Zack Needles

June 03, 2009 | The Legal Intelligencer

The merger of Allentown, Pa.-based Tallman Hudders & Sorrentino with nearby Bridgewater, N.J.-based Norris McLaughlin & Marcus, completed on Monday, created a regional firm with reach from New York City to central New Jersey and the Lehigh Valley and combined revenue of about $65 million, firm leaders said.

By Zack Needles

4 minute read

January 14, 2009 | The Legal Intelligencer

Richard Schiffrin, co-founder of the securities and consumer class action firm formerly known as Schiffrin Barroway Topaz & Kessler, has resurfaced as of counsel at New York litigation boutique Grant & Eisenhofer after less than a year in retirement.

By Zack Needles

3 minute read

December 01, 2010 | Law.com

Attorney Gene Goldenziel had a $400,000 check in his office that he's glad he never deposited. He was almost the victim of an elaborate collections scam that has allegedly bilked more than 80 law firms in the U.S. and Canada out of more than $32 million, with 300 other law firms targeted.

By Zack Needles

5 minute read

March 11, 2008 | National Law Journal

Although Dechert, a firm with the highest profits per equity partner in Pennsylvania, recently faced the possibility of layoffs in its financial and real estate practice, other large firms are better insulated from poor economic conditions because of a diversification of practice areas, industry leaders say. And while it's obvious that deciding how to handle market-sensitive practices can be an issue for large firms, it may not be as much of an issue for midsize and smaller ones, says consultant Joel Rose.

By Gina Passarella and Zack Needles

8 minute read

July 05, 2011 | The Legal Intelligencer

The two state Superior Court candidates were neck-and-neck in fundraising a month after the primary election, but there was a significant gap between the amounts the two Commonwealth Court hopefuls' campaigns had brought in.

By By Ben Present and Zack Needles

5 minute read

July 30, 2009 | Law.com

While Big Law leaders and recruiters seem to agree that a closed-compensation model is the best fit for large firms, midsize firm leaders appear to have a very different philosophy. Many midsize firm leaders and experts believe that an open-compensation system is the best way to avoid conflict and maintain positive morale. Consultant Jeff Coburn says more and more firms these days have a "glasnost" philosophy when it comes to firm financials, a trend toward transparency that has existed for the past 20 years.

By Zack Needles

6 minute read

July 27, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

The state Supreme Court has let stand a Commonwealth Court ruling that the legislation establishing the Philadelphia Parking Authority includes adequate remedies for regulated taxicab and limousine drivers who disagree with its decisions.

By Zack Needles

5 minute read

October 08, 2008 | The Legal Intelligencer

A split en banc panel of the Superior Court, reversing a trial court's suppression order, said that police were justified in seizing drugs in a protective weapons search of a car during a traffic stop.

By Zack Needles

7 minute read

March 29, 2011 | The Legal Intelligencer

The Supreme Court has let stand a Commonwealth Court ruling that broadly defined what constitutes a "governmental function" for the purposes of the state's Right-to-Know Law and could potentially affect several records cases currently in the pipeline.

By Zack Needles

4 minute read

September 02, 2009 | The Legal Intelligencer

The state Supreme Court has affirmed the Commonwealth Court's rulings in two cases involving Philadelphia gun control ordinances but has stayed silent about its reasoning for doing so.

By Zack Needles

6 minute read