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Nashville Law Firm Scandal

Nashville Law Firm Scandal

A prestigious law firm in Nashville is dealing with a scandalous lawsuit. The law firm, Willis & Knight, claims that former managing partner, Tyree B. Harris IV, stole over $200,000…

Philadelphia Law Firms Lack Diversity

Philadelphia Law Firms Lack Diversity

Diversity figures decreased in 2009 and 2010 but most law firms are working on getting diversity back. However, while diversity at most law firms is beginning to increase after the…

Diversity at Law Firms Changes

Diversity at Law Firms Changes

Diversity seems to be slowly improving at law firms all over the United States in 2011. In 2010, it became obvious that there was a major lack of diversity at…

Truth about Taking Part in Occupy Protests?

There have been cases where people get fired after their employers found out that they took part in the Occupy protest. And that leads to the question that has been…

Illinois Law Theory of Admission Fraud

It’s time to check in on the University of Illinois College of Law and its false reporting on the qualifications of its admitted students. Every time people look at Illinois,…

Widower and His Attorney Pay $700K in Sanctions Because of Facebook Spoliation

Some say that this may be the most depressing legal news story they have ever read. The three-quarters-of-a-million-dollar sanction award had been levied against the poor widower of a woman…

China Cracks (Further) Down on The Web

China Cracks (Further) Down on The Web

China and the Internet generation have always had a mixed relationship. While, like many other Asian nations, the Chinese have the potential to capitalize on their physical plants and get…

Naked Celebrity Hacker Goes to Trial

Naked Celebrity Hacker Goes to Trial

Celebrities and nudity seem to go hand in hand these days. There are a million gossip sites out there getting the shots of stars naked and plastering them all over…

Gibson Dunn & Crutcher Adds Two Prominent Attorneys to Hong Kong Office

Gibson Dunn & Crutcher Adds Two Prominent Attorneys to Hong Kong Office

Yi Zhang and Graham Winter have joined the Hong Kong office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP as partners. Prior to joining Gibson Dunn, Zhang was with O’Melveny & Myers,…

Edwards Wildman Palmer Adds Two Partners

Edwards Wildman Palmer Adds Two Partners

Edwards Wildman Palmer UK LLP announced in recent days that Jonathan (‘Jon’) Yorke joined the firm as a partner in the Insurance and Reinsurance Department (IRD). As well, Akash Sachdeva…