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Morning Roundup

Morning Roundup

Good morning! Today is Wednesday, January 27, and here’s a look back at Tuesday’s news… Bass Berry promoted seven to partner and added ten associates… Vinson & Elkins expanded its…

Bass Berry & Sims Adds Seven Members and 10 Associates

Bass Berry & Sims Adds Seven Members and 10 Associates

Tennessee-based firm Bass, Berry & Sims, which has more than 200 attorneys, has elected seven members and added 10 associate attorneys to its roster. Promoted to member are Scott W.…

Vinson & Elkins Adds to Middle East Practice

Vinson & Elkins Adds to Middle East Practice

International law firm Vinson & Elkins has expanded its Middle East practice with the addition of two new partners, Sami Al-Louzi and Ahmed T. el Gaili. The duo has been…

7th Circuit Upholds Prison Rules Banning Dungeons & Dragons

7th Circuit Upholds Prison Rules Banning Dungeons & Dragons

It’s not a typo. Based on the theory that a Dungeons & Dragons game, with one player acting as the dungeon master controlling the other players in the game, mimics…

Chadbourne & Parke Does Right by its Associates

Chadbourne & Parke Does Right by its Associates

If you’re a Chadbourne & Parke associate, we urge you to resist the temptation to gloat a little when talking to friends at other firms today. If you’re friends with…

Seyfarth Shaw Signs Schwartz For IP Practice

Seyfarth Shaw Signs Schwartz For IP Practice

Daniel J. Schwartz has joined Seyfarth Shaw’s Chicago office as a partner in the Intellectual Property Practice Group, the firm announced Tuesday. Schwartz was previously with Jenner & Block. Schwartz…

West Palm Beach Firm Sues Over Fraudulent Copy of its Own Website

West Palm Beach Firm Sues Over Fraudulent Copy of its Own Website

Gordon & Doner, West Palm Beach injury attorneys, have filed suit against an unknown copier as John Doe, and GoDaddy.com after learning its own website, fortheinjured.com, had been copied and…

Former Massachusetts AG Opposes UMass Law School Proposal

Former Massachusetts AG Opposes UMass Law School Proposal

Former Attorney General of Massachusetts Thomas F. Reilly opposes a plan by the University of Massachusetts to open a law school. UMass wants to open a school without funding from…

Daniel Gallagher to Join WilmerHale as Partner

Daniel Gallagher to Join WilmerHale as Partner

The Deputy Director at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Trading and Markets is ending his four year tenure at the agency to return to private practice. Daniel…

Florida Bar Asks Lawyers to Donate to Haiti Relief

Florida Bar Asks Lawyers to Donate to Haiti Relief

The Florida Bar sent an email to its 88,000 members on Thursday, asking them to make a donation to the victims of the Haiti earthquake. The email provided a web…