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November 09, 2017 | Law.com
Veterans Heading to Law Schools, With Nonprofit's HelpService to School's applicants have made it into the highest-rated law schools in the nation, including Columbia Law School, Stanford Law School, Yale Law School, Georgetown University Law Center and the University of Texas School of Law.
By Angela Morris
17 minute read
November 09, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer
New Rule Change Makes Vaccine Court More Petitioner FriendlyIn December 2016, I wrote an article in The Legal Intelligencer to explain the unique, and often times, crippling statute of limitations provisions set forth by the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program.
By David J. Carney
16 minute read
November 08, 2017 | Delaware Business Court Insider
Bankruptcy Court Affirms Authority to Approve Nonconsensual Third-Party ReleasesIn a significant decision in a closely watched case, Bankruptcy Judge Laurie Selber Silverstein held in In re Millennium Lab Holdings II, Case No. 15-12284 (LSS) (Del. Bankr. Oct. 3, 2017), that the bankruptcy court had constitutional adjudicatory authority to approve the nonconsensual release of nondebtor, direct nonbankruptcy common law claims against third parties as part of a confirmation order.
By Barry M. Klayman and Mark E. Felger
7 minute read
October 25, 2017 | Corporate Counsel
Who Represents America's Biggest Companies?For legal departments, there may be no issue that attracts as much sheer curiosity as: When it comes to landing legal work, which firms are hunting and catching the big game?
By CC Staff
4 minute read
October 25, 2017 | Corporate Counsel
Chart ToppersWe present the most popular law firms that leave a paper trail about the work that they do for large American clients.
By CC Staff
1 minute read
October 25, 2017 | Corporate Counsel
Working TogetherOur annual look at which firms are getting the work from large companies.
By CC Staff
1 minute read
October 25, 2017 | Delaware Business Court Insider
Chancery Finds Expert Valuations Are Inadmissible as Hearsay EvidenceThe Delaware Court of Chancery issued an important evidentiary ruling in Zohar II 2005-1 Ltd. v. FSAR Holdings, finding that expert valuation reports were inadmissible as hearsay.
By Francis G.X. Pileggi and Alexandra Rogin
3 minute read
October 18, 2017 | Connecticut Law Tribune
Unpaid Debt as a Disciplinary ViolationLawyers routinely get disciplined for not paying judgments against them, especially if the debt is related to their practice or is something owed to a client.
By Mark Dubois
5 minute read
October 04, 2017 | Litigation Daily
How the Largest FCA Judgment in History Fell Apart (Hint: Gibson Dunn)In a sweet win for lead counsel James Ho, a partner at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher who was nominated last week by President Donald Trump for a seat on the Fifth Circuit, highway guardrail maker Trinity Industries dodged a $682 million bullet. What happened?
By Jenna Greene
5 minute read
October 04, 2017 | Litigation Daily
In Marketing Its 'Trial Jocks,' K&L Gates Takes a New ApproachDon't you hate it when you slog away through motions and discovery for months or years, only to get bumped when the client realizes (holy crap!) that this thing is going to trial? Conversely, don't you love it when you're the one who gets the call to parachute in? Both sentiments animate a new marketing initiative by K&L Gates that the firm has dubbed “The Trial Academy.”
By Jenna Greene
3 minute read
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