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Coons Backs Del. Role in Bankruptcy as Bipartisan Venue Bill Seeks Traction

A U.S. Senate bill backed by conservative Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas and liberal Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, aimed at curbing forum-shopping in Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases, has sparked stiff opposition from Delaware's elected officials and reignited a battle that has roiled policymakers and the bankruptcy bar for decades.
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The Recorder

Judge Hires Special Master to Vet Attorney Bills in Anthem Settlement

"I'm deeply disappointed," U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh told lead plaintiffs attorney Eve Cervantez at a hearing on Thursday in San Jose.
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The American Lawyer

Reality Check for Law Firms: It's Not Just About You Anymore

“If the Big Four decided tomorrow they wanted to own the space, we wouldn't be having this conference next year,” said one participant at a forum on the business of law this week.
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The Recorder

The Marijuana Lobby: Who Got the Work

Marijuana businesses and related trade associations spent more than $1.6 million in 2017 lobbying. Here's a look at some of the shops that got the work.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Yemeni-American Election Winner Seeks to Challenge Bar From City Council Seat

An appeals panel has decided that Mohamed Albanna's 2006 federal conviction amounted to a crime of moral turpitude and that, therefore, under the Lackawanna City Charter, he is ineligible to hold the City Council seat.
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The Recorder

Brewing Battle: Judge Lets Jazzman's Heir's Lawsuit Over Beer Name Play On

North Coast Brewing Co. couldn't convince a federal judge in Oakland to toss a lawsuit brought by jazz pianist Thelonious Monk's son over the craft brewery's use of his father's name and likeness.
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The Recorder

In Another Keker Departure, IP Litigator Ashok Ramani Joins Davis Polk

Two weeks after Boies Schiller Flexner raided Keker, Van Nest & Peters for one of its top young litigators, another partner has left the Bay Area-based litigation boutique for Davis Polk & Wardwell.
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National Law Journal

It's 'Very Hard to Say Anything Definitive' About DOJ's White-Collar Plans

"Until these positions are filled, and new leaders have an opportunity to establish themselves, it will be difficult to determine DOJ's overall approach to white-collar enforcement," a Wachtell team wrote in a recent blog post.
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

Disbarred Lawyer Jailed on Theft, Elder Abuse Charges

Attorney Richard Merritt was disbarred Monday for pocketing a client's $75,000 settlement and jailed Wednesday on multiple felonies.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Brinkley Hires Peruto to Fight Criticism Over Her Handling of Meek Mill's Case

Embattled Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Judge Genece Brinkley has hired attorney A. Charles Peruto Jr. to help her fight criticism that has been mounting since she sentenced hip-hop star Meek Mill to a lengthy prison term for a probation violation.
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