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The Legal Intelligencer

Appeals Court Affirms Dismissal of $625M Legal Mal Suit Against Duane Morris

A $625 million legal malpractice lawsuit alleging Duane Morris negligently failed to file an appellate brief in a federal case cannot proceed because the plaintiffs lacked standing in the underlying suit, the Pennsylvania Superior Court has ruled.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Drinker Biddle Revenue Up 6.3 Percent, PPP Grows 8.9 Percent

“This has been quite a three-year run,” firm chairman Andrew Kassner said.
5 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Global Law Firm Network Report Suggests Tougher Competition for Big Law

The report said the results “reaffirm the widely held belief that today's GCs are continuing their quest to find a panacea for the provision of their global legal services–a provider that combines high quality service, a global footprint, local insight and cultural awareness."
4 minute read

The Recorder

The Challenges of Cannabis Lawyering in Nevada

"It's been a pretty wild ride and the last seven months have been no exception. Generally there's a lot of things Nevada does really well, and at the top of that list are just a number of highly regulated industries," says Melissa Waite of Jolley Urga Woodbury Holthus & Rose.
6 minute read

The American Lawyer

Next Up at SXSW: Your Lawyer?

Among the attractions for lawyers at this year's South by Southwest conference are CLE panels on ethical lawyering in the entertainment business and "doing business with crooks."
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Miami Judge Sentences Berkeley Law Grad to 22 Years in Multimillion-Dollar Fraud

Gerti Muho also was ordered to pay $1.7 million in restitution after a fraud spree that funded at least two luxury cars and a Miami condo.
2 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Amid Divergent Appellate Rulings, NJ High Court to Examine Unemployment for Job-Switchers

The Appellate Division's August 2017 decision in McClain v. Board of Review granting the petitioner unemployment benefits stands in direct contrast to a separate, earlier appeals court ruling that denied benefits to a petitioner in similar circumstances.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

South Florida, California Firms Merge to Create National Practice

The merger creates Ghidotti|Berger, with 14 attorneys practicing in federal and state courts in Arizona, California, Florida, Texas, Nevada and Washington.
1 minute read

New York Law Journal

Garaufis Should Have Granted Mobster's Request to Unseal Documents, 2nd Circuit Says

Convicted Bonanno crime family member Anthony Donato sought to have documents from the trial of his former boss, “Vinny Gorgeous” Basciano, to help with his post-conviction legal efforts.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

John Moriarty Leaves Alexion to Be CLO of Portola Pharmaceuticals Inc.

South San Francisco-based Portola Pharmaceuticals Inc., which focuses on the development of medication to treat thrombosis and other hematologic disorders, has named John Moriarty, a seasoned in-house attorney, as its first chief legal officer, EVP and GC.
2 minute read

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