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Profits Up and Revenues Down at Shearman & Sterling

Profits Up and Revenues Down at Shearman & Sterling

Shearman & Sterling reported that revenues at the firm declined 8.6% to$801 million in 2009. Profits per equity partner increased 4.2% to $1.735 million. Shearman & Sterling were bolstered by…

Couple Awarded Full Recovery for Investment Losses; Sister Victimized by Stockbroker Brother

Couple Awarded Full Recovery for Investment Losses; Sister Victimized by Stockbroker Brother

Following a claim filed by the law firm of securities fraud attorney Mark A. Tepper, a former school teacher and her husband, who had been victimized over a 3-4 month…

Lincoln Fabrics Will Pay $4 Million to Settle Lawsuit Linking Controversial Fiber to Defective Bulletproof Vests

Lincoln Fabrics Will Pay $4 Million to Settle Lawsuit Linking Controversial Fiber to Defective Bulletproof Vests

The Canadian based company, Lincoln Fabrics, will pay $4 million to settle a lawsuit with the U.S. government over its use of a controversial fiber, Zylon, linked to defective bulletproof vests.…

Morning Roundup

Morning Roundup

Good morning everyone! Today is Tuesday, February 16, and here’s a look back at yesterday’s stories… Senator Evan Bayh, Democrat of Indiana, will not run for reelection… The National Conference…

Government Says Missing Human Rights Lawyer Living in Western China

Government Says Missing Human Rights Lawyer Living in Western China

Chinese Human Rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng is believed to be living in Western China after widespread reports early last month indicated that he disappeared while in government custody. The news…

Kenneth Starr Named President of Baylor University

Kenneth Starr Named President of Baylor University

Baylor announced today that Kenneth Starr has been chosen as the university’s 14th president. Starr will assume the office on June 1st. Since 2004 Starr has been the Dean of…

Canadian Law Firms Have Olympic Spirit

Canadian Law Firms Have Olympic Spirit

Several Canadian law firms are involved with the Olympic Games hosted in Vancouver, Canada this year. Blake Cassels and Graydon’s Vancouver office held an event on January 14 headlined by…

National Conference of Bar Examiners Appeals Blind Student’s Request

National Conference of Bar Examiners Appeals Blind Student’s Request

The National Conference of Bar Examiners, which administers portions of the California Bar Exam, filed an emergency motion on February 10 in the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in…

Senator Evan Bayh to Retire

Senator Evan Bayh to Retire

Senator Evan Bayh, Democrat of Indiana, shocked his home state and the Democrat party today by announcing he will not run for reelection.  This is bad news for Democrats who…

Morning Roundup

Morning Roundup

Good morning everyone!  Today is Monday, February 15, and as the 3rd Monday in February it is also Presidents Day.  For those of you not fortunate enough to have a three day…