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This could be a game changer, folks--and it couldn't come at a more critical moment for opponents of the deals that keep generic drugs off the market.
NY Judge Finds Congress Can Intervene in Challenge to Defense of Marriage Act
On Monday, inspired by Skadden's summary judgment win over a pro se songwriter who claimed Jon Bon Jovi and Major League Baseball (among others) had misappropriated his paean to the Boston Red Sox, we issued a challenge to all you budding Bob Dylans: Write a love anthem to your firm. Amazingly, Skadden associate Stacy Kray took up the gantlet. And even more amazingly, she and the song are great!
High Court Clerks Show Market Clout as Firms Boost Bonuses
The annual competition to nab elite Supreme Court law clerks is reaching new heights, with some firms dangling hiring bonuses of $150,000 and up. Such figures, plus base salaries in the third-year associate range, mean some clerks may clear $300,000 the first year they leave the Court. By contrast, Chief Justice William Rehnquist is paid $203,000 a year. News of the soaring bonuses comes as the Court signals discomfort with some firms' recruiting tactics.Summer Associates Survey 2011: A Season In the Sun
After two years of economic anxiety, summer associates rediscover their optimism.Judge orders DLA Piper to give documents to Roger Clemens
Lawyers for Roger Clemens won access to information the law firm DLA Piper wanted to keep secret from the defense team on the ground the attorney work product doctrine shielded the documents from disclosure.Well, It Could Have Been Worse: Lessons of The Am Law 100
That's the best that can be said for The Am Law 100 law firms last year. Three of four key categories fell, while profits per equity partner edged up by 0.3 percent (thanks to aggressive cost-cutting). And the tough choices are just beginning ...The Gamble on Contingency Cases
Mark Lipowicz persuaded senior partners at Philadelphia's Duane, Morris & Heckscher to join the stampede of state tobacco cases, as co-counsel to the state of Pennsylvania, on contingency. The assignment was atypical for Duane, Morris, a general practice firm that had grown up on the backs of local banks, manufacturers, and insurers. In the end, Duane, Morris didn't have to bet the ranch. As part of the $206 billion tobacco settlement announced last year, the firm will pocket $25 million.Trending Stories
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