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Duane Morris' New Co-Counsel Is Raising Eyebrows
Now that William Lerach is going to prison for funneling kickbacks to lead plaintiffs and Melvyn Weiss and his firm are fighting similar criminal charges, there's some room at the top of the securities plaintiffs bar. One new entry is a surprising player: Duane Morris. In the last 15 months, Duane Morris has teamed up with Lerach's former firm to bring two derivative suits. And John Herman, the Duane Morris partner working on those suits, insists that his firm's foray into this practice isn't surprising.Duane Morris Expands in New York
Duane Morris grabbed a total of six attorneys from three different firms to add to its New York office.
Duane Morris Lays Off Seven in Marketing Department
Duane Morris, known for the depth and breadth of its marketing department, has laid off seven members of the team.5th Circuit throws out malpractice summary judgment win for Duane Morris
The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has thrown out a summary judgment win for Duane Morris in a lawsuit alleging that one of the law firm's partners bungled a trademark infringement case involving an LSAT test-prep company. The three-judge panel found on July 30 that the federal district court lacked subject-matter jurisdiction in granting summary judgment to the law firm, after deciding that the state law malpractice claim did not arise from the federal trademark law and therefore was not properly in federal court.Discrimination suit against Duane Morris by former partner proceeds
A discrimination and retaliation lawsuit filed by a former contract partner against Duane Morris has survived the law firm's motion to dismiss. Gail Beesen-Dwars, who was a real estate contract attorney hired in the firm's Chicago office, alleged that she was the victim of age and sex discrimination. Managing partner David Yelin and partner Jane Dalton are also named in the suit.Law Firms' Discovery Dispute Could Prove Costly
Refereeing a discovery dispute between lawyers from King & Spalding and Duane Morris, a federal judge said the only way he'd ever sort out the problem was by combing through the record himself. "And then," he added, according to a hearing transcript, "I am going to be really mad at somebody." That somebody turned out to be King & Spalding, which had said Duane Morris could not be trusted and had made "plainly false" statements to the court.Wargo Swipes Duane Morris' Local Founder
Rachel Tobin [email protected] months after Joseph D. Wargo left Duane Morris with 10 lawyers in tow, he's attracted an 11th Duane Morris attorney to the new Wargo French. The latest defector is James P. Hermance, a founding partner of the Atlanta office Duane Morris opened in 2000.Wargo also snagged a fourth-year attorney from Greenberg Traurig and hired a recent Emory law grad.Duane Morris Opens in Silicon Valley
Duane Morris has opened a new office in Palo Alto, California, the firm's fifth outpost in the Golden State. The new location will focus, at the start, on intellectual property litigation. To that end, the firm has hired K&L Gates partner Karineh Khachatourian and associate Patrick Salceda.It's Official: Duane Morris Acquires San Fran Law Firm
Duane Morris, which has made no secret about its ambitions to grow aggressively into a national firm, took a big step forward yesterday when it announced its merger with San Francisco-based Hancock Rothert & Bunshoft, which will be effective Jan. 1.Epstein Becker closes Miami office after exodus
Epstein Becker Green is closing its Miami office following the departure of managing partner Michael Casey and most of its attorneys and staff to Duane Morris.Doug Hastings, chairman of the board at Epstein Becker, confirmed the imminent closing of the firm's only Florida office, which Casey opened eight years ago.Trending Stories
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