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May 05, 2010 | National Law Journal

Australian father prevails in international child custody dispute at 1st Circuit

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit recently affirmed that a Maine federal court ruling in an international child custody case should supersede an earlier Maine state court custody ruling.
4 minute read
June 09, 2010 | National Law Journal

Jackson Lewis continues expansion, this time in Milwaukee

Labor and employment firm Jackson Lewis has opened an office in Milwaukee — its 46th in the country and its 13th since 2008. Partner Charles Pautsch will head the new office.
2 minute read
October 08, 2007 | National Law Journal

Denver firm helps keep international sports clean

Holme Roberts & Owen, the 250-lawyer Denver-based firm, is behind many high-profile cases in anti-doping law, a relatively new and evolving area of sports law. Most recently, the firm's lawyers successfully represented the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency against Floyd Landis, whose 2006 Tour de France title was taken away as a result.
4 minute read
January 12, 2004 | National Law Journal

Behind closed doors

Secrecy emerged as an issue in many places during the past year. And it wasn't always in the context of settlements that included confidentiality agreements�the one that received the most publicity.
3 minute read
June 30, 2008 | National Law Journal

Immigration lawyers outraged by DOL audit bulletin

Immigration lawyers from all over the country are up in arms over an announcement by the Department of Labor that aims to clarify the rules that can trigger audits of immigration labor applications. The DOL issued the "guidance bulletin" only weeks after announcing it was auditing certain applications filed by New York's Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, the nation's largest immigration law firm. Kathleen Campbell Walker, president of the American Immigration Lawyers Association, which has more than 11,000 members, said the bulletin did little to clarify attorneys' crucial role of providing advice during a complicated legal process.
6 minute read
October 22, 2012 | National Law Journal

Judge warns lab scandal imperils hundreds of prosecutions

At a daylong conference for lawyers, judges and prosecutors, Chief Judge Mark Wolf of the District of Massachusetts said an ongoing state drug lab scandal involving a rogue chemist could affect hundreds of federal cases.
4 minute read
October 06, 2003 | National Law Journal

VERDICTS & SETTLEMENTS

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July 26, 2004 | National Law Journal

VERDICTS & SETTLEMENTS

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March 11, 2013 | National Law Journal

MOVERS

Rob McKenna joins Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe as partner and co-chairman of the public policy group in the Seattle office. Plus more law firm movers in this week's column.
3 minute read
August 17, 2011 | Law.com

Mattel ordered to post $315M bond to appeal Bratz verdict

U.S. District Judge David Carter ruled on Aug. 16 that the unpredictability of economic conditions and Mattel's own financial reports justified requiring a bond while the Barbie manufacturer appeals to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit.
4 minute read

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