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PBA Creates Task Force to Eye Judicial Code
In one of his first initiatives as president of the Pennsylvania Bar Association, Thomas G. Wilkinson Jr. has appointed a task force to recommend updates to the state's Code of Judicial Conduct.
Archer & Greiner Awards Diversity Scholarships
Three entities from different corners of the Philadelphia legal community are collaborating on a new scholarship initiative that aims to increase diversity in the legal profession.
Best Law Firm Corporate Practices
The Best Law Firm Corporate Practices Supplement includes articles profiling all of the winners and finalists in The Legal's inaugural contest.
Peterson Named New Local GC for Verizon
After spending nearly five years with telecommunications giant Verizon, William B. Peterson has been promoted to general counsel of the company's operations in Pennsylvania and Delaware. He replaces longtime general counsel Julia Ann Conover, who retired last month after more than two decades with the company. His new role will call for him to be responsible for regulatory, litigation and corporate legal matters in Pennsylvania and Delaware.No Easy Path to Confirmation Seen for Alito
Many in the Philadelphia legal community are cautious in estimating just how "confirmable" 3rd Circuit Judge Samuel Alito Jr. may be. However, few see anything but a contentious confirmation path ahead. And most agree that "Scalito" -- a nickname coined by 3rd Circuit courthouse wits -- is mostly a clever play on words. Local lawyers say a more apt comparison can be drawn between Alito and Chief Justice John Robert Jr., not to the often-confrontational Justice Antonin Scalia.Understanding the Amendments to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
Several amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure will take effect on Dec. 1 of this year, barring intervention from Congress. These amendments will affect lawyers' daily practice, from filing discovery papers to the duration of depositions. Here's a look at the amendment process itself, as well as an overview of the proposed changes that litigators need to know about.
Reed Smith Rehires Former BNY Mellon General Counsel
About a year ago, former BNY Mellon General Counsel Carl Krasik told his boss, CEO Robert Kelly, that he thought three years from the merger between the Bank of New York and Mellon was a good time for him to retire from the company he joined in 1995.Trending Stories
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