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Bad News for Trump: Latest Travel Ban Case to Feature Live Testimony

Here's a travel ban case with a twist: live witnesses in court. On Tuesday, a federal judge in Washington, D.C. will allow testimony from witnesses including a Sheppard Mullin partner. The move seems distinctly advantageous to the plaintiffs, represented by an army of lawyers from Arnold & Porter.
18 minute read

Daily Report Online

Legal Community Mourns Sudden Death of Domestic Violence Victims' Advocate

Liz Whipple, a guiding force in the Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation's domestic violence program for five years, drowned on Friday at age 41.
10 minute read

The American Lawyer

Chadbourne Sex Bias Plaintiffs Lose Bid to Block Partnership Vote

A federal judge in Manhattan on Monday declined to temporarily block Chadbourne & Parke's partnership from voting to expel Kerrie Campbell, a partner in Washington, D.C., who is leading a $100 million gender discrimination action against the firm.
8 minute read

The American Lawyer

Study Shows Gender Diversity Varies Widely Across Practice Areas

A study by ALM Intelligence found that women are better represented in niche legal fields such as immigration and family law, but underrepresented in top-tier Big Law practice areas like corporate and litigation. Female talent is also underrepresented in states with large law school talent pools, according to the analysis.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Sanford Heisler Firm Adds Name Partner, New Office With Judge's Hire

Sanford Heisler said outgoing Tennessee federal Judge Kevin Sharp will expand the firm and help it trade blows with Chadbourne & Parke in a $100 million sex bias suit.
9 minute read

The American Lawyer

Dentons Culls Partners Amid Budget Shortfall

The world's largest law firm by head count asked several U.S.-based partners to leave after it failed to meet its 2016 budget, multiple sources said.
4 minute read

The American Lawyer

O'Melveny Lands Foley & Lardner Sports Co-Leader in Practice Push

O'Melveny & Myers has hired Irwin Raij, co-chair of the sports industry team at Foley & Lardner in Miami, New York and Washington, D.C., as a partner and co-chair of its sports industry group. The addition of Raij is the latest lateral recruit by O'Melveny in the sports space this year.
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

Daily Report Announces In-House Awards

​The Daily Report on Friday announced the honorees in its In-House Legal Department of the Year and GC Impact program.
2 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

As Wall Street Firms Soar, Do Pa. Firms Care?

Pennsylvania firms lagged behind the soaring heights New York City firms reached financially in 2016, but for leaders of those Keystone State firms, that's OK.
11 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Big Law Bends to Challenge Midsize Firms on Flexibility

Amid an expanding arms race in Big Law over who has the most flexible workplace policy—at least on paper—some lawyers at smaller firms may be wondering what all the fuss is about.
29 minute read

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