Roger Strong, president of Crowe, said, “With the resources and strong national reputations of both firms, this is truly a win-win for our clients.”

According to Bruce Day, president of Day, Edwards, Propester & Christensen, “We knew joining forces with Crowe & Dunlevy, which was ranked 6^th in the nation in U.S. News Media Group and Best Lawyers 2010 Best Law Firms in the number of practice areas with first tier rankings, would allow us to provide our clients with a broader level of legal services. With a similar client-focused philosophy and culture of excellence, together we will offer even greater value to our clients.”

Bruce Day and Tara LaClair have been appointed directors at the new firm. Day and LaClair will serve as chair and vice chair, respectively, of the firm’s securities litigation practice group.

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According to an e-mail, from managing partner George Yoss, “We are sure you are aware, these have been extremely difficult times for the firm. After meeting with the bank and evaluating the firm’s status and financial position, the decision was made to wind down its operation.”

The announcement comes not long after a former founder and name partner Henry Adorno had his law license suspended due to allegations that he had mishandled a settlement.

After Adorno’s suspension, the firm dropped his name from their title, but the firm has been hit with partner departures and layoffs ever since. Since then, they’ve lost nearly 75 lawyers.

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Cherian leaves Howrey for rival firm, Hogan Lovells, and joining him will be partners Constance Ramos, Sarah Jalali, John Hamann, and hiring partner at Howrey’s Scott Wales. On top of the loss of partners, Cherian also takes $10 million worth of business with him.

Hogan & Lovells was formed in May 2010, when Washington-based firm Hogan & Hartson merged with the London-based Lovells. With revenues of around $1.8 billion, there are nearly 2,500 lawyers at Hogan Lovells.

Howrey lost its other IP rainmaker last month, when Henry Bunsow left to join Dewey LeBeouf.

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According to Henry, “I just want to help people. I want to make a difference.” The  current governor also added, “I don’t want to own a law firm. I don’t want to be a full-time employee. But I want to be able to continue to sharpen my legal skills and have the backing of a great law firm.”

Henry is set to finish his second term as Oklahoma’s governor next week. Before becoming governor of his home-state in 2002, Henry practiced law.

“I’ve had a number of law firms talk to me about an of-counsel relationship, and I really wasn’t very interested in that until [Lester] began to visit with me about it,” said Henry.

Henry will start work at the firm later this month.

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John Boyd Frazier Jr. is currently serving a 30-year prison sentence for the 1998 killing of 24-year-old William Brent Poole. Frazier was convicted of shooting Poole twice in the head while he was out walking with his wife, and Frazier’s lover, Kimberly Poole.

The students will work with the Wake Forest University Innocence and Justice Clinic, in order to study the case and Frazier’s claim that he is innocent.

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The study, which was commissioned by Legal Services for the Elderly and the Maine Office of Elder Services, found that anywhere from 45 to 86 percent of low-income Maine residents in their 60s will need a lawyer at some point.

The study also suggests that the demand for legal services will likely outweigh the supply available to them.

The study hopes to direct the resources to those citizens who require it the most.

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SAP AG is being sued by Oracle for malpractice and unfair competition. Specifically, Oracle has accused SAP of acquiring unauthorized access to their customer service website. Oracle then charges that SAP of copied its software and other confidential materials.

SAP has admitted to copyright infringement and the upcoming trial, which is set for November will determine the amount SAP will pay in damages.

The gag order was issued, and U.S. District Judge Phyllis Hamilton has ordered lawyers from both parties to not make statements to the media.

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The New York Times is saying that the most recent documents to be released via the site reveal a new idea of the number of Iraqi civilians killed during the war. The latest round of documents also discuss Iran’s role in supporting the Iraqi militants, as well as several accounts of abuse by the Iraqi army and police.

Wikileaks provided several newspapers, including The New York Times, with access to the documents prior to their official release on the Wikileaks.org website. The United States military is currently notifying those Iraqis named in the documents according to Pentagon Press Secretary Geoff Morrell.

“This is all classified secret information never designed to be exposed to the public. Our greatest fear is that it puts our troops in even greater danger than they inherently are on these battlefields. That it will expose tactics, techniques and procedures – how they operate on the battlefield, how they respond under attack, the capabilities of our equipment… how we cultivate sources and how we work with Iraqis,” added Morrell.

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Before signing on with Barnes & Thornburg, Zura was a partner at Katten Muchin Rosenman.

Zura’s duties will consist of client counsel on patent infringement, validity, an large portfolio due diligence studies.
Barnes & Thornburg is the largest law firm in Indiana and the 97^th largest in the United States. They have approximately 475 attorneys across 7 offices in locations such as Washington D.C.; Columbus, Ohio; Chicago, Illinois; among others.

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In general corporate law, the mentions were as follows: Cleary represented 12 Fortune 100 corporations, Davis Polk represented 11, Cravath represented 10, as did Simpson Thatcher.

In the field of intellectual property, Alston & Bird were mentioned 8 times, K&L 7 times, Baker Botts 6 times and Fish & Richardson were mentioned 6 times as well.

To aggregate the information for the list, Corporate Counsel used PACER,  an electronic public access service of the United States federal court documents, public filings, the Corporate Scorecard, and the Patent and Trademark office.

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