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The American Lawyer

A Dewey & LeBoeuf TV Drama a No-Go, Says Firm's Ex-Telecom Leader

By Brian Baxter | May 02, 2017

Eric Cowan, a former managing partner of Squire Patton Boggs' New York office who has been a partner at several other large firms, including the now-defunct Thelen and Dewey & LeBoeuf, is headed to McGuireWoods to head the firm's global media and entertainment practice. He has some thoughts about his former firm's demise.

23 minute read

The American Lawyer

A Dewey & LeBoeuf TV Drama a No-Go, Says Firm's Ex-Telecom Leader

By Brian Baxter | May 02, 2017

Eric Cowan, a former managing partner of Squire Patton Boggs' New York office who has been a partner at several other large firms, including the now-defunct Thelen and Dewey & LeBoeuf, is headed to McGuireWoods to head the firm's global media and entertainment practice. He has some thoughts about his former firm's demise.

5 minute read

The American Lawyer

Say Cheese! Big-Law Partner's Instagram Feed Captures Life in the Tasty Lane

By Leigh Jones | May 02, 2017

Robert Darwell's TheDailyServer is a tribute to waiters, waitresses and bartenders, and all multitaskers whom the Sheppard Mullin partner admires.

14 minute read

The American Lawyer

Hagens Berman Mourns Death of Pro Cyclist

By Brian Baxter | May 01, 2017

Chad Young, a promising young member of the Axeon Hagens Berman professional cycling team, died Friday in Tucson, Arizona, after a crash in the Tour of the Gila. Young, 21, was the first American cyclist to die in an event in nearly two decades.

7 minute read

The American Lawyer

Hagens Berman Mourns Death of Pro Cyclist

By Brian Baxter | May 01, 2017

Chad Young, a promising young member of the Axeon Hagens Berman professional cycling team, died Friday in Tucson, Arizona, after a crash in the Tour of the Gila. Young, 21, was the first American cyclist to die in an event in nearly two decades.

9 minute read

National Law Journal

5 Famous Rights Fights Over Songs Used in Political Campaigns

By Todd Cunningham | May 01, 2017

With U.S. rap music star Eminem going to trial this week against New Zealand's ruling National Party, we look at five past squabbles between artists and politicians.

6 minute read

National Law Journal

5 Famous Rights Fights Over Songs Used in Political Campaigns

By Todd Cunningham | May 01, 2017

With U.S. rap music star Eminem going to trial this week against New Zealand's ruling National Party, we look at five past squabbles between artists and politicians.

6 minute read

Daily Business Review

Celeb Lawyer Lobs $100M Suit at Fyre Festival Organizers

By Todd Cunningham | May 01, 2017

Organizers of this weekend's disastrous Fyre Festival, billed as a luxury music getaway on a posh and private Caribbean island, have been slapped with a $100 million class action lawsuit filed by Los Angeles attorney Mark Geragos.

6 minute read

Daily Business Review

Celeb Lawyer Lobs $100M Suit at Fyre Festival Organizers

By Todd Cunningham | May 01, 2017

Organizers of this weekend's disastrous Fyre Festival, billed as a luxury music getaway on a posh and private Caribbean island, have been slapped with a $100 million class action lawsuit filed by Los Angeles attorney Mark Geragos.

3 minute read