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February 18, 2010 |

Accounting Firm Tied to Rothstein Slams Suit as Smear Campaign

The accounting firm linked to jailed former attorney Scott Rothstein claims it's a victim of a smear campaign, it never audited Rothstein and has no liability in the $1.2 billion fraud for which he faces federal prison. But if recent history is any measure, Berenfeld Spritzer Schecter & Sheer could have plenty to worry about. Accounting firms, no matter how small, that performed work for what have turned out to be big-time Ponzi schemes are considered prime targets by victims and creditors as insured deep pockets.
6 minute read
December 08, 2008 |

Law Firm Fees Defy Gravity

Despite the rancid economy of 2008, attorney billing rates continued their escalation trend, with nearly 71% of law firms reporting an increase in the amount that they charged clients compared with 2007. This figure represents law firms that increased their average and median billing rates firmwide. Also this year, partner billing rates broke record highs, with one firm exceeding the $1,200 mark and another rising above $1,100 per hour.
5 minute read
January 17, 2013 |

Cleveland's Sports Dealings a Boon to Skadden, Regional Firms

Akerman Senterfitt and Skadden worked on either side of a new stadium rights naming deal for the National Football League's Cleveland Browns, while a local firm scored the work for the owners of Major League Baseball's Cleveland Indians on their $230 million sale of a regional sports network to a unit of News Corporation.
6 minute read
January 23, 2012 |

Diversity Scorecard: Lonely at the top

While women lawyers are making great strides at the associate level, nearly at parity with men at firms, they are still far from matching men at the partnership level.
10 minute read
October 01, 2011 |

Squeeze Play

Investors in Allen Stanford's Ponzi scheme are now at the mercy of a floundering receivership. What went wrong?
6 minute read
November 01, 2010 |

Lawyers Pour Big Money Into State-Level Races

Among the public, the battle for control of Congress has overshadowed some hard-fought races for governor, attorney general and other state offices. Not for lawyers. In this election, they have poured big campaign contributions into lower-level races, hoping to influence the levers of state government.
6 minute read
November 10, 2008 |

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Alphabetical list of firms with ranking.
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October 10, 2011 |

MOVERS

Angela Holt joins Bradley Arant's intellectual property practice group as partner in the Huntsville, Ala., office. Plus more law firm movers in this week's column.
3 minute read
October 12, 2011 |

Making Partner Gets Tougher

As the economy shows slow improvement, a trend that is disturbing to young lawyers is showing no signs of leaving any time soon. Law firms, particularly large law firms, generally are promoting fewer partners than in years past.
7 minute read

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