By Andrew Denney | August 8, 2017
On Friday, former pharmaceutical executive Martin Shkreli, who faced eight counts in a securities fraud trial that lasted more than a month, was found guilty of three felony counts. But Benjamin Brafman, Shkreli's lead counsel and an attorney known for taking on famous—and, at times, infamous—clients like mob boss Salvatore "Sammy the Bull" Gravano, Sean Combs and Dominique Strauss-Kahn, says he's as proud of the outcome of the Shkreli case as he would be in a case in which his client won total acquittal.
By Brian Baxter | August 7, 2017
Stephen Wigginton, a former U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois who joined Armstrong Teasdale two years ago, has pleaded guilty to driving under the influence of alcohol earlier this year. Wigginton was charged in May with fleeing the scene of an accident near the St. Louis suburb of Troy, Illinois.
By Catherine Wilson | August 7, 2017
The 10 honorees were asked to describe their careers and offer some thoughts on the legal professions.
By newyorklawjournal | New York Law Journal | August 4, 2017
Pro Se Suit Against Law Firm Over Licensure Of Attorneys Dismissed for Lack of Jurisdiction
By Tony Mauro | August 3, 2017
In Stuart Newberger's legal practice, patience is essential. So when the Crowell and Moring partner logged a significant win in a terrorism suit against Sudan before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, he shrugged off the fact that it came 17 years after his clients first came to him.
By Rebecca Cohen | August 3, 2017
Keller Sloan Roman, a San Francisco-based litigation boutique founded in 1998, is poised to close its doors as managing partner Kenneth Keller joins Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman.
By Jason Grant | August 2, 2017
Eugene Gaer, a health care lawyer for nearly 40 years who chose law as a second career, died on July 7. Known as a "lawyer's lawyer" who "just had this fascination with the law," he started his career as a historian and college professor, which later informed his law practice and life.
By Charlie Armstrong and Kacy Miller | August 1, 2017
Litigation is time-consuming, stressful and – in our experience – can produce early onset gray hair. But most of all, it's expensive. Oftentimes, very expensive. But there are steps companies can take to control litigation costs and maximize the value of outside counsel.
By texaslawyer | Texas Lawyer | August 1, 2017
An innocent bystander who was locked in a convenience store by an employee trying to stop an attempted shoplifting was awarded $145,000.
By Cogan Schneier | August 1, 2017
Former prosecutors say Trump's involvement in crafting a statement for his son, Don Jr., isn't necessarily obstruction of justice.
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