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The Churn: Lateral Moves in The Am Law 200
Baker & McKenzie hires 20 attorneys in Madrid; Jones Day adds a former federal prosecutor in Texas; and Willkie Farr & Gallagher poaches from Kirkland & Ellis in London. The Churn is constant. Please send all announcements and news releases to [email protected]
Judge Calls 'ID' Re-Labeled Creationism
The Pennsylvania ruling says the Dover public school board's policy on intelligent design was an unconstitutional endorsement of religion. An appeal is unlikely.Starting Salaries Keep Growing at Big N.J. Firms
First-year associate salaries at New Jersey firms continue to climb. As of January, Lowenstein Sandler will bump its first-year rate to $125,000, making it the highest-paying New Jersey-based firm. And Archer & Greiner has announced a 17.6 percent salary increase. That's proportionally larger than other firms, but still brings the pay at Archer to just $85,000. The Haddonfield firm says it doesn't need to pay as much as regional competitors because of its free parking and attractive location.More Summer Reading Recommendations
I was so pleased that I finished my column early last week until I opened Friday's paper and found a summer reading list - just what I had written about.
First-Year Pay Pushed Up 7 Percent, Spurred by Out-of-State Hikes
New Jersey's big firms bumped up their first-year associate salaries markedly this year to keep pace with - or at least within sight of - soaring increases by Philadelphia and New York firms.Anthrax Vaccine's Liability Issue
When a company makes a product that, its critics claim, has injured hundreds of people, you can expect it to be the target of many lawsuits. Indeed, a handful of ambitious lawsuits charge the anthrax vaccine made by BioPort Corp. is unsafe and possibly ineffective. But the suits face a difficult road, since BioPort Corp. is the sole supplier of a product that the military deems essential to national security.
Beck Named Counsel for Barnes Foundation
Many would say that Phyllis W. Beck is an institution in Philadelphia legal circles. Now she will serve as counsel to a Philadelphia cultural institution.
Exposure to Damages Starts Limitations Clock in Common Law Bad-Faith Cases
A federal judge has ruled that a four-year statute of limitations period doesn't begin to run until a plaintiff with a common law bad-faith claim against an insurer has been exposed to damages
Novel Law School Competition Tests Deal-Making Skills
One vexing problem for law students seeking to practice corporate law is a lack of negotiating experience. Enter the inaugural Transactional Lawyering Meet at Drexel University's Earle Mack School of Law, designed by Professor Karl Okamoto, in which competitors negotiate a business sale.Trending Stories
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