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Cozen O'Connor Faces Gender Discrimination Lawsuit
Cozen O'Connor has been hit with a sex discrimination suit by a lawyer who claims she was ousted from the firm less than a month after she filed a formal complaint of gender discrimination with the firm's director of human resources. Patricia Biswanger claims in her suit that when her political activities became controversial, Cozen O'Connor employed a double standard by prohibiting her from using "firm resources" for political work, while having no objection to male attorneys' political activities.Supreme Court Opens Door To Regulation of Lawyer-Lobbyists
The state Supreme Court has altered the Rules of Professional Conduct to allow lawyers acting as lobbyists to comply with legislative requirements that they disclose information related to their clients.Philly Firms May Be Ripe for Mergers
Few out-of-town national firms have offices in Philadelphia, but there is speculation that this could change with big-name mergers.Women Score Major Successes at Judicial Polls
It's difficult to look at Tuesday's election of women to four of the five appellate court seats up for grabs in Pennsylvania and not surmise there's a common thread between the victories.Web Obscenity Case Attracts National Attention
Karen Fletcher, socially reclusive by her own admission, has been excused from several hearings in the obscenities case brought against her by U.S. Attorney Mary Beth Buchanan in Pittsburgh because she is uncomfortable with leaving her home in Donora, Pa.
Cravath Takes on Harrisburg Bankruptcy Work Pro Bono
After five law firms pitched Harrisburg City Council to help the financially beleaguered city through a potential bankruptcy, one of the council members said in media reports the city would look to negotiate the proposed hourly rates, which ranged by firm from $200 to $975 an hour.
Rise in Pittsburgh Bankruptcy Work Unlikely Soon
While M&A work is what's keeping many Pittsburgh lawyers busy, one recruiter says she has a few large-firm bankruptcy candidates for which there isn't an open spot, and it's been that way for more than a year. Eric A. Schaffer, a bankruptcy partner in Reed Smith's Pittsburgh office, says the upswing in bankruptcy work hasn't hit yet: "There are a fair number of experienced bankruptcy lawyers who are underemployed right now." Yet Philadelphia firms have been adding bankruptcy lawyers to their ranks.Trending Stories
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