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December 27, 2004 | New Jersey Law Journal

Should Auld Acquaintance Forget Themselves at the Office Party

While other employment issues, such as bonuses, firings and holiday depression tend to come up toward the year's end, the major question on employers' minds tends to center on the office holiday party.
6 minute read
January 05, 2005 | Corporate Counsel

Former WorldCom Chairman Finds Shelter in Homestead Exemption

John A. Porter's gilded lifestyle is legally tenuous. The former WorldCom chairman has filed for bankruptcy and faces several suits. But Porter will likely maintain a lavish lifestyle thanks to Florida's controversial "millionaire's loophole" -- and that infuriates some former WorldCom employees and investors who lost their incomes and life savings when the company failed.
20 minute read
August 10, 2012 | The American Lawyer

The Churn: Lateral Moves and Promotions in The Am Law 200

A Missouri Supreme Court judge leaves the bench to join Armstrong Teasdale; two lawyers depart White & Case to found their own Florida boutique; and Thompson Hine recruits a new partner from Reed Smith. The Churn is constant. Please send all announcements to [email protected].
2 minute read
May 10, 2012 | Daily Business Review

Akerman Senterfitt hosts pro bono services summit

A pro bono summit with attorneys, judges and law firms aims to find a solution for a crisis in pro bono services caused by a lack of funding
5 minute read
December 01, 2009 | Corporate Counsel

Deals and Suits

Baker Hughes buys BJ Services; USA v. Pfizer; Ventas v. HCP; Versata et al. v. SAP et al.; Fontainebleau v. BofA et al. and more ...
15 minute read
October 28, 2005 | Law.com

When Disaster Strikes: Bankruptcy Law's 'Special Circumstances' Loophole

A little-discussed loophole in the new federal bankruptcy law could soften some of the controversial law's bite -- depending on how judges interpret it. The wild card is that Chapter 7 filers can sidestep the new means test if they can show that "special circumstances" -- such as the recent hurricanes -- have shrunk their income or increased their debts. But no one is sure how special circumstances will be defined for other debtors forced into court by events beyond their control.
7 minute read
April 10, 2002 | Law.com

Meaningful Mentoring

A study by the University of Miami School of Law found that many black lawyers trained in South Florida ended up leaving and practicing in urban areas perceived as more open to blacks, such as Atlanta and Washington, D.C. But the school's revitalized mentoring program aims to remedy that situation by pairing students with seasoned attorneys who can give them the kind of guidance that can't be learned in class.
6 minute read
March 08, 2001 | Law.com

Growth Spurt

Labor attorneys are in demand in Florida since a spate of federal and state laws in the 1990s made filing job bias claims easier. The federal Americans with Disabilities Act and Family and Medical Leave Act combine with such Florida state laws as the Whistleblower Act of 1996 to make labor law a burgeoning practice area.
7 minute read
July 26, 2007 | Law.com

Laywers Keep Giving to 2008 Campaigns

The legal industry donated $13 million to the 2008 presidential campaigns in the second quarter, with John Edwards leading the pack.
3 minute read
August 10, 2012 | Law.com

Attorneys Depart White & Case, Launch Transactions Firm

Three lawyers have left White & Case's Miami office to start their own firm. In launching the transactional firm, Pedro "Tony" Alvarez, Albert Diaz-Silveira and associate Aracely Alicea will eschew the big-firm model, avoiding high overhead, offering lower fees and serving clients with personalized relationships, Alvarez said.
4 minute read

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