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December 24, 2007 | The Recorder

Ballard Spahr Seeks New Fortunes in L.A.

The Philadelphia firm's new office will focus on IP, employment work.
4 minute read
July 14, 2008 | National Law Journal

Are Banks Still Off Limits?

With the onset of the credit crunch last August, the financial rationale behind not suing banks has begun to falter. Transactional work has slowed, and unlike in previous financial crises, many of the biggest cases won't pit borrowers against lenders. Instead, they involve alleged misrepresentation in the sale of mortgage-backed securities and related products. Often, banks are on both sides. That means top firms that have shied away from such cases are now considering waiving the rule, though so far, more firms have stuck with defending banks, not suing them.
8 minute read
April 30, 2007 | National Law Journal

Job Tracker

Dena Battle, formerly of the National Federation of Independent Business, has joined the National Association of Manufacturers as director of tax policy. Plus more in a roundup of the latest job changes in the lobbying world...
3 minute read
October 20, 2008 | National Law Journal

MOVERS

QVC Inc. general counsel Neal Grabell joined Saul Ewing's business department as of counsel. Plus, more of this week's movers.
5 minute read
April 01, 2013 | Corporate Counsel

Reverse Commute

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January 01, 2007 | National Law Journal

MOVERS

Bill Lan Lee, former head of the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division during the Clinton administration, joined Lewis, Feinberg, Lee, Renaker & Jackson in Oakland, Calif. where he will expand the employment discrimination litigation practice.
6 minute read
June 20, 2006 | Corporate Counsel

The Billable Hour's Staying Power

It may not get much respect, but the billable hour sure has a lot of staying power. First appearing in the late '50s, the hourly billing rate caught on in popularity, partly because law firms could use it as an excellent income predictor. But as operating expenses began to mount, firms had to raise hourly rates, and then hourly quotas for attorneys -- and thus began a vicious cycle. But even with a host of alternative billing models, and many critics of hourly billing, the billable hour endures.
11 minute read
May 03, 2004 | National Law Journal

Civil Actions

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August 12, 2002 | Law.com

Diane P. Sullivan, 38

Diane P. Sullivan's work as national trial counsel for Baxter Healthcare in breast implant litigation has established her as a nationally recognized specialist in defending pharmaceutical and medical-device companies. In 2001, she joined Dechert's Princeton, N.J., office and is currently trying the first multidistrict litigation case in latex-glove litigation in Philadelphia.
4 minute read
October 26, 2000 | Law.com

Putting Firms in Focus

First they started shortening their names. Now major law firms are talking about streamlining practice areas. As the practice of law grows more expensive and firms work to attract leading companies as clients in the rapidly changing economy, the one-stop-shopping mantra -- invoked by managing partners when readying for battle with the Big Five -- has been replaced.
9 minute read

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