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Law firm merger boom to continue this year
Law firm mergers jumped 67 percent last year as regional tie-ups dominated the get togethers.In The Trenches: Two big firm IP lawyers establish female-owned shop
Intellectual property lawyers Andrea E. Bates and E. Michelle Tyde have launched their own firm, Bates Tyde, to go after Fortune 500 companies that value diversity-and clients of all sizes looking for big firm expertise at lower rates. The firm focuses on intellectual property transactions and general corporate work.John Edwards changes defense team close to trial
Former presidential candidate John Edwards is scrambling to cobble together a defense team as federal prosecutors raise conflict-of-interest concerns about his counsel of choice.Shapiro Fussell Wedge & Martin disbands after four decades
The departure of J. Ben Shapiro and H. Fielder Martin for Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell Berkowitz last week marked the end of construction law firm Shapiro Fussell Wedge Martin after four decades.Herman L. Fussell joined Foltz Martin in October as a partner and, as previously reported, Robert B. Wedge joined Smith Moore Leatherwood with four other Shapiro Fussell lawyers at the beginning of November.Florida law firms figure prominently in list of failures
It's easy to think of 2011 as yet another chapter in a long trend of regional firm consolidation. While that may be true, the year also has seen its share of law firm failures -- with many of them in the Sunshine State.Smith to leave Georgia Court of Appeals
Less than a year into his term as governor, Nathan Deal has received his first opportunity to put his stamp on the state's appellate courts.Court of Appeals Presiding Judge J.D. Smith handed the governor his letter of resignation Monday morning, Smith told the Daily Report. The letter said Smith, who served as the court's chief judge from 2003 to 2004, plans to leave the court at the end of this year.Report: Law Firm Merger Boom to Continue in 2012
ABA to Tackle Controversial Issues at Annual Meeting
Who says New York doesn't need any more lawyers? The American Bar Association thinks it does.ABA to tackle conflict of interest
The American Bar Association's 131st annual meeting, a six-day event starting Aug. 7 in New York, will take up some controversial issues for the legal profession during the ABA's House of Delegates session. One contentious proposal slated for a vote by organization's policymaking body would ease the conflict-of-interest rules regarding attorneys who switch jobs from one private law firm to another. The proposal would enable a law firm to "screen" the incoming attorney from the rest of its attorneys and to continue representing its client without the consent of the incoming attorney's former client.Trending Stories
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