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FBI opens inquiry into whether Roger Clemens lied to Congress about steroid use
WASHINGTON AP - The FBI has begun investigating whether Roger Clemens lied to Congress when he denied taking performance-enhancing drugs.FBI agents in Washington opened the case a little more than two weeks after Clemens and Brian McNamee, his former personal trainer, testified at a House committee hearing Feb. 13, each accusing the other of lying.As Sandy Lashes East Coast, Hunkered-Down Firms Find Ways to Serve Clients
With the so-called Frankenstorm bearing down on the I-95 corridor, most of the legal profession—along with pretty much everyone else—shut its collective doors. Some intrepid souls made their way to work anyway.PERS Vote on Prosecutors' Pensions Violated Due Process
Trustees of the Public Employees' Retirement System must vote a second time on a plan to increase pension contributions by prosecutors from 7.5 percent to 8.5 percent of their salary ? this time giving proper notice to prosecutors.Putting partnership over profits
At Goulston & Storrs, the entire partnership makes key firm decisions. The approach has inefficiencies, but Goulston seems to have turned it into a viable business model, characterized partly by team-oriented client service, low associate-to-partner leverage, and lateral hires attracted to the firm's traditional values. A newcomer to The Am Law 200, Goulston has lower revenue and profits per partner than other large Boston firms, but Goulston lawyers say they're happy to trade some profits for collegiality.Legal Educators Pledge Boycott of Calif. Meeting Site
Organizations representing thousands of legal educators say they will boycott the Association of American Law Schools' annual meeting in January if it is held at a San Diego hotel owned by a foe of same-sex marriage.Law Firm Retirement Policies Expected to Be Hot Issue at Annual ABA Meeting
More than 9,000 attorneys, judges and other legal types will meet in San Francisco for the ABA's 130th annual meeting this week. Besides hosting U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen G. Breyer as the keynote speaker, the organization will take up issues ranging from state secrets privileges to law firms' mandatory retirement policies. The latter issue has received particular attention because of an EEOC action filed against Sidley Austin on behalf of about 30 former partners.Nassau Insurance Discovery Rulings Diverge
MINEOLA Two Nassau Supreme Court justices have reached opposite conclusions regarding an insurance law discovery rule unsettled in the Second Department.Wiretaps and Fourth Amendment: Lessons From the Galleon Prosecutions
Robert C. Gottlieb, a founding member of Gottlieb & Gordon, and Derrelle M. Janey, an associate with the firm, write that law enforcement seems committed to employing electronic surveillance to develop evidence within the hedge fund and hedge fund-related community; therefore, there are several key points for the criminal defense bar to consider.Troutman Group Sets Up Own Shop
A chunk of Troutman Sanders' power industry finance group has broken away to form a six-lawyer boutique, Mercer Thompson. John T.W. Mercer, the former head of Troutman's project development and finance group, leads the new firm with partner Richard E. "Chip" Thompson II. Both had spent their careers at Troutman. Said Mercer, "Troutman is like an aircraft carrier. We've decided to climb in a PT boat and go buzzing around."Trending Stories
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