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Law Firm Expanding into Amherst as Baum Closes

Law Firm Expanding into Amherst as Baum Closes

A law firm from Long Island that specializes in insurance defense and mortgage foreclosures is looking to open an office in Amherst. The reason for this is that the firm…

Proskauer Law Firm Announces Year-End Bonuses

Proskauer Law Firm Announces Year-End Bonuses

The latest law firm in the United States to match the end of year bonuses handed out by Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP is Proskauer Rose LLP. Cravath announced last…

Shearman & Sterling Matches Cravath Swaine & Moore Bonus Schedule

Shearman & Sterling Matches Cravath Swaine & Moore Bonus Schedule

Shearman & Sterling LLP is slated to sustain a precedent set by fellow law firm Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP. Like Cravath Swaine & Moore, Shearman & Sterling plans to…

Blagojevich Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison

Blagojevich Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison

Disgraced former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich faces 14 years in prison. U.S. District Judge James Zagel sentenced Blagojevich Wednesday, according to WBBM-AM. He was convicted at a second trial on…

Texas Private Equity Firm Reaches Deal to Unload the Troublesome Korean Bank

Texas Private Equity Firm Reaches Deal to Unload the Troublesome Korean Bank

South Korea may be a hot market for US law firms seeking to break new ground in Asia these days, but for several years its been a new legal quagmire…

Rick Santorum Explains His Stance on Gay Marriage

Rick Santorum Explains His Stance on Gay Marriage

Rick Santorum, a republican candidate for the presidency, issued a very interesting explanation for his stance against gay marriage during one of his campaign stops, which ironically was at a…

Nine Year Old Suspended for Sexual Harassment

Nine Year Old Suspended for Sexual Harassment

Sexual harassment has been a problem in the workplace and in schools across the country for decades now, and it does not seem to be slowing down anytime soon. It…

IU Law School in Indianapolis Gets $24 Million From Former Student

IU Law School in Indianapolis Gets $24 Million From Former Student

Retired banker and attorney Robert H. McKinney is donating $24 million to the Indiana University of Law School in the city of Indianapolis. On Thursday afternoon, university officials announced the…

The Penn State Ex-Coach, Sandusky, Faces His First Civil Law Suit For Sexual Abuse Scandal

The Penn State Ex-Coach, Sandusky, Faces His First Civil Law Suit For Sexual Abuse Scandal

A man, who claims that he was molested more than 11 times by the former Penn State assistant football coach, Jerry Sandusky, has filed the first civil lawsuit against the…

Foreign Law Firms Entering Turkey for its Economy

Foreign Law Firms Entering Turkey for its Economy

By the end of 2011, the law firm of Baker & McKenzie is planning to open an office in Istanbul, Turkey. This will continue a trend that sees international law…