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2002 Associates Survey: From Mayer Brown to Wolf Block
The firm-by-firm breakdown of responses to the survey.
Commuting Issue Can Require Shift Change Under ADA, 3rd Circuit Rules
A worker whose disability prevents her from commuting at night may be entitled to a change to day shifts as an accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act, a federal appeals court has ruled.
Arent Fox Looks for Footing on Rough Road
Within the last year, Arent Fox has weathered the departures of 52 lawyers -- and during the past decade it has shuttered four offices and reached dead ends in a number of merger talks. Now partners are in search of a strategy to remake the D.C. mainstay. "It's a task that leaves nothing sacred except our name," says managing partner William Charyk.
Reed Smith Disputes Claims of Growing Pains
In only a five-year span, Reed Smith has nearly doubled in size and profitability while making big splashes into the California and London markets with large mergers. The firm is now led by the dynamic Gregory Jordan, a 45-year-old Reed Smith lifer from the Pittsburgh home base who has accepted the mission of taking the firm to the next level. But changes such as these create casualties.The Score: Dewey's Football Bills, March Madness, and Opening Day
In our latest look at sports and the law, The Am Law Daily does some spring cleaning by tracking down the legal fees accrued by the National Football League Players Association in its collective bargaining battle with owners in 2011; catching up with one of the NCAA's top outside litigators from Schiff Hardin; and looking at the lawyers staying busy for Major League Baseball and the New York Yankees.Felons Awaiting Deportation Must Be Given Bail Hearings, Says 3rd Circuit
In an important immigration decision, the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that an alien who is jailed at the beginning of deportation proceedings that stem from an "aggravated felony" conviction must be given a bail hearing. The court said that due process requires judges to hold hearings for such aliens despite ' 236(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act's explicit prohibition against even considering release.The Bankruptcy Files: I-Banks, Consulting Firms, Bowling, and Poultry
Federal business bankruptcy filings have fallen to their lowest levels since 2008, and one large debtor in Eastman Kodak and its lawyers from Sullivan & Cromwell are poised to exit Chapter 11 proceedings. Several recent notable filings have nonetheless landed roles for such Am Law 100 firms as Kirkland & Ellis, McGuireWoods, Reed Smith, and Ropes & Gray, while other restructuring pros see the looming fiscal cliff as potentially generating an avalanche of new bankruptcy cases.Trending Stories
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