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Howrey is struggling with its European intellectual property (IP) practice following the departure of its London-based managing partner Mark Hodgson, who has joined Field Fisher Waterhouse.
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CMS Cameron McKenna said it has hired Simmons & Simmons US securities partner Daniel Winterfeldt to head its newly launched international capital markets (ICM) group.
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Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) has strengthened its regulatory practice with the appointment of DLA Piper's financial services litigation expert Daren Allen.
Legal dramas on TV help ex-con impersonate lawyer, fool clients
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New York subway passengers stranded during snowstorm mull suing MTA
New York subway passengers, who were stranded for seven hours on the A train when the city was hit by a snowstorm on Dec. 26, are planning to sue the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA).
Law firms eye emerging markets for growth in 2011
With the U.S. market promising little growth in 2011, law firms are looking at emerging markets in Asia and South America for spurring their expansion.
Top Nixon Peabody lawyers desert firm for rival LeClairRyan
Richmond, Va.-based law firm LeClairRyan has poached on at least 15 Nixon Peabody lawyers, including 5 partners, who will focus on expand upon the firm's capabilities in intellectual property, bankruptcy and commercial litigation practices in the newly established Rochester, N.Y. office.
Lawyers search for greener pastures during Holiday Season
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Turner sentenced to 33 months imprisonment for murderous rants
Hal Turner, a right-wing blogger and Internet radio host, has been sentenced to 33 months in federal prison for threatening to assault and murder three judges of the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago in response to their 2009 ruling upholding handgun bans in the city.
Calif. lawyer accepts disbarment for misappropriating client funds
A California lawyer has agreed to be disbarred over a charge of stealing $117,000 from a widow after representing her in a case regarding her deceased husband's life insurance policy proceeds, according to the State Bar of California and Orange County District Attorney's (OCDA) statements.
Conrad's defense lawyers claim Michael Jackson killed himself
The defense is claiming that Michael may have inadvertently injected himself with a fatal dose of Propofol
Former senior execs charged with bribing Honduran officials, money laundering
Two former senior executives of Latin Node Inc. (LatiNode), a Miami-based telecommunications company, have been charged with bribing more than $500,000 to Honduran government officials and laundering money.
Lindsay Lohan in trouble again
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Obama admn. faces resistance from states in Florida over new healthcare law
Lawyers for 20 U.S. states and Obama administration sparred in a Florida court over the constitutional challenges of the new healthcare law that requires all Americans to have medical insurance before 2014 or face a fine.
Ex-William Morris CEO Wiatt sues law firm, former partner for helping Starr execute Ponzi scheme
A former head of a talent agency has sued Jonathan Bristol, a former law firm partner of Winston & Strawn LLP, and the law firm, and is holding them accountable for the $2 million allegedly misappropriated from his investment account.
Former law firm partner charged with helping Starr operate Ponzi scheme
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged Jonathan Bristol, a former law firm partner, with aiding and abetting Kenneth Ira Starr's Ponzi scheme by allowing Starr to use his attorney trust accounts as conduits for transferring the funds stolen from Starr's clients to Starr and his two companies for personal use.
Clifford Chance joins bonus bandwagon, some top Cravath scale
Top-tier law firm Clifford Chance has joined the bonus bandwagon by announcing bonuses that matches the levels of Cravath Swaine & Moore even as some law firms like Cahill Gordon & Reindel and Susman Godfrey have announced fatter payouts.
Lawyer, estranged husband found shot dead, murder-suicide suspected
A Texas lawyer and her estranged husband were found dead on a property they own near Canyon Lake in an apparent murder-suicide incident, investigators claim.
Nigeria drops bribery charges against Dick Cheney, others
Nigeria has withdrawn charges against former US Vice-President Dick Cheney over a bribery scandal dating from the 1990s when Cheney was chief executive officer of Halliburton Co. (NYSE: HAL).
Two engineers convicted for stealing Goodyear trade secrets
A federal jury has found two former engineers of Wyko Tire Technology Inc., guilty of stealing trade secrets from the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company.
Lawyer charged in investment scam
The lawyer for indicted former financial adviser Kenneth Starr was himself charged today for assisting in Starr's multi-million dollar fraud, the Securities and Exchange Commission said.
Lawyer cannot resign to avoid embarrassment of disbarment: Court
The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago has ruled that lawyers cannot resign to avoid the embarrassment of disbarment.
Wikileaks founder Assange granted bail after London High Court turns down appeal
London's High Court, on Thursday, upheld a decision to free WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who has earned the ire of the U.S. government for releasing secret diplomatic cables, on bail.
Ohio judges can be social media friends but should be discreet: Opinion
Judges in Ohio can be a social media friend to lawyers appearing in their courtrooms but should be careful not to violate ethics rules, the state's apex court has opined.
Judge Camp's judicial decision-making process could have been impaired by drugs or racial bias, suggest prosecutors
Former senior U.S. District Judge Jack Camp's judicial decision-making process could have been impaired by drugs or racial bias and aggrieved defendants could request re-sentencing, federal prosecutors have suggested.
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