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New York Law Journal

'He Knew' Says Dewey & LeBoeuf Prosecutor as Case Nears Close

A prosecutor in the Dewey & LeBoeuf criminal case spent his second day of closing arguments walking jurors through a series of allegedly improper accounting adjustments that he said the now-defunct firm's finance department made between 2008 and 2012.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Pa. Firms See Mixed Fortunes in 2017 Am Law 100 Rankings

Pennsylvania-born law firms in the top half of the Am Law 100 held their positions fairly steady in 2017. Things were more volatile for those vying against one another in the lower half of the country's 100 highest-grossing firms.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

J&J Hit With $20M Verdict in Third Pelvic Mesh Trial

A 12-member Philadelphia jury handed up a $20 million verdict—including $17.5 million in punitive damages—against Johnson & Johnson subsidiary Ethicon in the third pelvic mesh case to go to trial in the city.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

A Firm's Velvet Touch, Eggleston Returns, the Hogan Lovells Difference

The week's biggest law firm moves and news in the D.C. market.
48 minute read

The American Lawyer

Mayer Brown Brings on Sidley LA Real Estate Duo

Sidley Austin real estate partner M. Scott Cooper and counsel Daniel Liffmann in Los Angeles became the latest lawyers to leave the firm this year in Los Angeles—Sidley has two offices in the city—as they both joined Mayer Brown as partners.
39 minute read

The American Lawyer

The GC Who Blew the Whistle

How a Foreign Corrupt Practices Act investigation turned the chief legal officer of Bio-Rad Laboratories into the company's chief legal adversary.
80 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

DA's Office Ordered to Help Feds Sift Secrets From Williams' Emails

Over the objections of the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office, the federal judge presiding over embattled District Attorney Seth Williams' corruption case has ordered the office to provide federal prosecutors with search terms to filter out the contents of Williams' emails, so that confidential material can be identified and protected.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Amid 'Tincher' Confusion, Judge OKs Hip Implant Case

Pointing to vagaries in the landmark Pennsylvania products liability ruling, , a federal judge has granted one strict liability claim and dismissed another in a defective hip implant lawsuit.
7 minute read

Daily Report Online

GSU Law Dean to Step Down This Summer

Steven Kaminshine will step down this summer and return to teaching after 12 years in the role, the school announced.
3 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Legendary Texas Lawyer Richard 'Racehorse' Haynes Dies

Richard "Racehorse" Haynes, the famed Houston lawyer whose dramatic courtroom style made him one of the most famous criminal defense attorneys in the nation, died today at the age of 90.
2 minute read

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