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Amid Merger Talks, Dentons and McKenna Partners Depart
Reed Smith announced Wednesday that it has hired a three-partner tax team from Dentons led by David Hryck, who has handled charitable work for celebrities such as musician Wyclef Jean and model Petra Nemcova, while Crowell & Moring picked up a pair of government contracts partners from McKenna Long & Aldridge. The lateral moves come as Dentons and McKenna Long continue to pursue a potential combination.New Workers' Comp Law Alarms Claimant Attorneys
Florida's sweeping new workers' comp law goes into effect Oct. 1, making it harder for some injured workers to win benefits and sharply limiting fees for claimant attorneys. That, in turn, may drive lawyers out of the business, claimant attorneys warn. Making such cases less attractive for lawyers was a goal of the bill's supporters, who argued that attorneys' excessive involvement in the workers' comp system has led to unnecessary litigation and soaring costs for employers.Surge in Congress for Attorney-Client Rights
Bills pending in both houses would bar waiver of attorney-client privilege in corporate investigations.View more book results for the query "US Department of Homeland Security"
McKenna Long Sees Fruitsof Merger Labor as Profits Rise
Meredith [email protected] to chairman Jeffrey K. Haidet, 2004 was the year his firm truly became McKenna Long Aldridge.By year's end-2 years after the merger between Long Aldridge Norman and McKenna Cuneo-the combined firm was off life support and had taken on a life of its own.UBS Whistleblower Asks Feds to Reconsider Sentence
The key whistleblower in the U.S. government's case against Swiss banking giant UBS over offshore banking practices is asking that his 40-month prison sentence be postponed and reconsidered. If granted, Bradley Birkenfeld's motion would push back the Jan. 8 date on which he is to report to prison and reduce his sentence. Birkenfeld said he would use the additional time before reporting to prison to cooperate further with the government in its investigations and possible new cases against UBS clients.Feds Must Respect Bail Rulings On Aliens, Judge Says
A San Francisco judge appointed by President Bush has ruled that an emergency, post-Sept. 11 immigration regulation giving government officials broad detention powers is unconstitutional. In a 10-page decision released this week, U.S. District Judge Jeffrey White -- the Northern District of California's newest judge -- ruled that there was no justifiable reason to allow government officials to automatically stay an immigration judge's bond order releasing a non-citizen with pending deportation proceedings.Trending Stories
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