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The Churn: Lateral Moves in the Am Law 200
Allen & Overy loses a U.S. practice group leader; an associate general counsel at the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative joins K&L Gates; and an Internet law and policy attorney heads to Steptoe & Johnson. The Churn is constant. Please send all announcements to [email protected].
Kilpatrick works Equifax deal for software firm
KILPATRICK Stockton partners W. Stanley Blackburn and Bruce D. Wanamaker were lead outside counsel to Equifax Inc. on its $1.4 billion acquisition of a St. Louis company that provides payroll and human-resources software and services.In the agreement announced last week, Equifax will acquire Talx Corp. for $1.4 billion in cash, stock and assumed debt.
Tort Reform Plan Causes Rough Surf at ABA Meeting
The American Bar Association House of Delegates is expected to take up some contentious issues at the ABA's annual meeting. But one controversy has served as a prelude to this week's events in Honolulu, as infighting among the Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section has resulted in the group pulling a tort-reform measure. The proposal has created a sharp divide among members and, at least in one case, between a huge corporate client and its outside law firms as well.
EPA's quest for nano data leads to concern
Lawyers say a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency drive to collect scientific data from companies using nanotechnology materials has their clients concerned about confidentiality and possible disclosure of unwitting violations of federal law. But attorneys add that the program could provide a positive benefit for business by arming them against future products liability lawsuits.Judges, Attorneys Work to Stanch Foreclosures
Alarmed by the dramatic rise in housing foreclosures across the nation, judges have taken a variety of actions to slow the pace, ranging from outright dismissals for incomplete work to mandated mediation to threatening attorneys with sanctions. While attorneys hold "boot camps" to train colleagues on how to handle foreclosures, judges have been closing down shortcuts, such as telephone hearings.ABA Meeting Encounters Choppy Waters
The American Bar Association's annual meeting, which will be held in Honolulu this week, has provoked controversy over a tort reform proposal that had been up for vote in the House of Delegates.
Judges, attorneys work to stanch foreclosures
Alarmed by the dramatic rise in housing foreclosures across the nation, judges have taken a variety of actions to slow the pace, ranging from outright dismissals for incomplete work to mandated mediation to threatening attorneys with sanctions. While attorneys hold "boot camps" to train colleagues on how to handle foreclosures, judges have been closing down shortcuts, such as telephone hearings.Trending Stories
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