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DLA Piper Makes Measured Progress
It's now the second-largest law firm in the world, but the conglomeration has sceptics who deride its "Starbucks" approach.Bush Official Apologizes for Slap at Lawyers for Detainees
A Department of Defense lawyer apologized Wednesday for his comments suggesting that corporations boycott law firms that represent detainees at the Guantanamo Bay detention facility. In a letter to The Washington Post, Charles Cully Stimson said the comments, made during a radio interview, "do not reflect my core beliefs." His apology came two days after the Pentagon disavowed his statements, saying they did not represent Defense Department views. The remarks had touched off a salvo of criticism.Charles R. Morgan, BellSouth Corp.
Charles R. Morgan is executive vice president and general counsel of BellSouth Corp., the third-biggest player in the U.S. local phone service market. He says, "Lawyers have an important role here. Their views are considered important. Nobody says, 'That's not a legal matter--we're not interested in your view.'I've told the lawyers, 'You're in in-house heaven here.'"DLA Piper Takes Four From Smith Gambrell
Smith, Gambrell & Russell partner Michael Rubinger has left the firm for DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary's new Atlanta office, joining as a partner in the corporate and securities group. Richard Greenstein, the partner in charge of Smith Gambrell's franchise and distribution-law practice, will also join DLA Piper along with two other partners. Smith Gambrell managing partner Stephen Forte says the firm is "enjoying a record year ... . I don't see any of these partners leaving derailing these accomplishments."PTO Handling Record Number of Patent Filings
U.S. patent examiners were hit with an onslaught of a quarter million patent applications last year. The agency is expanding, but critics say the mountain of new filings pose problems that go beyond processing speed.New Partners For 2010: Numbers Down at Most Large Firms in Texas
The largest firms in Texas promoted 69 lawyers to partner or shareholder for 2010, the third year in a row that the firms promoted fewer new partners and shareholders in the Lone Star State. Three of the top 26 firms in the state had not announced their promotions before Texas Lawyer's presstime. Chad Key (pictured) of Kelly Hart & Hallman in Fort Worth was one of those promoted to partnership.Trending Stories
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