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How Miami, Texas Lawyers Won $70M on Behalf of USS Cole Sailors Killed in Yemen

"You have to have the unquenching desire and motivation to see things through to the end. Sometimes the end is a very, very long path, but hopefully it pays off," said Adam Hall of Hall, Lamb, Hall & Leto in Miami.
7 minute read

The American Lawyer

More Big Law Firms Respond as the Coronavirus Continues to Spread Globally

The virus, officially known as COVID-19, has now spread to 47 countries and has infected at least 82,000 people.
7 minute read

Daily Report Online

Disbarred Lawyer Once Fled African Indictment and Was Removed From the Bench 

When Melvin T. Johnson of Lithonia's Action Johnson law firm was removed as Lithonia's chief municipal court judge for repeatedly failing to complete state-required judicial training, he was facing theft, economic sabotage and conspiracy charges in Liberia associated with his role as legal adviser to the Liberia Airport Authority.
4 minute read

The American Lawyer

Dentons Is Investigating Its Saudi Arabia Office. Here's What We Know.

How do you impose a global code of conduct on a firm of 10,000 lawyers scattered over 70 countries? And can such far-flung offices with their distinct local cultures be expected to abide by a uniform code?
4 minute read

The American Lawyer

Greenberg Nabs Latham's Former M&A Co-Chair, Touts 2019 as a Record Financial Year

Firm leader Richard Rosenbaum sees Latham partner Adel Aslani-Far as the New York linchpin to the firm's global M&A practice.
4 minute read

The Recorder

Cloud-Based Law Firm Rimon Opens Year With 3 International Hires From Big Law

The firm, founded in San Francisco, has brought on partners from Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, Herbert Smith Freehills, and Baker McKenzie to open up shop in Dubai, Berlin and Sydney, respectively.
7 minute read

Litigation Daily

Daily Dicta: Willkie, Kellogg Huber Put 8 Multinationals in the Crosshairs for Afghanistan Payouts

'Defendants paid the Taliban to leave them alone,"the complaint states. 'The payments saved defendants money: it was cheaper to buy off the Taliban than it would have been to invest in the security necessary to mitigate the terrorists' threats.'
5 minute read

International Edition

White & Case Brings Name Partner Of Saudi Relationship Firm Into Fold

The U.S. firm has hired from the Saudi Royal Court.
2 minute read

National Law Journal

Trump Picks Ex-Williams & Connolly Partner for Top State Dept. Legal Post

C.J. Mahoney, who specialized in international disputes and arbitration, would succeed Jennifer Newstead, now general counsel to Facebook, as the State Department's top lawyer.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Political Consequences of Suit Involving Facebook, Israeli Tech Companies

On Oct. 29, Facebook and WhatsApp filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California against NSO Group Technologies, Inc. (NSO) and its majority shareholder, Q Cyber Technologies, both Israeli companies.
11 minute read

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