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International Edition

Detailed Plans for Opening Up India to Foreign Firms Expected Soon

The first phase of Indian liberalization is set to center on arbitration work, as India looks to become an international hub.
7 minute read

The American Lawyer

How a 'Burned-Out' International Lawyer Ditched Squire Patton Boggs

When Kristen Jarvis Johnson left her senior associate position to focus on her startup toy company, she invited the Internet along for the ride.
22 minute read

Supreme Court Brief

The Hypotheticals That Could Doom the Case Against Bob McDonnell

Deputy U.S. Solicitor General Michael Dreeben argued his 100th case on Wednesday, and it may have been his toughest—in part because of the wild array of hypotheticals the justices threw at him and his adversary.
11 minute read

Supreme Court Brief

Roberts Singles Out Former White House Counsel for 'Extraordinary' Brief

Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. on Wednesday singled out an amicus brief, filed by Democratic and Republican former White House counsel, in support of former Virginia Gov. Robert McDonnell. "I think it's extraordinary that those people agree on anything. But to agree on something as sensitive as this and to be willing to put their names on something that says this—this cannot be prosecuted conduct. I think is extraordinary," Roberts said.
16 minute read

International Edition

Top U.K. Firms Still Must Bridge a Big Gulf with The Am Law 100

Despite one of their most challenging years since the early 1990s, the leading U.S. law firms continue to dwarf their U.K. counterparts in revenues and profits.
26 minute read

The American Lawyer

Half of Wilson Elser's Milwaukee Bolt-On Breaks Away

Three years after Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker expanded into Milwaukee after a merger, three litigation partners have left the Am Law 100 firm's office in the city to start their own shop.
58 minute read

The American Lawyer

Lawyers for Beirut Bombing Victims Finally Close In on Recovery

Many of the original plaintiffs didn't live to see their attorneys prevail at the U.S. Supreme Court, but hundreds of terror victims and their family members are finally close to collecting from Iran.
14 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Norton Rose Fulbright Forms Latin America Team

William "Williie" Wood, a partner in Houston, chairs a new Latin America leadership team at Norton Rose Fulbright.
16 minute read

National Law Journal

Morning Wrap: Dennis Hastert Faces a Judge | Bob McDonnell's Case at SCOTUS

Dennis Hastert is set to be sentenced today in Chicago federal district court. Ex-Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell takes his corruption challenge to the justices today. And the plaintiffs who lost their case against North Carolina's voter identification law have taken an appeal to the Fourth Circuit. This is a roundup from ALM and other publications.
13 minute read

Law.com

Hit With Defections, K&L Gates Stays the Course

K&L Gates has expanded well beyond its Pittsburgh roots. The firm says it's on the verge of greatness. Others disagree.
169 minute read

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