Morning News Roundup for Saturday

The top stories on JDJournal:

Evan R. Chesler of Cravath, Swaine & Moore has made a bold suggestion in January’s Forbes Magazine: Kill the billable hour…

Washington lobbyist Vicki Iseman has chosen Rodney Smolla, dean of the Washington & Lee School of Law, to represent her in a defamation suit against The New York Times…

An insurance company counsel’s unusual “pyramid scheme” has raised siginificant funds for global human rights organizations…

From the Los Angeles Times — law firms are creating specialized practices for the video games industry…

Shelbyville, Indiana’s McNeely, Stephenson, Thopy & Harrold has opened its first satellite office in New Albany…