith’s Top Earner Took Home $2 Million
London-based Herbert Smith’s highest-paid fee earner took home almost £1.4 million (US $1.95 million) last year, the firm’s LLP accounts…
Locke Lord Absorbs Bulk of Morgan & Finnegan Partners
Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell, of Dallas and Chicago, has extended offers to the bulk of the partnership at New…