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August 22, 2000 | Law.com

Full-Court Press

Miami Judge Harvey Goldstein, a 24-year veteran of the bench, found himself with a last-minute opponent in next month's judicial election. The opponent has just one year's experience as a traffic court magistrate -- and the backing of political consultants. Goldstein opted to go into the campaign without a consultant. He isn't the only judicial candidate facing the same dilemma.
7 minute read
July 27, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

Dismantling a 90-Lawyer Firm Is a Messy Business

Firm leaders at Sacramento's McDonough Holland & Allen are still hopeful that the firm can wind down its operations gracefully. And some at the firm continue to hope that a smaller firm, carrying the same name, will emerge come the firm's planned Sept. 1 dissolution.
7 minute read
April 16, 2003 | New York Law Journal

COURTHOUSE STEPS

6 minute read
May 31, 2005 | The Legal Intelligencer

Panel Finds Attorney May Represent Himself In Divorce Proceedings

A New York Supreme Court justice presiding over a contentious divorce should not have barred the husband, who is also an attorney, from representing himself, a Manhattan appeals court has ruled.
4 minute read
February 04, 2008 | National Law Journal

Pow! Zap! Comic Book Suits Abound

Comic book collectors and intellectual property lawyers are watching the courts closely as they have begun to work through difficult issues related to ownership rights and transfers of ownership in what is today a multimedia, multibillion-dollar business built upon the superhero serials.
6 minute read
November 06, 2012 | Corporate Counsel

Lexis Practice Advisor Counsels GCs

LexisNexis Legal and Professional, a legal research, software and service provider, introduced a new resource to give practical guidance to corporate counsel transactions.
9 minute read
February 21, 2005 | National Law Journal

Inadmissible: Rumsfeld in Contempt?; Nominees Meyers, Boyle Up Next; and More

A federal judge in D.C. has threatened to hold Defense Secretary Rumsfeld in contempt; two controversial judicial nominees go before committee next week; Rehnquist will be absent again; Senate Judiciary Committee moves bankruptcy reform quickly, over one Democrat's complaints; and more
9 minute read
November 10, 2009 | New York Law Journal

Insurance Law

Norman H. Dachs and Jonathan A. Dachs, partners at Shayne, Dachs, Corker, Sauer & Dachs, write: "It has for more than 100 years been recognized by the courts of this state that evidence that a defendant in a negligence or malpractice action carries liability insurance is generally inadmissible. Like Voldemort of Harry Potter fame, the word "insurance" has become known as "that which shall never be mentioned" at trial. Indeed, the practice of bringing before the jury the fact that the defense is being conducted by an insurance company and/or that the defendant might be reimbursed by insurance in the event of a verdict against him or her, has been repeatedly and soundly condemned by the Court of Appeals and the Appellate Divisions."
13 minute read
July 20, 2009 | Law.com

Firms Bank on California Cities' Distress

Despite the dire financial outlook for California's cities, most lawyers don't expect the economic downturn to let loose a flood of municipal bankruptcies. But many are preparing for an uptick in Chapter 9-related work. Cities will need all sorts of advice to help maneuver drops in revenue, from tax collections to investment funds and rocketing labor costs. One city exploring the consequences of Chapter 9, Pacific Grove, is now being approached by international law firms and local boutiques alike.
5 minute read
September 14, 2004 | Law.com

Operation Munich

Other U.S. firms have IP practices in Munich -- the IP epicenter of Europe -- but Jones Day is one of only two firms doing patent prosecution there, using a local office staffed with German patent practitioners. Some lawyers question the firm's tactics of competing directly with German patent firms and training German lawyers to act more American. But lawyers at a few large U.S. firms say they'll eventually -- and reluctantly -- follow Jones Day's lead.
10 minute read

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