The New York Court of Appeals has upheld the reversal of a $20.5 million verdict, ruling that the estate of a smoker...
Los Angeles-based Latham & Watkins is freezing 2009 salaries at 2008 levels. While we anticipate that the diversity of our practices and global...
Philadelphia law firm Blank Rome is suing rapper, actor and activist Mos Def for over $60,000 in unpaid legal bill stemming from...
Atlanta-based Smith, Gambrell & Russell has launched a New York City office with the addition of seven new attorneys. Six attorneys from...
As we reported earlier today, New York Law School has filed an investor lawsuit against J. Ezra Merkin, one of his funds...
Yesterday we reported that the Jewish community is a little bit broygez over Bernard L. Madoff’s decision to rip off various Jewish charities...
Wednesday, December 17th, 2008: Your daily wrapup of all the great legal blog posts and news stories at The JD Journal. The...
Three law firms in The City of Brotherly Love have laid off lawyers or support staff in recent days. A spokesperson of...
Winston & Strawn LLP announced today that 18 attorneys have been elected partner. Paris: Thomas Bevilacqua, Litigation David Colin, Tax San Francisco...
The WSJ Law Blog writes about Susman Godfrey: Susman Godfrey is trying to put its “financial fraud task force,” which the firm...
Altman & Altman’s Boston Criminal Lawyer Blog is unamused by the illegal shenanigans of investor Bernard Madoff: Ironically, the Defendant’s [Madoff’s] gift of...
Last week, investment fund manager J. Ezra Merkin sent a very interesting letter to investors in his Ascot Partners fund. In the letter he...