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Mintz Levin Co-Chairs Featured Speakers at MIT Conference

Thomas R. Burton III and Sahir Surmeli, co-chairs of Mintz Levin’s Energy and Clean Technology Practice Group, will be the…

McGuireWoods Expands Into Texas

McGuireWoods LLP announced that it has finalized an agreement to combine operations with the Houston-based firm of Nickens Keeton Lawless…

Threats Against Social Security Judges Increase

According to this story from the AP, the number of physical threats made against administrative judges increased 18% last year,…

Bryan Cave Sued By FDIC

Between September 26 and November 5 of this year, Bryan Cave represented the directors and officers of Hillcrest Bank, a…

Wilmer Partner Tabbed as Chief Counsel of SEC Enforcement Division

Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale partner Joseph K. Brenner has been named chief counsel of the Division of Enforcement for the…

Howrey Drops the Ax on 32 Staffers

According to multiple online reports, Howrey has laid off 32 staffers across its 10 offices. Howrey, which confirmed the cuts…

Winstead Names New Lateral Hiring Boss

Austin-based labor and employment shareholder Peyton Smith has been named Winstead PC's new firm-wide lateral hiring shareholder.  Smith succeeds in…

Crowell & Moring Blog to Offer Retail Industry Legal Advice

Crowell & Moring LLP has launched the Retail Law Observer, a blog covering legal issues and key trends facing the…

Ropes & Gray Adds Former Practice Head in New York

Ropes & Gray has bolstered its New York office with the addition of hedge funds lawyer Sarah Davidoff, formerly the…

How Do You Spell Murkowski?

As of now, the leader in the Alaska Senate race is the generic "write in" vote.  With 40% of the…

Greenberg Traurig’s William Clayton Enters Select Company

Greenberg Traurig shareholder William R. Clayton has been chosen for fellowship in the Litigation Counsel of America, an honor that the…

Jones Walker Earns High Marks from ‘Best Lawyers’

Six Jones Walker attorneys based in Louisiana have been recognized by The Best Lawyers in America 2011 as "Lawyers of…