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Justices Refuse to Hear Case Over Pittsburgh Gun Ordinance
Opponents of a Pittsburgh gun ordinance suffered another loss Tuesday when the state Supreme Court denied their petition for appeal of a lower court ruling that found they had no standing to challenge the ordinance.McDermott Entering Into Alliance With Chinese Law Firm
As of Feb. 1, McDermott Will & Emery will operate under an exclusive "strategic alliance" with a new Chinese firm called MWE China Law Office, formed by two prominent Chinese lawyers who recently left Shanghai's Allbright Law Group. John Huang and Kevin Qian will be followed by about 25 more Allbright lawyers. The alliance, which Huang and McDermott Chairman Harvey Freishtat call the first of its kind, is meant to overcome hurdles that have limited the services global law firms can offer clients in China.Jury Finds Utility Company Solely Liable for House Fires
A Northampton jury has awarded nearly $800,000 to three Bath, Pa., families who lost their homes as a result of negligence on the part of Metropolitan Edison.Latham, Mayer Brown, Wilmer Lead on Unprecedented Ernst & Young Settlement
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Door and Mayer Brown split lead counsel duties advising Ernst & Young in settlement talks with federal regulators over the accounting firm's failure to report illegal activity at one of its clients -- Bally Total (represented by Latham & Watkins). In total, 11 Am Law 200 firms advised Ernst, Bally and eight individuals sanctioned by the SEC. The finance giant will pay an $8.5 million fine for failing to disclose illegal activity at Bally.High Court Not Likely to Hear Rent Law Challenge, Experts Say
Although the U.S. Supreme Court has expressed an interest in a Manhattan attorney's widely publicized challenge to New York City's Rent Stabilization Law, experts in real estate law say the federal suit may not differ enough from prior cases to even be heard by the high court, or to succeed on the merits.Chicago Blows Into Firms' View
For high-grossing coastal law firms looking for another base, Chicago has traditionally not been the Second City, even with its now $350 billion economy. But that's changing. Since the start of 2001, 13 Am Law 200 firms have opened or greatly expanded offices there -- and more arrivals are expected. Other out-of-towners have concentrated on acquiring well-established locals and have set about wooing laterals and possible merger partners. Chicago, according to the newcomers, is a strategic necessity.Trending Stories
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