Gina Passarella

April 15, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

The medical marijuana industry can officially kick into high gear next week when Gov. Tom Wolf is expected to sign the legislation into law, but there has been no similar sign-off by the state Supreme Court authorizing ethics rule changes that would protect lawyers from advising this new industry.

By Gina Passarella

16 minute read

April 14, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

By all accounts, Reed Smith is in the driver's seat when it comes to merger discussions with Pepper Hamilton, but the former head of Pepper Hamilton's lucrative health effects litigation practice is said to hold the keys to her colleagues' future in a combined firm.

By Gina Passarella

61 minute read

April 12, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

A merger between two Pennsylvania-founded law firms could create a firm with more than 600 lawyers in the state and more than 2,000 worldwide if early-stage talks between Reed Smith and Pepper Hamilton result in a union. While news of a potential intrastate deal raised some eyebrows, many cited to both firms' need to grow either in terms of geography or practice depth, with the pharmaceutical, life sciences and corporate practices touted as some of the firms' mutual strengths.

By Gina Passarella

78 minute read

April 11, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

Hogan Lovells has expanded its small Philadelphia office with a trio of Pepper Hamilton corporate partners focused on the life sciences and food and beverage industries.

By Gina Passarella

10 minute read

April 09, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

Fox Rothschild has settled a nearly $400,000 tax beef with the U.S. Virgin Islands for an undisclosed amount, according to an order closing out the case in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

By Gina Passarella

28 minute read

April 08, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

A federal magistrate judge has recommended former Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Joan Orie Melvin's habeas petition be denied.

By Gina Passarella

11 minute read

April 08, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

Clients' willingness to experiment outside of their typical roster of law firms has led to more legal work spreading from large cities to less-expensive counties.

By Gina Passarella 
and Lizzy McLellan

9 minute read

April 08, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

While Philadelphia Media Network's suit against Morgan, Lewis & Bockius is in the midst of a six-month hiatus, the parties have been at odds over some discovery issues that all have a connection to Dilworth Paxson.

By Gina Passarella

8 minute read

April 07, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

Joe Foster, a longtime leader of White and Williams and an active member and mentor within the Philadelphia bar, has died at 87.

By Gina Passarella

9 minute read

April 05, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

A Philadelphia judge has sent the majority of a former partner's claims against Blank Rome to arbitration, closing the blinds on a suit both sides sought to handle privately, albeit at different times.

By Gina Passarella

43 minute read