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The Recorder

Class Action Fee Fight Trumps Family Ties

With $192 million at stake, two big names in the Bay Area antitrust bar are doing battle.
10 minute read

Supreme Court Brief

'Lawfully Present' and the Key For 4 Million Immigrants

The U.S. Supreme Court's ultimate understanding of just two words in the federal “guidance” establishing the Obama administration's delayed deportation plan for some 4 million illegal immigrants could hold the key to the outcome of the case.
8 minute read

Daily Report Online

Lawyers' Suit Seeking Court Recordings Is Dismissed

A Fulton County Superior Court judge has dismissed two attorneys' lawsuit asking that a Douglas County colleague and court reporter provide audio tapes of three hearings.
13 minute read

National Law Journal

Lawyer Loses Bid, for Now, to Recoup Campaign Funds from Ex-Congressman

A federal judge on Monday provided a bit of good news to former U.S. Rep. Aaron Schock in a lawsuit related to allegations that the Illinois politician who had a “Downton Abbey”-themed office misused public funds and campaign contributions.
6 minute read

International Edition

K&L Gates Adds Two in China and Hong Kong

Corporate partner Henry Wang and disputes partner Jay Chiu arrive from Mayer Brown JSM and Goodwin Procter, respectively.
32 minute read

International Edition

Linklaters Promotes 24 to Partner Including Five in Hong Kong

Partner promotion round is the largest since 2013 and all new Asian partners are in Hong Kong.
8 minute read

International Edition

Freshfields bolsters US practice with hire of senior federal prosecutor

Magic circle firm has made the 10th hire into its US practice in the last two years with the addition of federal prosecutor Daniel Braun
2 minute read

National Law Journal

INADMISSIBLE: CFPB'S Power Structure Faces Criticism

By | April 18, 2016
A federal appeals panel in Washington last week appeared ready to disrupt the organizational structure of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which vests power in the hands of a single director. Plus more in this week's column.
29 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Litigation: Deposing Adjusters Without a Basis

Talk to any business owner and they will tell you that consumer spending power is down and insurance costs have gone up. According to the FBI Insurance Fraud Division, the estimated cost of insurance fraud that is not health insurance-related is approximately $40 billion per year. The impact on the individual consumer is $400 to $700 per year in the form of increased premiums. Ask your average American family or small business owner if they could use that extra money in their bank account, and the answer would be a unanimous, "yes."
12 minute read

The Recorder

Meet the 2016 Litigation Department and In-House Impact Winners

By | April 16, 2016
The Recorder is celebrating the California lawyers who won big last year and highlighting the departments, litigators and in-house lawyers who delivered exceptional results on their clients' most critical and challenging matters.
59 minute read

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