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December 01, 2006 | National Law Journal

With merger approved, Reed Smith, Sachnoff & Weaver focus on leadership, integration

Now that the partnerships of Reed Smith and Chicago's Sachnoff & Weaver have approved the proposed merger of the two firms, key leadership positions are beginning to take shape.
7 minute read
February 16, 2009 | National Law Journal

Six law firms cut more than 700 lawyers and staffers on 'Black Thursday'

If you were among law firm associates or legal staffers who still had a job by the end of Thursday, consider yourself lucky. Six prominent firms sent packing more than 700 attorneys and legal staffers, in what may well become known as Black Thursday in the legal industry. DLA Piper; Holland & Knight; Goodwin Procter; Bryan Cave; Epstein Becker & Green; and Dechert all confirmed layoffs on Thursday, adding to what has become a brutal contraction of legal jobs.
6 minute read
June 21, 2010 | National Law Journal

High court restricts judges' role in deciding arbitration fairness

Continuing a strong pro-arbitration bent, the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday made it more difficult for consumers and employees to challenge the fairness of arbitration agreements in court.
4 minute read
May 22, 2006 | National Law Journal

At last, a citability rule

Each year, more than 10,000 judicial opinions from the federal circuits contain one of the following directives: "Not to be Cited," "Not for Publication," "Unpublished" or "May Not Be Cited as Precedential Authority to This or Any Other Court." Why do courts forbid lawyers to refer to these cases?
5 minute read
May 10, 2010 | National Law Journal

Movers

Daniel King, a partner in Frost Brown Todd's Indianapolis office, has been elected to the IndyHub Inc. board of directors. Plus more law firm movers in this week's column.
3 minute read
July 16, 2007 | National Law Journal

Reform is critical

The changes required to avoid wrongful convictions are not unreasonably time-consuming or costly. Small improvements in three key areas can help increase the accuracy and reliability of the criminal justice system.
5 minute read
April 04, 2013 | National Law Journal

Antitrust implications of health care provider consolidation

In certain circumstances, provider consolidation also increases provider market power and reduces consumer welfare.
8 minute read
October 04, 2007 | National Law Journal

Troutman adds new chief to expanding London group

Troutman Sanders has recruited Robert Bata from Salans to add transactional and corporate finance capabilities to its British office, which had been an exclusively energy practice. Bata's addition frees up John R. Varholy, previously the London managing partner, to further develop his global energy trading and marketing practice, which the firm has made into a freestanding practice group. Troutman is also recruiting London lawyers for the new group, said firm chairman and managing partner Robert W. Webb Jr.
3 minute read
June 02, 2003 | National Law Journal

Let the prosecutor decide

I am not morally opposed to capital punishment. I believe that some crimes are so repugnant that the death penalty is the only appropriate response. During my nine years as a federal prosecutor, I worked on prosecutions in which the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) sought the death penalty, including one (United States v. Timothy McVeigh) that resulted in the execution of the defendant.
5 minute read
July 25, 2011 | National Law Journal

Pressure increases to disclose problems with drugs, devices

Companies and their executives have a loosely defined duty to disclose adverse-event reports, and breaching that duty can lead to expensive litigation, criminal charges and even jail time. What triggers the duty to disclose adverse-event reports?
8 minute read

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