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The American Lawyer

Jenner & Block Bags DLA Piper's Cross-Border Litigation Chair

Todd Toral, chair of cross-border litigation for the Americas at DLA Piper, is joining Jenner & Block as a complex commercial litigation partner in Los Angeles.
37 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

Former Cypress CEO Sues Company Over Conflicts, Disclosures

The founder and former chief executive of Cypress Semiconductor Corp. is suing the company's board of directors for allegedly misleading investors ahead of a shareholder meeting.
3 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Indicia of Lawyers' 'Partnership' Did Not Confer Vicarious Liability

A vicarious liability claim has been dismissed in a case involving husband-and-wife attorneys who represented themselves as law partners but did not share profits.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Lawyer Calls Dewey Criminal Case a Failure as Summations Begin

A lawyer for former Dewey & LeBoeuf executive director Stephen DiCarmine on Tuesday sought to inject doubt in the minds of jurors nearing a potential verdict in the long-running criminal case over the firm's demise.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

From Threesomes to Channeling the Dead, Not Much Shocks This Legal Ethics Guru

With a blog that tracks lawyer misconduct cases nationwide and posts the results of their adjudication, Mike Frisch has a perspective of the legal profession that few share.
9 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Cozen O'Connor Grabs Construction Group From Pepper Hamilton

Cozen O'Connor has new leadership in its construction practice after bringing on a four-lawyer group from Pepper Hamilton.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Judge Nixes Unfair Collection Claims Against Pepper Hamilton

Pepper Hamilton partner M. Kelly Tillery's use of his firm's letterhead for collection letters did not make him or the firm a debt collector under federal law, a federal judge ruled.
2 minute read

The American Lawyer

Stay-at-Home-Rainmakers: A Growing Threat to Big Law

Cloud-based law firms still face skepticism from some pockets of the legal market. But there are signs that they are becoming stiffer competition for Big Law.
25 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Third Circuit Overturns $36M Judgment Against Travelers

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has ruled an exclusion in Travelers insurance company's policy with a company hit with asbestos claims shields the insurer from paying $36 million to cover multiple settlements.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Salary History Law Adds Hurdle to Law Firm Hiring

With the city poised to bar employers from asking about job applicants' salary history, Philadelphia's business community is preparing for guessing games. But legal recruiters in the city are sure of one thing—their jobs are about to be more challenging.
5 minute read

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