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Jolie, Pitt Wise to Keep Quiet, Celebrity Family Lawyer Says

As reports surfaced Thursday that Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have placed their divorce on hold and are working toward a reconciliation, neither actor/filmmaker issued a statement, but that hasn't kept celebrity media outlets from exulting, hand-wringing, worrying about the kids or doling out blame for everything. So what's behind the flurry of reconciliation reports, and the lack of clarity given the silence of the principals, on the status of the divorce that would end the 12-year marriage of what was Hollywood's highest-profile couple? "I think there are three likely explanations," said Stacy Phillips of Blank Rome, one of the top family law attorneys in the nation, who has worked on cases involving Britney Spears, Axl Rose, Bobby Brown and Whitney Houston, among others.
8 minute read

The American Lawyer

Another Big Firm Gets Into the Sports Sponsorship Game

A few months after Cozen O'Connor and Reed Smith put their stamp on pro golf, London-based Ashurst has sponsored former England cricket captain Alastair Cook in a deal that will see the Anglo-Australian legal giant's logo featured on his bat for the next 12 months.
10 minute read

Daily Business Review

Tiger Woods Gets Deal for Diversion Program After Treatment

An attorney for Woods enters a not-guilty plea and announces an agreement to resolve charges after the golf great was found unconscious at the wheel.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Court: Lewis Tein Can't Sue Miccosukee Tribe

The Third District Court of Appeal rules Guy Lewis and Michael Tein cannot sue the Miccosukee tribe for destroying their Miami law firm.
4 minute read

Litigation Daily

Preet Bharara is Unchained on Social Media—and He's Awesome

The last thing the world needs is another $1,500-an-hour white collar defense lawyer in New York City—which is why it's so refreshing that Preet Bharara has eschewed the lucrative and predictable embrace of a law firm.
6 minute read

Litigation Daily

This Big Law Litigator Is Defending Taylor Swift in DJ Groping Trial

Did a disc jockey fondle Taylor Swift's buttock? Venable partner J. Douglas Baldridge--whose usual caseload involves high-stakes IP, antitrust, First Amendment and real estate fights--is representing the pop superstar in a federal trial in Denver. And it's a circus.
11 minute read

The Recorder

With Stallone, Attorney Slugging Away, Things Could Get Rocky for Warner Bros.

Warner Bros. may have unintentionally given Sylvester Stallone a "long count," and the actor known for his iconic "Rocky" role and veteran attorney Neville Johnson could make them pay a hefty price.
10 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Bachelorette Star Returns to Law Firm Life, at Least for Now

Rachel Lindsay, the Dallas trial lawyer who starred in "The Bachelorette," said she used her training to cross-examine three suitors before settling on a mate.
2 minute read

Corporate Counsel

GC Compensation Report: Industry Breakdown

General counsel in the entertainment, commercial banking and pharmaceutical sectors made out well in 2016.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Coal Magnate Hits at ACLU Brief Backing HBO Comedian

Attorneys for Robert "Bob" Murray and the Murray Energy Corp. on Monday filed an objection in Marshall County Circuit Court to an amicus brief submitted last week by the West Virginia ACLU in Murray's defamation suit against the late-night comedy show host John Oliver, HBO and Time Warner.
2 minute read

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