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MMM lawyer advises local firm on Trump pact
A MORRIS, MANNING MARTIN attorney advised one of the developers working with The Donald on his first Atlanta project.Morris Manning partner Frank B. Bazzel worked with Wood Partners LLC on its joint venture with The Trump Organization, the real-estate development arm of Donald Trump's sprawling business empire.Wood Partners, based in Marietta, acquired a 2.The Churn: Lateral Moves and Promotions in the Am Law 200
Wilson Elser boosts its Midwest presence with an office in Milwaukee; Baker Donelson hires three attorneys in its litigation and real estate practice groups; and after three terms, the Utah attorney general is stepping down and will join Troutman Sanders. The Churn is constant. Please send all announcements to [email protected].Juries Should Decide Ambiguous Contract Cases, 3rd Circuit Rules
When a contract includes a term that a trial judge agrees is ambiguous, a jury must decide if the plaintiff's interpretation is the correct one, the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled. The ruling reverses a decision by a U.S. district court judge, who dismissed the suit on summary judgment despite finding that a critical term in a licensing contract -- the word "exploit" -- was ambiguous.English-Only Workplace Policies Trigger Lawsuits
Labor and employment attorneys say that a growing number of businesses have created English-only policies, triggering a backlash of discrimination suits. Employers should also be wary of creating a hostile environment with an English-only policy, says attorney Mark E. Hammons, who successfully argued that point before the 10th Circuit. For companies that want to take the risk of imposing English-only rules, EEOC spokesman David Grinberg says limited rules may be lawful if justified by business necessity.The Churn: Lateral Moves and Promotions in The Am Law 200
An SEC lawyer heads back to Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr; Bracewell & Giuliani bolsters its London office; and Dickstein Shapiro loses two longtime partners.The Churn is constant. Please send all announcements to [email protected].BDO Seidman seeks return of $9M in fees
DLA Piper says Morgan, Lewis Bockius bungled representing one-time client BDO Seidman LLP. Gibson, Dunn Crutcher says DLA Piper should be sanctioned for articulating that fantasy. And Bingham McCutchen argues Gibson Dunn shouldn't be allowed in the case at all.The firms are pointing fingers at one another in a $9 million malpractice lawsuit brought by BDO against Morgan Lewis in the District of Columbia Superior Court.Court Transfers Part of Patent Case Involving Microsoft to Texas
Delaware federal judge's transfer of part of a patent infringement case involving software giant Microsoft Corp. to the Eastern District of Texas is the latest example of the federal courts' shifting approach to patent litigation venue battles.Trending Stories
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