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Mergers, Management Changes Drew BigLaw Focus in 2014
The latter part of 2014 brought with it not only the biggest business of law news for Pennsylvania, but perhaps for the country. All eyes watched during the second half of the year as Morgan, Lewis & Bockius entertained merger discussions with struggling Boston-based firm Bingham McCutchen. A full-on acquisition of the more than 700 lawyers at Bingham would have been a big departure for Morgan Lewis' typical growth strategy of acquiring groups of attorneys from firms that are disbanding.
Email Report Finds Justices, OAG Did Not Discuss Cases
A review of roughly 4,000 emails sent between members of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court and the Office of the Attorney General has revealed that no improper communications between members of the two bodies took place, according to a report released by the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts on Dec. 19.
Lawyers Size Up New Players on the Northern District Bench
With four new judges confirmed in 2014, litigators are scrambling for intel.
Creditor's Claim for Attorney Fees Not Entitled to Secured Status
The "American rule" is a well-defined legal principle applied by courts throughout the United States that holds each party to a dispute responsible for paying its own attorney fees. This principle is, however, subject to a number of exceptions that effectively allow a prevailing party to recover its own attorney fees from a losing party. For example, federal and state statutes increasingly authorize a prevailing party to recover costs from its adversary in certain types of actions. Likewise, contracting parties often incorporate "fee shifting" terms that provide for recovery of litigation costs by one party in the event of litigation on the contract. In other circumstances, a court exercising its own discretion may award a prevailing party its attorney fees as part of the judgment.
The Women Partner Watch Honor Roll
Over the last three years the percentage of women lawyers promoted to Am Law 200 partnerships reached 32.7 percent. The last time we examined a similar sample at the start of 2012 we pegged the partner promotion rate at 30 percent. The progress, however, is spotty. Firms vary from year to year in the percentage of women they promote. Here are lists of firms that beat the average.
Firms, Clients Striving to Get Bills Paid by Year's End
It's that time of year, when businesses are looking to bolster their year-end numbers and tie up loose ends—and law firms are no different.
Women Still Less Than One-Third Of Lawyers at Pa.'s Largest Firms
In the last 10 years, there has been no movement in the percentage of women lawyers practicing in the Pennsylvania offices of the state's 100 largest law firms.
Big Law Still Makes Too Few Women Partners
Fewer than a third of new partners at Am Law 200 firms are women. It's time for fresh approaches.
Advice on Medical Marijuana for Lawyers in Pennsylvania
The Controlled Substances Act, 21 U.S.C. Section 811 et. seq. (CSA), enacted in 1970, provides that marijuana is a "Schedule I" drug because, in the words of the CSA, it has a "high potential for abuse," "no currently accepted medical use in treatment," and "there is a lack of accepted safety for use … under medical supervision." Accordingly, under the CSA, it is unlawful to "manufacture, distribute, or dispense, or possess with intent to manufacture, distribute, or dispense," marijuana in any form.
Skadden Adds Top French Dealmaker, Plus More Lateral Moves
A leading French M&A lawyer heads to Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom in Paris; King & Spalding brings back a former partner and sees its M&A cohead head to the NFL; Squire Patton Boggs makes it rain Down Under and other notable hires from throughout The Am Law 200.Trending Stories
- 1Uber Files RICO Suit Against Plaintiff-Side Firms Alleging Fraudulent Injury Claims
- 2The Law Firm Disrupted: Scrutinizing the Elephant More Than the Mouse
- 3Inherent Diminished Value Damages Unavailable to 3rd-Party Claimants, Court Says
- 4Pa. Defense Firm Sued by Client Over Ex-Eagles Player's $43.5M Med Mal Win
- 5Losses Mount at Morris Manning, but Departing Ex-Chair Stays Bullish About His Old Firm's Future
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