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Who Got the Work: Egg-cellent News for an Egg Farm, 37 Cats and 5 Parrots

 Porter Wright Morris & Arthur helped secure a major defense win for Seymour, Indiana-based Rose Acre Farms in a $3 billion federal antitrust…
3 minute read

The American Lawyer

Southern Poverty Law Center Pays $3.4M to Resolve Defamation Case

Notching a win for Kirkland & Ellis expatriates now at litigation boutique Clare Locke, a well-known civil rights group also agreed to apologize for a report that listed a Muslim activist as an anti-Islamic extremist.
1 minute read

The Recorder

Earthjustice Announces Abigail Dillen as Its New President

Dillen was managing attorney of Earthjustice's coal program and, most recently, vice president of litigation for climate and energy, advocating for a shift toward renewable energy.
1 minute read

The American Lawyer

Harriet Miers' Nonprofit Client Hit With Discovery Abuse Sanctions

The Locke Lord partner and former U.S. Supreme Court nominee is caught up in a dispute involving a Christian charity based in Texas.
1 minute read

New York Law Journal

Nonprofit Bankruptcy Sales and Transfers

Following the Great Recession, the nonprofit sector faced significant financial headwinds that resulted in increased restructuring and, in some cases, dissolution, of many prominent nonprofits such as Saint Vincent Catholic Medical Centers, the New York City Opera, and The Big Apple Circus. The bankruptcy cases commenced by these organizations over the past several years provide useful guidance when navigating the complex intersection of federal bankruptcy law and New York's nonprofit laws.
1 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Connecticut Movers: Saluting Heroes of Pro Bono Assistance

"Robinson & Cole continually demonstrates significant and longstanding dedication to the delivery of pro bono legal services,” said SLS Pro Bono Attorney Manager Ashleigh M. Backman.
1 minute read

The American Lawyer

Amid Anthem Debate, NFL Players Disclose Top Legal Billers

While the National Football League seeks to restrict its players from kneeling for the national anthem, a new government filing by a players' union shows that it has some high-powered counsel at its disposal in Gibson Dunn, Latham, Quinn Emanuel and Winston & Strawn.
6 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Bellicum Pharmaceuticals Announces New GC

The Houston-based pharmaceutical company announced that Shane Ward will become the company's general counsel and corporate secretary.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Knight Foundation Gets Second Go at Arguing $1.5M Real Estate Grant Was Misused

The Third District Court of Appeal reversed the lower court and remanded the case to Miami-Dade Circuit Court.
5 minute read

Daily Report Online

Great Whiskey Debate Raises $20K for Legal Charities: Slideshow

Atlanta Legal Aid and the DeKalb Volunteer Lawyers Foundation each received about $10,000 from the third annual event.
1 minute read

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