Staff Reporter

January 09, 2008 | National Law Journal

Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley reported a record $26.7 million in settlements and judgments for Medicaid fraud cases in 2007. The total tops annual recoveries since the Attorney General's Medicaid Fraud Division's predecessor office was formed in 1978.

By Sheri Qualters / Staff reporter

1 minute read

January 03, 2008 | National Law Journal

New Orleans-based McGlinchey Stafford has acquired Sieberth & Patty, a five-attorney intellectual property boutique in Baton Rouge, La. The firm focuses on patent and trademark search and analysis, preparation and prosecution, licensing, litigation and portfolio management.

By Leigh Jones / Staff reporter

1 minute read

November 24, 2008 | The American Lawyer

Women lawyers continue to earn less than their male counterparts at every level of a law firm, from associate to equity partner, with the gap widening to $87,000, or 13% less, at the highest level, according to results of the latest annual National Association of Women Lawyers survey. "While promotion to a higher position provides increased status and compensation, it also promotes lawyers to the level of greatest compensation differences between men and women," the third annual report said.

By Lynne Marek / Staff reporter

5 minute read

October 16, 2008 | National Law Journal

New York's Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle has opened an office in Dubai, boosting its presence in the Gulf and the Greater Asian regions. Peter Stewart, corporate partner and co-chairman of the firm's private equity practice, will serve as the office's managing partner.

By Vesna Jaksic / Staff reporter

2 minute read

January 21, 2008 | National Law Journal

Husch Blackwell Sanders, the recently merged Midwest firm with 630 attorneys, will open an office in Chicago in the first quarter of this year, becoming the latest firm to expand here.

By Lynne Marek / Staff reporter

3 minute read

December 14, 2007 | National Law Journal

Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker has combined with Smeets Haas Wolff, a leading independent law firm in Germany, strengthening the firm's presence and offerings in Europe, as well as the United States and Asia.

By Vesna Jaksic / Staff reporter

2 minute read

December 18, 2007 | National Law Journal

New York's Shearman & Sterling has elected 13 new associates and counsel to the partnership across its worldwide platform. The firm has about 1,000 lawyers in 20 offices in 12 countries.

By Vesna Jaksic / Staff reporter

1 minute read

September 24, 2007 | National Law Journal

Total compensation for in-house lawyers in management jumped by 8% to 14% this year, and by 4.5% to 23% for nonmanagement lawyers, according to a new survey by law firm consultancy Altman Weil Inc.

By Sheri Qualters / Staff reporter

1 minute read

January 09, 2008 | National Law Journal

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled that the state's public transportation agency discriminated against a prospective employee by refusing to accommodate his religious beliefs. In its ruling, the state's high court said the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority did not prove that hiring the applicant as a part-time bus driver and allowing him time off during his Sabbath (from Friday sundown to Saturday's sundown) would have caused an "undue hardship" to its operations.

By Sheri Qualters / Staff reporter

3 minute read

December 21, 2006 | National Law Journal

After obtaining court victories in several states against bans on video games deemed violent or sexually explicit, the industry is running up the score by collecting $1.5 million in attorney fees.

By Amanda Bronstad/Staff reporter

4 minute read