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October 24, 2005 |

Looking Back at Great Lawyers: Thomas E. Dewey

The Gotham Gangbusters, led by Thomas E. Dewey, were 20 idealistic Depression-era young lawyers fed up with organized crime and rampant corruption. Thurston Greene is the last remaining Gangbuster, but he fondly remembers his days working with Dewey, who went on to serve three terms as the governor of New York. Dewey's influence is still felt today -- many see his method of hiring talented lawyers and turning them loose in the ways of modern crimebusters such as New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer.
10 minute read
March 26, 2007 |

Some Details of Justice's Document Dump

In the U.S. attorney scandal, the more e-mails that come to light, the worse it seems to look for all involved, including Attorney General Alberto Gonzales (right).
10 minute read
January 01, 2013 |

Big Deals

7 minute read
May 03, 2007 |

Islamic Scholars Play Role in High Finance

Deal work in the Islamic world is booming -- ballooning this year more than tenfold to an estimated $750 billion. "In the last three years, the industry has gone from nascent to burgeoning," says Oliver Agha, the partner who launched DLA Piper's Islamic finance practice. But the industry is facing growing pains, with an acute shortage of lawyers and Islamic scholars who can advise companies and financial institutions on how to structure their deals so as to comply with Islamic law.
10 minute read
January 04, 2001 |

Happy Days for Delaware Lawyers in 2000

With a vibrant economy most of the year, Delaware lawyers practicing in 2000 found none of the catastrophes predicted for the supposed start of the new millennium but instead experienced an expanding client base and rising salaries. As far as Delaware's three major venues are concerned -- the Court of Chancery, U.S. District Court and U.S. Bankruptcy Court -- no great surprises, but a few headline grabbers.
10 minute read
March 27, 2013 |

EMC's IP Wins Are Much Larger Victories

EMC has made repeated trips to the Federal Circuit to transfer a case brought against the company in the Eastern District of Texas. In the process it's won rulings that could benefit other defendants.
13 minute read
October 01, 2009 |

The Local Talent: Results by City

32 minute read
January 11, 2010 |

Into the Unknown: Mystery Surrounding Salaries And Start Dates Doesn't Impact Job Acceptance Rates

Third-year law student Giselle Torres says it may sound trite, but she accepted an offer to become an associate with Bracewell & Giuliani mostly because she connected with the people at the Houston-based firm. Torres is among the lucky law students who landed summer associate positions at BigTex firms in 2009 and received offers for permanent jobs they will start sometime after graduating in May.
10 minute read
March 13, 2003 |

13 minute read
January 05, 2001 |

The Color of Money

The San Francisco Bay Area's leading law firms took a cash-rich rocket ride in 2000, hampered little by a stock-battered technology industry and spiraling labor costs, The Recorder's annual survey of law firm finances shows. Combined grosses from the region's 10 biggest firms pushed past $3 billion for the first time, an $800 million increase over their record-setting take in 1999.
16 minute read

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