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Tomorrow, the World: BigLaw Firm Building Transnational Defense Practice
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, which has been aggressively defending Dole Food Co. Inc. and Chevron Corp. against tort claims brought by plaintiffs in other countries, has announced the formation of the transnational litigation and foreign judgments practice.Adelphia Founder Sentenced to 15 Years, Son Given 20
John Rigas was sentenced to 15 years in prison Monday for his role in the fraud that pushed Adelphia into bankruptcy. His son, Timothy, received 20 years. "Were it not for age and health, I would impose a sentence far greater," Judge Leonard Sand told the 80-year-old John Rigas, who is suffering from bladder cancer. Adelphia, the nation's sixth largest cable operator, filed for bankruptcy after it revealed it was a guarantor for more than $2 billion in loans made to the Rigas family.
Firms Hunting for Stars Re-Examine Partner Compensation
Although the most profitable law firms don't often lose partners to other firms, there's evidence suggesting that even firms with the highest profits per partner have become more vulnerable to the lateral market. In response, some Am Law 100 firms are deploying high-spread compensation systems specifically designed to reward their most valuable partners with more money than they could earn at the most profitable low-spread firms. Think your firm isn't re-examining its compensation system? Don't be so sure.How Did BigLaw Firm Get Entangled With Jamaican Politics and a Drug Lord?
Responding to a libel suit filed by Jamaican lawyer Harold Brady, the island nation's prime minister claims that a former chairman of the Republican National Committee in this country steered Jamaican officials to Manatt, Phelps & Phillips for help in dealing with a delicate extradition request.Federal Judges Warn "Nuisance" Lawyer About His "Fury"
The U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit recently chastised Chicago plaintiffs' lawyer Clinton Krislov by calling his accusations against the court "over the top" and by suggesting he "may wish to moderate his fury." That admonishment came in an order denying rehearing of a class action about clothes dryers.How the Senate's 60 Lawyers Voted on Bailout Bill
Lawyers across the U.S. have anxiously anticipated the fate of an economic rescue package -- and the revised bill finally made it through both the Senate and House, and was signed into law by President Bush on Friday. So how did the Senate's 60 lawyers vote? Only 12 voted against the plan. Two of the dissenters had worked at Am Law 200 firms or their predecessors, while 10 of the 47 who approved the bill can claim an Am Law 200 connection. Here's the breakdown, with details on the lawyer-senators.List of Ineligible Attorneys - NJ by County
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