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Congress Considers U.S. Patent Overhaul

Congress Considers U.S. Patent Overhaul

A bipartisan group of U.S. Senators, led by Judiciary Committee Chair Patrick Leahy, is poised to agree on a compromise bill that would overhaul the U.S. patent system. Details of the…

Citizens United Decision Could Lead to Constitutional Amendment

Citizens United Decision Could Lead to Constitutional Amendment

The Supreme Court’s controversial Citizens United ruling last month, which removed restrictions on corporate political spending, could lead to an amendment to the U.S. Constitution if some on Capitol Hill…

Obama Nominates Four U.S. Attorneys

Obama Nominates Four U.S. Attorneys

President Obama announced four new nominations for U.S. Attorney this week: Laura Duffy has been nominated in the Southern District of California. She is currently the Assistant U.S. attorney and…

Freshfields Unfreezes Associate Lockstep; Unveils 2010 Rates

Freshfields Unfreezes Associate Lockstep; Unveils 2010 Rates

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is the first top U.K. law firm to announce associate salary rates for 2010, with the firm lifting the freeze on associate lockstep put in place last…

Tribe Headed to Justice Department

Tribe Headed to Justice Department

Laurence Tribe, prominent Harvard Law professor and generally considered one of the foremost liberal constitutional law scholars and Supreme Court practitioners in the country (he has appeared before the Supreme…

Former University of Maryland Law Dean Asked to Refund $60,000

Former University of Maryland Law Dean Asked to Refund $60,000

Officials at the University of Maryland have asked former law dean Karen Rothenberg to return $60,000 in unauthorized compensation and have referred an additional $350,000 to the attorney general’s office…

U.S. Firms Scale Back London Recruitment According to New Survey

U.S. Firms Scale Back London Recruitment According to New Survey

A new survey conducted by “Legal Week” finds that lateral partner hiring by U.S. firms in London fell to its lowest level last year since 2004. Hiring trends at 37…

Revenue Decreases at DLA Piper

Revenue Decreases at DLA Piper

DLA Piper reports that gross revenue declined by almost 14% in 2009 to just over a billion dollars. Revenue per lawyer and profits per partner decreased only 5%, due to…

Exodus of Attorneys from McDonough Largest in Region in Decade

Exodus of Attorneys from McDonough Largest in Region in Decade

In the largest legal split in the Sacramento region in more than ten years, ten health care lawyers will leave McDonough Holland & Allen PC – the second-largest local law…

Revenue and Profits Increase at Cahill

Revenue and Profits Increase at Cahill

Cahill Gordon & Reindel report that in 2009 the firm saw increases in revenue and profits. Gross revenue increased more than 9%, rising from $247 million to $269.5 million. Revenue…

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