Karen Sloan

March 30, 2011 | New York Law Journal

There's no shortage of advocacy organizations that evaluate law firms for the flexibility of their work policies and success in advancing and retaining women, but a new effort is underway to objectively identify the firms with strong records of women in leadership positions.

By Karen Sloan

5 minute read

January 27, 2010 | Corporate Counsel

Are Twitter messages hyperbole that shouldn't be taken seriously, or a serious form of communication that can expose users to libel claims? Courts are trying to figure it out.

By Karen Sloan

4 minute read

November 09, 2009 | The Legal Intelligencer

A law school professor has withdrawn a lawsuit accusing the legal blog "Above the Law" of publishing a "viciously racist series of rants" after reporting the professor's arrest for suspicion of soliciting prostitution.

By Karen Sloan

3 minute read

February 25, 2011 | New Jersey Law Journal

Eleven major corporations pledged to spend $30 million with women- and minority-owned law firms in 2010 as part of a program spearheaded by the National Association of Minority and Women Owned Law Firms, but ended up spending $42.6 million.

By Karen Sloan

2 minute read

July 01, 2009 | The Legal Intelligencer

The National Collegiate Athletic Association has agreed in a legal settlement to recommend that college and university athletic departments test student athletes for the sickle cell trait, which has contributed to deaths following physical exertion.

By Karen Sloan

3 minute read

August 02, 2011 | The Legal Intelligencer

Phillip Closius, dean of the University of Baltimore School of Law, resigned abruptly on July 29 at the request of university President Robert Bogomolny, according to a letter Closius e-mailed to the law school community.

By Karen Sloan

5 minute read

August 18, 2011 | National Law Journal

Cooley President and Dean Don DeLuc speaks with the NLJ about the dueling lawsuits between the school and New York firm Kurzon Strauss, as well as plans for Cooley to open a new campus in the Tampa Bay area.

By Karen Sloan

6 minute read

December 31, 2008 | Texas Lawyer

Lightfoot, Franklin & White is a law firm that is notable for what it lacks: a full-service marketing and business development department.

By Karen Sloan

4 minute read

February 10, 2011 | New York Law Journal

By Karen Sloan | The National Law Journal

5 minute read

August 06, 2009 | The Legal Intelligencer

Double-digit tuition increases loom for students at some of the country's top public law schools.

By Karen Sloan

12 minute read