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Revenue Down But Profits Up at Stevens & Lee

Revenue Down But Profits Up at Stevens & Lee

Gross revenue declined to $108.6 million at Stevens & Lee in 2009, a 1 percent decrease from the $109.7 million the firm took in in 2008. According to the Legal…

Activision Files Countersuit Against Video Game Makers

Activision Files Countersuit Against Video Game Makers

You may remember about a month ago we touched on a lawsuit O’Melveny & Myers filed against video game giant Activision on behalf of the makers of the popular ‘Call…

Dawn Johnsen Withdraws OLC Nomination

Dawn Johnsen Withdraws OLC Nomination

Score one for the Republicans. Dawn Johnsen announced Friday she is no longer under consideration to lead the Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel. Johnsen’s Senate confirmation for the post…

Obama Expects Quick Action in Replacing Justice Stevens

Obama Expects Quick Action in Replacing Justice Stevens

In remarks made at the White House acknowledging the pending retirement of Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens, President Obama promised to move quickly in naming a potential successor. “We…

DLA Piper Adds Former Dean as Consultant; Is India Next?

DLA Piper Adds Former Dean as Consultant; Is India Next?

Speculation out of Chicago is DLA Piper could be angling for entry into India following the addition of Dipak Jain, the former dean of Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management,…

Kelley Drye Ends Mandatory Retirment Policy

Kelley Drye Ends Mandatory Retirment Policy

Kelley Drye & Warren, which is facing an age-discrimination suit from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, said it is dropping its mandatory retirement policy for senior partners. Firm Chairman John…

Justice Stevens Will Retire This Summer

Justice Stevens Will Retire This Summer

The speculation can finally be put to rest as Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens announced Friday that he will retire from the high court in late June or early July.…

First U.S. Trial Decision Over Chinese Drywall in Favor of Plaintiffs

First U.S. Trial Decision Over Chinese Drywall in Favor of Plaintiffs

U.S. District Court Judge Eldon Fallon of the Eastern District of Louisiana has ordered Taishan Gypsum Company, Ltd. to pay seven Virginia families a total of $2.6 million in remediation…

The Birds and the Bees and the 38DDs

The Birds and the Bees and the 38DDs

What’s the right way to teach your kids about sex?  Most people fumble through a rambling explanation of the mechanics of it, followed by an admonition that it should be…

Mayer Brown Axes 28 Associates, 47 Staffers

Mayer Brown Axes 28 Associates, 47 Staffers

Multiple online reports indicate Mayer Brown has laid off 28 associates and 47 staffers. Mayer Brown saw a 14 percent decrease in revenue in 2009 and last April the firm…