By newyorklawjournal | New York Law Journal | September 1, 2017
Counsel Not Entitled to Regular Hourly Rate For Routine Litigation With Little Complexity
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By nationallawjournal | National Law Journal | September 1, 2017
Keep focused on client needs and build from there.
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By nationallawjournal | National Law Journal | September 1, 2017
To persuade others through advocacy, you must first persuade yourself and have a deep understanding of your case so that you can explain it simply and effortlessly.
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By Max Mitchell and Lizzy McLellan | September 1, 2017
Disciplinary proceedings involving Centre County officials have recently cast light on alleged ex parte communication between prosecutors and judges. Some of the cases cited have already been through the appellate courts, and the newest revelations may bring about more appeals as defense attorneys question the fairness of the county's criminal proceedings in recent years.
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By thelegalintelligencer | The Legal Intelligencer | September 1, 2017
Attorney Kathryn A. VanDeveer joined Babst, Calland, Clements and Zomnir in the firm's mineral title services and energy and natural resources groups.
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By Robert L. Hickok and Gay Parks Rainville | September 1, 2017
In a landmark 5-4 ruling issued earlier this summer, the U.S. Supreme Court held that the filing of a putative class action does not toll the three-year statute of repose for opt-out claims brought under Section 11 of the Securities Act of 1933 (Securities Act), in California Public Employees' Retirement System v. ANZ Securities, 137 S. Ct. 2042 (2017). By refusing to apply the equitable tolling rule of American Pipe & Construction Co. v. Utah, 414 U. S. 538 (1974), to the Securities Act's statute of repose (Section 13 of the act), the court restored the statute's purpose to protect defendants "from an interminable threat of liability."
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By Stephanie Forshee and David Ruiz | September 1, 2017
New Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi could be gearing the company and its legal department up for some big transactions.
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By Meghan Tribe | September 1, 2017
In a unique and somewhat unusual arrangement, 16 colleges across the U.S. have all agreed that just one law firm—West Virginia-based Steptoe & Johnson PLLC—will provide legal services to their institutions. Just don't confuse the firm with its Washington, D.C.-based doppelgänger.
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By David Ruiz | September 1, 2017
In-house legal departments for U.S. companies are in need of lawyers with experience in business growth, executive compensation and labor and employment…
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By Vasilios J. Kalogredis | September 1, 2017
On Aug. 15, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed changes to the comprehensive care for joint replacement model (CJR), cancellation of a mandatory episode payment models (EPMs) and cardiac rehabilitation (CR) incentive payment model. These were previously authorized tests to change reimbursements as to certain cardiac and joint replacement services.
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