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New Kids on the Block: Big-Tex Firms Taking Wait-and-See Approach to Hiring
Think "pancake." Then you'll have an idea of the associate hiring trend at large Texas firms this year. The numbers of new associates reporting for work this fall in Texas changed little from the previous year. Offer rates -- and starting salaries -- for 2Ls are pretty much the same as in the fall of 2002, which suggests firms are taking a wait-and-see attitude toward staffing as the nation's economy mounts a slow recovery.Pillsbury Drills for Oil Boutique Lawyers
A month after helping ChevronTexaco with a $16 billion merger, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman is back in the oil patch. The firm has acquired most of the lawyers and staff of Houston-based Campbell George & Strong, a small firm specializing in environment, land use and natural resources work for oil clients. Five of the firm's attorneys -- including managing partner Andrew Strong and partner Thomas Campbell -- are joining Pillsbury's 35-lawyer office in Houston along with staffers and analysts.Ruling Suggests 'Inattention' May Lead to Personal Liability
In recent weeks, the courts in Delaware have issued several rulings that have stern messages for directors to take action and be accountable in their governance, which may ultimately accelerate directors' decisions to pursue a merger, sale or other transaction to save a distressed company. Directors and officers can take some comfort that the courts do not expect them to make perfect decisions. However, the rulings regarding directors' liabilities provide a new twist for future litigation.Watchdog Group: 'Junkets for Judges' On the Rise
Despite negative publicity about junkets for judges in recent years, a watchdog group reported Friday that more federal judges than ever are taking subsidized trips.FTC Hits Intel With Antitrust Suit
The Federal Trade Commission becomes the latest thorn in the side of the chip giant, which has already paid out nearly $3 billion this year over anticompetitive behavior.Growing Trend: Prosecution for Workers' Injuries, Deaths
A trend is emerging in the field of white-collar crime that is unrelated to recent, well-publicized financial scandals. Local and federal prosecutors nationwide are increasingly considering criminal charges against corporations and their managers in connection with workplace injuries and deaths. And the trend is not confined to one state or region, say attorneys Stephen G. Sozio and Earnest B. Gregory.Understand Predictive Coding Options
Recent cases have thrust predictive coding, also referred to as computer-assisted review, into the spotlight. Reading the recent case law alone, however, will not teach in-house counsel how to evaluate whether and how to use predictive coding.Attempts To Expand Public Nuisance Laws To Reach Products
The current fad in high-profile products litigation involves suits by government entities to recover public expenditures from product manufacturers. Thus far, those suits have focused on various allegedly "bad" (although legal) products that the government claims has contributed to public nuisances, increasing costs for such public services as medical care, police patrols, insurance and criminal prosecutions.Trending Stories
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