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Texas Salaries & Billing: Steady as She Goes
For the second year in a row, salaries at Texas firms increased by very little on average, according to Texas Lawyer's annual Salary & Billing Survey. The economy's down, clients are double-checking their bills (and often negotiating lower rates, flat fees or other fee arrangements), and aided by attrition and clients' sticker-shock sensitivity, firms are holding the line on associate and support staff salaries.Litigation Boutique of the Year: Keker & Van Nest
The law firms that dominated The American Lawyer magazine's first Litigation Boutique of the Year competition got to where they are today by taking risks on big-time cases -- and making those gambles pay off. Keker & Van Nest, a 49-lawyer firm based in San Francisco, took the top prize by winning a string of major cases in intellectual property, legal malpractice and white-collar defense. But the competition was fierce.Lawyers' Fund for Client Protection - Lists
Notice to the bar.High Court to Decide Whether Climate Change Cases Should Proceed
If Supreme Court justices grant review of three environmental cases, the stage could be set for reversal of a rare, 2007 high court victory for environmentalists. "If the solicitor general gets the Court to take cert, I would be very confident they're going to undercut Massachusetts v. EPA," said environmental scholar Randall Abate. "The sooner the Court gets to revisit it, the more likely it will be gutted. The trend has been to be more restrictive on standing. This is really making the environmental community nervous and angry."Banks, Audit Firm Battle Over Millions Lost on Loan
Steven H. [email protected] international syndicate of lenders squared off against PricewaterhouseCoopers in court here last week, and the accounting firm came away the winner. Unfortunately for PricewaterhouseCoopers, the Fulton jury's verdict doesn't count, but both sides may benefit if they can agree to a settlement before a scheduled three-month trial this fall.Supreme Court Wades Into Class Action Questions Once Again
Lawyers for two of the world's largest cable and biotechnology companies urged the U.S. Supreme Court in separate cases on Monday to impose higher hurdles on federal court certification of class actions.Litigator Juggles Pro Bono Representation of Inmate With Needs of Start-Up Practice
Just as Christopher Paolella was hitting his stride in surmounting the challenges of starting his own firm he received a call in October from an old boss that threw his life into turmoil. Paolella, a partner of Reich & Paolella, learned that U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito wanted to recommend him to represent a prison inmate whose handwritten petition, against very heavy odds, had persuaded the court to add his case to its docket.Master Schedules Meetings to Discuss Zadroga Act Rules
$2.43 Billion Pact Ends Investor Suit Over BofA, Merrill
The lawsuit was filed on behalf of investors that bought or held Bank of America stock when the company announced its plans to buy Merrill Lynch in a $20 billion deal as the banking industry and federal government struggled to contain fallout from the financial crisis in the fall of 2008.Trending Stories
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