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Foley & Lardner Cuts 39 Lawyers
Foley & Lardner is letting go of 39 lawyers throughout its 21 offices, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Chairman Ralf-Reinhard Boer told the newspaper that decreased client demand for legal services was the reason for the layoffs. Milwaukee-based Foley has aggressively expanded in recent years, adding eight offices and hundreds of lawyers to become the nation's 24th-largest law firm, and Boer said the firm would continue to recruit at the partner level.Judge Calls Suit Against Foley & Lardner 'Groundless'
A federal judge called a patent holding company's lawsuit against Foley & Lardner "groundless" and "beyond the pale" before dismissing it Friday. Judge Leonie Brinkema granted a voluntary dismissal requested by the plaintiff, SPH America, but not before giving the company's lawyer a stern lecture. "If Rule 11 were a little bit different, I would consider imposing sanctions on the plaintiff for having filed this suit," she said, referring to the Federal Rule of Civil Procedure on frivolous lawsuits.
Foley & Lardner Sued Again for Alleged Malpractice
Publication Date: 2013-09-13 Practice Area: Industry: Court: Judge: Case number:
For the second time in less than a year, Foley & Lardner and a Washington-based partner are facing legal malpractice claims from a former client upset about the firm's representation of Chinese competitors.
Foley & Lardner Picks Up Four Lobbyists
Milwaukee-based Foley & Lardner has raided Arent Fox of four lobbyists � including GOP lobbyist Harry Katrichis, former head of Arent Fox's public policy practice.Foley & Lardner Opens Shanghai Office
Milwaukee-based Foley & Lardner is opening an office in Shanghai, China. Partner Catherine Sun, chairwoman of the firm's Asia practice and currently based in New York, will relocate and oversee the new outpost, which initially will include one other lawyer. The Shanghai office is 900-lawyer Foley's second office in Asia following the Tokyo office, which opened in 2003.Suit Claims Foley & Lardner Helped Perpetuate $500 Million Ponzi Scheme
A trustee involved in the Chapter 11 case of bankrupt real estate investment company DBSI Inc. sued Foley Lardner this week, claiming that the firm played a role in perpetuating what the trustee claimed was a classic Ponzi scheme that bilked investors out of hundreds of millions of dollars.The suit-filed Monday in U.
Former Fish & Richardson Associate Spearheads Suit Against Foley & Lardner
Publication Date: 2009-08-24 Practice Area: Industry: Court: Judge: Case number:
A patent holding company founded by the former Fish associate claims that Foley misused information it obtained in one case against his company to sue in another court. He wants damages for breach of contract and theft of trade secrets.
Jones Day Snags 3 Private Equity Partners From Foley & Lardner
Jones Day has scooped up three private equity lawyers from Foley & Lardner's San Diego office. Kenneth Polin, known in legal circles as a rainmaker, and tax structuring specialist Peter Elias are joining Jones Day in San Diego as partners. Amie Singer Piccola, a partner at Foley, will relocate to Jones Day's Atlanta office as of counsel.Trending Stories
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