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One Turf Battle at a Time, Law Firms Chase Littler
In the past year, the nation's largest labor and employment firm, Littler Mendelson, has added about 140 lawyers, says Marko Mrkonich, president and managing partner. The firm has 41 U.S. offices, more than any other boutique. But now several law firms with the same specialty are aggressively adding lawyers and opening new offices across the country in an attempt to offer their legal services on a national scale. Much of the growth comes amid a rapid consolidation in labor and employment law.Former Army General Counsel Joins Dechert
U.S. Army's general counsel, William T. Coleman III has returned to the Philadelphia law firm scene as a partner at Dechert Price & Rhoads. A former Yale Law School roommate of President Clinton, Coleman was asked to assume the Army position by his old friend in 1994. After spending five years tackling issues such as the "don't ask, don't tell" policy regarding gays in the military and investigating several high-profile misconduct cases, Coleman said it was time to get back to private practice.One city at a time, firms chase Littler
LAW FIRMS THAT SPECIALIZE in labor and employment work are aggressively adding lawyers and opening new offices across the country in an attempt to offer their specialized legal services on a national scale.In expanding their scope, the boutiques find themselves treading onto turf dominated for years by the nation's largest labor and employment firm, Littler Mendelson.3rd Circuit to Hear 3M Antitrust Case En Banc
Lawyers for LePage's Inc. will have a second chance to defend the $68 million verdict they won in an antitrust suit against office supply giant 3M now that the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has granted a rehearing en banc. LePage's claims that 3M tried to drive it out of business by offering rebates to large retailers that could be earned only by removing LePage's products from their shelves.Numbers of Minorities, Women on the Rise on Philadelphia
There are more African-Americans and women but fewer summer associates overall visiting Philadelphia law firms this summer. And after a year of robust salary increases, firms held the line in 2001.Taking Care of Business in Times of Crisis
I think of the stages of adult life as a series of graduation parties, engagement parties, wedding showers, weddings, baby showers and now, for many of us, doctor's offices, hospitals, funeral homes and shiva calls. As someone who hears the personal problems of associates every day and as someone who has lost both parents in the last year and a half after long illnesses, I hope in this column to offer some practical advice on coping with personal crises.Judge Finds Contents of Gallup Employee Survey Legally Protectable
Gallup Inc., the Princeton, N.J.-based consulting firm, won a significant victory in its copyright suit against Wayne, Pa.-based competitor Kenexa when a federal judge in Pennsylvania ruled that the contents of Gallup's employee satisfaction survey are legally protectable. However, the judge still found factual disputes in the suit, which claimed Kenexa misappropriated the contents of Gallup's survey and "raided" its employees.Texas Rangers sale on hold as judge rules in favor of creditors
New credit card rules ignite legal work
Banking attorneys are swamped by legal questions from clients overhauling credit card programs in the wake of new sweeping, multiagency credit card rules — and they are expecting even more work from proposed banking overdraft rules.Trending Stories
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