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Offit Kurman Picks up 6 Attorneys from Anderson Kill & Olick

Offit Kurman Picks up 6 Attorneys from Anderson Kill & Olick

Six attorneys are leaving Anderson Kill’s Philadelphia office and joining up with Offit Kurman, forming a new insurance recovery practice group there. This leavings Anderson Kill with four attorneys in…

The DoJ is Hiring an Attorney for the Office of Vaccine Litigation

The DoJ is Hiring an Attorney for the Office of Vaccine Litigation

The DoJ is gearing up for a fight with the anti-vaccination crowd, and they’re looking for a new attorney to help out. The Department is hiring one attorney to represent…

Former FCC Chair Reed Hundt is Moving to Skadden Arps

Former FCC Chair Reed Hundt is Moving to Skadden Arps

Reed Hundt, FCC Chairman from 1993 to 1997, announced at a panel on the regulatory process at a Yale Law School Alumni function that he is joining Skadden. The announcement…

Monday Morning Roundup

Monday Morning Roundup

Good morning! I hope everyone had a great weekend. Let’s get back to the news… It was a strange week last week. We capped the week with a story late…

Charges to be Filed in Balloon Boy Case

Charges to be Filed in Balloon Boy Case

On Thursday I mentioned in passing that the story of the balloon boy would likely end up in court, but at the time everyone still thought that 6 year old…

Former Patton Boggs Partner Nominated for Ambassadorship

Former Patton Boggs Partner Nominated for Ambassadorship

President Obama has nominated former Patton Boggs partner Anne Slaughter Andrew to be US Ambassador to Costa Rica. Andrew is currently president of New Energy Nexus, an energy consulting company…

Louisiana Justice of the Peace Refuses to Issue Marriage License to Interracial Couple

Louisiana Justice of the Peace Refuses to Issue Marriage License to Interracial Couple

This is a story we’ve been watching simmer for a few days now. Keith Bardwell, a Louisiana Justice of the Peace, refused to issue a wedding license to a couple…

Morning Roundup

Morning Roundup

Good morning everyone! Here’s a look back at yesterday’s stories… Foley & Lardner have confirmed the layoffs we first reported last week… Sidekick users are getting their data back after…

Foley & Lardner Layoffs Confirmed

Foley & Lardner Layoffs Confirmed

Last Friday we reported on tips we had received indicating that Foley & Lardner was laying off as many as 39 lawyers. The firm has now confirmed that number, saying…

Sidekick Users Getting their Data Back

Sidekick Users Getting their Data Back

After first announcing that the data was gone for good, Microsoft now expects to retrieve nearly all of the data lost when the servers that store Sidekick users’ data crashed…