Gina Passarella

November 23, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

Despite the consistent drumbeat of a low-growth market for legal services, Pennsylvania law firms appear to have found a way to improve their financial performance while paying associates more and resorting to layoffs less.

By Gina Passarella

12 minute read

November 23, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

Texas-based energy boutique Burleson LLP is set to close by year's end, the firm confirmed Monday.

By Gina Passarella

4 minute read

November 23, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

Texas-based energy boutique Burleson LLP is set to close by year's end, the firm confirmed Monday.

By Gina Passarella

4 minute read

November 23, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

At the end of 2015, Duane Morris partner Nolan N. Atkinson Jr. will be leaving a profession that still struggles with increasing its diverse population to join the government ranks of a city that is quite diverse, but is seeking to improve inclusion.

By Gina Passarella

5 minute read

November 20, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

At the end of 2015, Duane Morris partner Nolan N. Atkinson Jr. will be leaving a profession that still struggles with increasing its diverse population to join the government ranks of a city that is quite diverse, but is seeking to improve inclusion.

By Gina Passarella

5 minute read

November 19, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

Attorney General Kathleen Kane has hired lawyers from Littler Mendelson in Philadelphia to represent her in a civil suit filed by a former deputy in her office who alleged he was fired after testifying before the grand jury investigating Kane.

By Gina Passarella

4 minute read

November 19, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

Attorney General Kathleen Kane has hired lawyers from Littler Mendelson in Philadelphia to represent her in a civil suit filed by a former deputy in her office who alleged he was fired after testifying before the grand jury investigating Kane.

By Gina Passarella

4 minute read

November 18, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

The federal judge overseeing the Zoloft multidistrict litigation in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania has remanded to Missouri state court a single case involving 40 plaintiffs from 29 states, punting on the issue of whether a state court could hear claims by non-residents against out-of-state defendants.

By Gina Passarella

4 minute read

November 18, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

The federal judge overseeing the Zoloft multidistrict litigation in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania has remanded to Missouri state court a single case involving 40 plaintiffs from 29 states, punting on the issue of whether a state court could hear claims by non-residents against out-of-state defendants.

By Gina Passarella

4 minute read

November 17, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

A Philadelphia jury awarded $10.1 million to the mother of an 11-month-old whose bacterial meningitis was allegedly not promptly diagnosed during repeated emergency room visits to the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, the family's lawyer said.

By Gina Passarella

4 minute read