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Judge Who Won't Hear Gay Adoption Cases Faces Removal Bid (Or Is He Just Being Honest?)

Judicial bias is a tricky thing. It shouldn't exist, of course—donning a black robe should confer superpowers that remove all traces of prejudice from the human mind. But in the real world, it's not so simple. Which is why a complaint filed on Tuesday against a Kentucky judge raises some difficult questions.
5 minute read

Corporate Counsel

IBM Says New Watson Tool Could Dramatically Reduce Outside Counsel Spend

A new tool from IBM, called "Outside Counsel Insights," uses the power of Watson to reveal billing insights to legal departments.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Fintech Lawyers on State Regulators' Possible Alternative to OCC Charter Plan

State banking regulators have proposed a plan that might rival the OCC's recent offering of a special purpose bank charter to fintechs.
12 minute read

The American Lawyer

Shearman Partner Ditches Practice Leadership for Legal Recruiting

Richard Hsu, global head of IP transactions at Shearman & Sterling and co-chair of the firm's privacy and data protection team, has joined Major, Lindsey & Africa as a managing director in San Francisco. The Silicon Valley-based lawyer is also a popular podcaster.
17 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Reed Smith Tries Low-Cost Parenting Perks to Retain Women

Reed Smith is the latest firm in Big Law to make some relatively inexpensive accommodations for new mothers in an attempt to relieve—and retain—lawyer moms.
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

Blasingame Burch Lures Plaintiff Pros to Athens—and Other 'On the Move' News

Two Atlanta plaintiffs lawyers, Michael Ruppersburg and Evan Jones, have joined Blasingame Burch Garrard Ashley in Athens, lured by the chance to expand their practices and to trade Atlanta's traffic for a more bucolic, college town vibe.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

Willkie Partner, Other Lawyers Land SEC Appointments

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has staffed up with five Big Law alumni, including a rainmaker at Willkie Farr & Gallagher in New York.
3 minute read

The American Lawyer

Mass Layoffs at Seyfarth Shaw Hit Lawyers, Staff

Seyfarth Shaw is letting go at least 40 lawyers and several staff members, according to a Tuesday report confirmed by The American Lawyer.
3 minute read

The Recorder

Hollywood Deal Lawyers Wrestle With Great Squall of China

Manatt partner Lindsay Conner is bullish despite the political winds. "Deals are still being made, and smart money can still get out of China.”
21 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Sprague and Abraham: Williams 'Stealing' From Taxpayers

In the latest court filing in their attempt to oust embattled Philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams from office, attorney Richard Sprague and former District Attorney Lynne Abraham accused Williams of being an absent official stealing a paycheck at the taxpayers' expense.
3 minute read

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