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DLA Piper Places its Flag in Turkey

DLA Piper Places its Flag in Turkey

Reports out of Turkey indicate DLA Piper is placing a stake in the Middle East country with a new office. Joint CEO and Managing Partner Nigel Knowles told a group…

Weil Gotshal Tops the World in M&A Advisements

Weil Gotshal Tops the World in M&A Advisements

Weil, Gotshal & Manges advised on $90.8 billion in announced mergers and acquisitions in the first quarter of 2010 to top all law firms. Reuters reports an improved credit market…

Greenberg Traurig Adds to London Office

Greenberg Traurig Adds to London Office

Greenberg Traurig Maher, the London arm of Greenberg Traurig, has added two shareholders and an associate to its UK restructuring practice. Joining the firm as partners are Paul Atherton and…

Gay Divorce Denied

Gay Divorce Denied

Carole Ann Kern and Robin Lynn Taney, a lesbian couple who wed in Massachusetts in 2009, filed for divorce recently in Pennsylvania.  Berks County Common Pleas Court Judge Scott E.…

President Obama Nominates Melinda Haag for U.S. Attorney for Coastal Northern CA

President Obama Nominates Melinda Haag for U.S. Attorney for Coastal Northern CA

President Obama nominated Melinda Haag, a San Francisco attorney and former federal prosecutor, on Thursday to become U.S. attorney for coastal Northern California. If the Senate confirms her appointment, Haag…

Morning Roundup

Morning Roundup

Good morning everyone!  Today is Friday, March 26, and before we head into the weekend let’s take a look back at yesterday’s headlines… All 60 members of UCI’s inaugural class…

Jobs for Everyone at UC Irvine Law School

Jobs for Everyone at UC Irvine Law School

Things just keep getting better for the inaugural class at the U.C. Irvine School of Law. If attending law school tuition-free wasn’t enough, it looks like all 60 member of…

Morris, Manning & Martin Forges Alliance with Brazilian Firm

Morris, Manning & Martin Forges Alliance with Brazilian Firm

Atlanta-based firm Morris, Manning & Martin has entered the Brazilian market through a strategic alliance with Sao-Paulo-based firm Fleury Malheiros, Gasparini, De Cresci e Nogueira de Lima Advogados (FGCN). Morris…

Judge Kicks Up Dust in 9/11 Case

Judge Kicks Up Dust in 9/11 Case

U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein in New York rejected a settlement between  9/11 workers and their employers.  The settlement which would have split $575 million between thousands of workers and…

Employment Lawsuit Has Lady Gaga Crying Foul

Employment Lawsuit Has Lady Gaga Crying Foul

Lady Gaga, whose real name is Stefani Germanotta, has been hit with a lawsuit by her former boyfriend and business associate Rob Fusari.  He alleges that he was Germanotta’s mentor…