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McCarter & English Hooks Up With 85 Broads

Citing its commitment to the career development of its women attorneys, 400-lawyer strong McCarter & English announced Friday it has…

Dewey Managing Partner Breaks Out for New Firm

The managing partner of Dewey & Leboeuf’s office in Frankfurt, Germany, Hanno Berger, is leaving the firm to start a…

Report Shows Legal Field Added Jobs in May

After months of losses, the number of jobs in the legal sector managed to increase in May. The Bureau of…

BP Looks To WilmerHale for Oil Spill Defense

BP and the two other major culprits in the Gulf of Mexico oil spill—Transocean Ltd. and Haliburton Co.—have retained their…

Ronald Motley of Motley Rice Earns Lifetime Achievement Award

The American Association for Justice has named Ronald F. Motley, co-founder of one of the nation’s largest plaintiffs’ litigation firms,…

U.S. Attorney Hewitt Heading to Jones Day

Karen P. Hewitt, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of California, has agreed to join Jones Day as a…

In-House Counsel Look to Rein In Legal Spending

A study from Robert Half Legal reveals 25 percent of in-house counsel surveyed plan to decrease its work with outside…

McKool Smith Wins Punitive Damages in ‘Lucky’ Ruling

McKool Smith client Marcel Fashion earned a cool $300,000, which includes $280,000 in punitive damages, from Liz Claiborne and Lucky…

Study: Minority Jurors Still Elusive Down South

A two-year study of jury selections in eight Southern states found the exclusion of blacks and other minorities remains a…

Fish & Richardson Nabs Communications Team from McDermott

The head of McDermott Will & Emery’s U.S. communications practice, Shirley S. Fujimoto, is among four partners that have left…

Supreme Court Justices Largely Anonymous, Poll Finds

Results of a survey released Monday show nearly two-thirds of Americans are unable to name a single member of the U.S.…

Private Equity Pair Jumps to Kirkland Ellis from Ashurst

U.S.–based Kirkland Ellis has bolstered its London office with the addition of two highly-regarded private equity partners in a move…