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State of the Union won’t Preempt Lost

In what will come as a relief to what has to be one of the strangest groups ever to lobby…

Zico is First Asian Firm in Australia

Zaid Ibrahim & Co (Zico) has received approval to practice law in Australia, becoming the first Asian law firm to…

Uganda Considers Death Penalty Law for Homosexuality

The Wall Street Journal is reporting on pending legislation in Uganda that would impose strict penalties on homosexuals, up to…

Sidekick Users Getting their Data Back

After first announcing that the data was gone for good, Microsoft now expects to retrieve nearly all of the data…

Sidekick Data Lost Forever

Although this post has nothing to do with the law, yet, it's difficult to imagine a scenario involving Microsoft, T-Mobile,…

South Korea Opens Doors for Foreign Law Firms

Under new laws, South Korea will permit foreign law firms to open offices. In order to qualify, the law firm…

Orange County Offers to Dimiss Misdemeanors for DNA

Orange County, California, has implemented a new program, offering to drop misdemeanor charges in exchange for a sample of your…

Merger News from the UK

UK firms Halliwells and Manches are confirmed to have begun merger discussions a few months ago. Partners from both firms…

UK Firm Eversheds to Shed Over 100 Jobs

Eversheds, a top UK law firm, is looking for ways to save a little money, or to, dare I say…

Tough Times for Lawyers in Seoul

American lawyers aren't the only ones struggling with jobs in this economy. Today we get news from South Korea, where…

News from the Hong Kong Judiciary

If you or your firm do business in Hong Kong, you'll want to keep a close eye on this story.…

Skip the drink

Backed by extra federal funding, police across the country are cracking down on DUI's between now and Labor Day.  Lawrence…