Greenspoon Marder Expands, Adds Four Lawyers
Fort Lauderdale, Florida's Greenspoon Marder has opened a new office in Stuart, Florida, adding four attorneys. The 72-lawyer firm added…
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ATL Readers Choose “Lawyer of the Year,” and It’s Exactly Who You’d Expect
Above the Law has announced its Lawyer of the Year, based on a reader poll. And it's exactly who you'd…
Deal Volume Plummets in 2008, Will Fall Further in ’09
Thomson Reuters reports that global deal volume dropped by a full one-third in 2008, and is expected to fall further…
Gursky & Crew Flee Dreier, Land at Olshan Grundman
Steven R. Gursky and lawyers from the Gursky Group are leaving Dreier LLP for New York's Olshan Grundman Frome Rosenzweig…
Holland & Knight Ex-Partner Accused of Bill Padding
Edward Ryan, a former partner at Holland & Knight's Chicago office, has been charged with inflating legal fees on a multimillion-dollar lawsuit.…
Bradley Lerman Leaves Winston & Strawn Because of Drugs
Bradley Lerman, a partner at Chicago's Winston & Strawn who has represented Illinois Governors Rod Blagojevich and George Ryan, is…
Lawyers in Time Magazine’s “Person of the Year”
Time Magazine has published its Person of the Year issue, and has shocked the world by choosing the come-from-behind candidate,…
Nader “Unlawful Litigation” Suit Against Kerry-Edwards Shot Down Again
The Legal Times Blog reports that a US district judge has dismissed Ralph Nader’s latest attempt to prove he was the…
Caroline Kennedy — Celebrity? Or Qualified Senate Candidate?
Political commentators and legal experts are debating the qualifications of Caroline Bouvier Kennedy to fill the role of US Senator…
Tech Company Wins Trial, Refuses to Pay Lawyer
After defeating a lawsuit backed by powerful Hollywood studios, Sunnyvale's Kaleidescape has fired its lead trial lawyer and is refusing…
Two Thirds of Law Firms Expect Lower 2009 Revenues; 51% to Terminate Staff
Two-thirds of all US law firms expect lower 2009 revenues, although the economic harm to date has mostly hurt large…
Thacher Proffitt Is No More; Fourth Biglaw Collapse This Year
Thacher Proffitt & Wood, the 160-year-old New York-based law firm, will close forever. The subprime crisis slashed demand for its…