By Roy Strom | July 13, 2017
Now we know which nine McDermott partners are jumping to Winston & Strawn along with employee benefits practice head David Rogers—and it turns out Rogers is far from the only leader in the group.
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By Roy Strom | July 13, 2017
Taylor English Duma has grown to 150 lawyers in Atlanta in 12 years. Now it's recruiting lawyers all over the country to work remotely with its "hub" of lawyers in the Peach State.
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By Commentary by Robert R. Jimenez | July 13, 2017
Federal Rule of Evidence 902 regards evidence that is self-authenticating, outlining the types of documents that require no extrinsic evidence of authenticity for admission at trial. Examples of such evidence include records kept in the ordinary course of business, certified governmental records and published newspapers. On Dec. 1, an amendment to FRE 902 will add two additional subsections relevant to e-discovery and impactful for discovery strategy, writes Robert R. Jimenez.
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By Ross Todd | July 12, 2017
A former lawyer in Long Beach has been sentenced to 41 months in prison for his roles in a mortgage modification scheme which posed as a successful law firm.
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Delaware Business Court Insider
By K. Tyler O'Connell | July 12, 2017
A recent Delaware Supreme Court decision resolved a $2 billion post-closing dispute about the interplay between common features of acquisition agreements.
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By Sid Steinberg | July 12, 2017
Over the years, a consistent theme of this column has been that employers need to hold all employees, regardless of protected characteristic, to the same standard in order to avoid even the appearance of discrimination. These are generally "employment words to live by." Realistically, however, managers often hold more senior employees to a higher standard than they do relative newcomers. While a number of courts recognize this reality, in the recent case of Larison v. FedEx Corporate Services, No. 16-5921 (E.D. Pa. June 9, 2017), the manager's shifting explanation of her performance standards created a "genuine issue of fact," which defeated summary judgment.
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By Elizabeth Lampert | July 12, 2017
PR 101 would advise anyone in crisis that addressing the media quickly is imperative. It's not ideal Donald Trump Jr.'s story rapidly changed, but in short order, he leapfrogged the New York Times to get his message out there--and that counts.
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By Jenna Greene | July 12, 2017
Having a bad day? Hate your job? Take some solace in the fact that at least you don't represent a member of the Trump family.
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By thelegalintelligencer | The Legal Intelligencer | July 12, 2017
Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel attorney Teleicia J.R. Dambreville was selected by Billy Penn as one of the city's next great stars in law, a list that included civically engaged young attorneys, including, prosecutors, litigators, defenders and social justice advocates.
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By Roy Strom | July 12, 2017
Fei Yan, 31, was arrested on Wednesday on insider trading charges in a case that alleges he profited from knowledge garnered by his wife, a Linklaters associate working on M&A deals.
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