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Ethics: Associate Whistle Blowing
Discovering that a partner at your law firm has engaged in a violation of New York's Code of Professional Responsibility is not merely disillusioning. The Code's imperative to report the ethical misconduct of your fellow lawyers also places you in a potential conflict with your firm and puts you at personal risk. Case in point, Peter Kelly, a former Hunton & Williams associate, allegedly was discharged for blowing the whistle on the fraudulent billing of partner Scott Wolas, now a fugitive from justice.The Coyotes Bankruptcy and the Meaning of Chrysler
What precedent do the Chrysler and General Motors bankruptcies set for future mega Chapter 11 cases?Rove leaving Bush administration at end of August
Doctors Lash Out at Insurance Mergers
Four months after the Department of Justice allowed UnitedHealth Group and PacifiCare Health Systems to merge, creating the country's second-largest health insurer, the main trade group for U.S. doctors is calling on antitrust regulators to reverse "imbalances in the marketplace." Sweeping consolidation among carriers provides physicians with few legal ways to fight downward pressure on their fees, the American Medical Association argues.Second Circuit Crushes Hopes of Pay-For-Delay Foes
Fred Bartlit Jr. says he fully expected the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit to deny en banc review of an earlier appellate ruling blessing a pay-for-delay deal involving his client, Bayer. For one thing, Bartlit says, the court never asked the defendants to file briefs.U.S. Firms in London Say They're More Merger-Minded
Legal Week's annual survey of U.S. firms in London reveals that 47 percent of respondents would consider a merger with a U.K. firm, up from 39 percent last year and just 29 percent in 2005. The trend may signal that firms realize how hard it is to grow organically in the London legal market, which by some measures is now the most costly in which to operate worldwide. Putting additional pressure on U.S. firms: the weak dollar and the related disadvantage in attracting heavy-hitting London partners.The AmLaw 100: Firing On All Cylinders
For the third year in a row, the nation's 100 largest law firms saw double-digit growth in gross revenue. What effect did turmoil in the capital markets and a merger boom have on the AmLaw100?NYC Claims Exception in New Federal Law Allows Gun Suit
The fate of New York City's lawsuit against the gun industry may rest on how a federal judge interprets an exception to sweeping legislation recently enacted by Congress. The city's suit alleges that manufacturers have created a public nuisance through their sales and marketing of guns, which end up in the hands of criminals. While the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act clearly was intended to curtail such lawsuits, the judge focused on an exception provision during oral arguments Monday.Kelley Drye in Merger Talks With Collier Shannon
Kelley, Drye & Warren, a New York-based firm with more than 300 attorneys, is in advanced merger talks with the 82-lawyer D.C. firm Collier Shannon Scott, both firms confirmed Tuesday. The merger would be the latest in a string of acquisitions in the D.C. legal market, which has seen many local midsize firms swallowed up by out-of-town players looking to bolster their presence inside the Beltway.Trending Stories
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