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New Jersey Firms Beaten on Their Own Turf
For years, New Jersey firms shrugged off the large salaries of New York and Philadelphia. That's fine, they retorted, for lawyers who want to suffer the tortures of commuting or costly urban life. Except now, first-year lawyers don't necessarily have to make the trade-off. A sampling of the largest out-of-state firms with New Jersey satellites shows they offer on average $101,625, including signing bonuses.3rd Circuit Panel Revives Gallup Suit
A federal appeals court has revived a copyright infringement suit brought by Gallup Inc. - the consulting firm best known for conducting the Gallup Poll - after finding that a lower court improperly dismissed the suit on the grounds that Gallup had never properly registered a copyright for its employee satisfaction survey.Former Greenberg Traurig Partner and Solo Temporarily Suspended
Two lawyers have spent some time behind bars in other states recently, placing them on the list of those attorneys who are temporarily suspended from practicing law in Pennsylvania. Former Greenberg Traurig partner Robert Grossman has been released from jail and was disbarred from practicing in New York for making false statements in regard to his bankruptcy hearing. And solo Richard Doty is serving a 15-month sentence for conspiracy to commit wire fraud and to engage in unlawful monetary transactions.
For Big Law, It Was a Time of Sweeping Changes
Beyond layoffs, deferrals, salary cuts and ending lockstep, the biggest story on the 2009 Pennsylvania law firm scene was one that perhaps best illustrated many of those trends — the demise of Wolf Block.After Two Failed Mergers, Wolf Block Faces Future
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Retirement Packages for Tenured Professors Ruled Taxable
Ruling on an important tax question that has split the federal circuits, the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that the University of Pittsburgh's early retirement payments to its formerly tenured professors are taxable wages under the Federal Insurance Contribution Act (FICA).
Fraud Case Highlights Judicial Use Immunity Question
Writing that a defendant's due process rights and a would-be witnesses' Fifth Amendment privilege against self incrimination must be balanced against each other, a federal court judge has granted immunity to a defendant's alleged co-conspirator so that person can testify at trial.Carlton Fields Acquires New York Boutique to Give Fourth Quarter Merger Merry-Go-Round a Push
The Tampa-based Am Law 200 firm moved into Manhattan on Monday by snapping up six lawyers from Rosner & Napierala—the same day legal consultancy Altman Weil released a report noting that the third quarter of 2012 saw 14 law firm mergers announced.Trending Stories
- 1Uber Files RICO Suit Against Plaintiff-Side Firms Alleging Fraudulent Injury Claims
- 2The Law Firm Disrupted: Scrutinizing the Elephant More Than the Mouse
- 3Inherent Diminished Value Damages Unavailable to 3rd-Party Claimants, Court Says
- 4Pa. Defense Firm Sued by Client Over Ex-Eagles Player's $43.5M Med Mal Win
- 5Losses Mount at Morris Manning, but Departing Ex-Chair Stays Bullish About His Old Firm's Future
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