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August 30, 2007 |

Chicago Is GC's Kind of Town

Getting bored isn't something that Mara S. Georges has to worry about in her job as corporation counsel, the top lawyer for the city of Chicago. Her legal duties mirror the city's concerns -- helping with the 2016 Olympics bid, defending litigation against the police department, even helping to raise revenue. Georges is responsible for running the city's Department of Law and provides legal advice to the mayor, city council, city commissions and city agencies.
5 minute read
November 15, 2006 |

State bars push back on waivers

4 minute read
November 20, 2006 |

State Bars Push Back on Privilege Waivers

State bar associations are jumping into the roiling debate over the attorney-client privilege-waiver issue triggered by the U.S. Department of Justice's Thompson Memorandum. Several states have recently convened task forces to fight the 2003 directive, which, among other things, instructs prosecutors to trade leniency for waivers of the attorney-client privilege during corporate investigations. One litigator said it's part of the legal community's pushback against a perceived "culture of waiver."
3 minute read
August 13, 2012 |

MOVERS

David Zambito joins Cozen O'Connor's energy, environmental and public utilities practice group as partner in the Harrisburg, Pa., office. Plus more law firm movers in this week's column.
3 minute read
July 08, 2009 |

Judge decertifies class in case seeking community settings for disabled people

A U.S. District judge in Chicago this week surprised parties in a four-year-old case by decertifying a class of disabled Illinois plaintiffs who sought the option to move to more community-like home settings and by denying a proposed settlement of the case.
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August 18, 2008 |

Another summer program cut

Arnstein & Lehr is the latest Chicago law firm to say it will abandon its summer associate program next year, explaining that the difficulty of estimating its hiring needs two years in advance so it can extend some of those associates job offers is more trouble than the program is worth. The announcement comes on the heels of Barnes & Thornburg's decision to discontinue its summer associate program in Chicago.
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May 01, 2012 |

Deals & Suits

25 minute read
June 08, 2009 |

Law firms are recruiting health care lawyers

Law firms are angling to add attorneys with health care expertise as clients seek counsel in navigating the Obama administration's health care overhaul and a wave of industry mergers.
5 minute read
November 08, 2006 |

State bars push back on waivers

State bar associations are jumping into the roiling debate over the attorney-client privilege-waiver issue triggered by the U.S. Department of Justice's Thompson Memorandum.
3 minute read

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