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Daily Decision Alert: Vol. 14, No. 64 - April 4, 2006
Georgia Bar Exam Looms for Evacuated Attorneys Looking to Relocate There
New Orleans attorneys who have landed in the Atlanta area are trying to figure out how to continue practicing law from Georgia. But the problem, explaines Hulett Askew, director of the Georgia Office of Bar Admissions, is that Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama do not have reciprocity agreements with Georgia by which a lawyer licensed in one state can get licensed in the other without taking that state's bar exam. And Georgia's bar has no plans to make exceptions for the victims of Hurricane Katrina.February Becomes Prime Time for Lateral Moves
February could be the new January. Lateral movement wasn't as robust in the first month of 2011 as it often has been in prior years, but activity has increased this month. And in addition to litigators switching firms, business and government relations lawyers got in on the action as well.Feds Defend Secret Docketing of Post-9/11 Detainee's Case
The U.S. Department of Justice has made bold new assertions about the extent to which federal judges can hide information about the cases before them, according to censored documents filed at the U.S. Supreme Court. In a case involving a Florida man detained after the Sept. 11 attacks, a heavily redacted reply brief discloses the government's assertion that federal grand jury secrecy can cover even "ancillary proceedings that may touch on grand jury matters."On the Merger Front, Law Firms Assist Biotech and Athletic Gear Companies
What's new in mergers nowadays? Piper Rudnick's John Howard Clowes stepped in to help Protein Design Labs during a merger with Biogen Idec, after PDL lost its GC and senior vice president of legal. And Reebok International has asked Latham & Watkins to be antitrust counsel for a merger with Adidas-Salomon. The PDL transaction is seen as one of the biggest in the past five years based on its value of $800 million in "biobucks" -- a combination of up-front stock, cash payments and potential long-term value.Expanding Firms Learn to Deal With Growing Pains
The test of success for many regional law firms has been their ability to expand nationally. But facing challenges such as the ho-hum morale of some partners, the integration of firm cultures and the demands of clients, many of these former midsized operations have learned that along with the push for a broader presence come some formidable growing pains.Trending Stories
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