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11-11-2014
11-10-2014

Complaint Filed Against D.C. Law Firm for Illegally Lobbying Florida AG

Summary: A complaint was filed last week against the Washington, D.C. law firm of Dickstein Shapiro.....[more]
11-07-2014

Top Campaign Donors for Law Firms: DLA Piper and Akin Gump

Summary: The mid-term election is behind us and now the campaign donation statistics are coming out. DLA Piper and Akin Gump topped the list of law firm donors this year.....[more]
11-04-2014

K&L Gates and Reed Smith Receive Law Firm of the Year Awards from U.S. News

Summary: U.S. News & World Report released its annual winners for the category of Law Firm of the Year, which is handed out for each practice area in law.....[more]
10-31-2014

DLA Piper Sued by Facebook for Fake 'Owner' Claims

Summary:In response to Paul Ceglia’s claims that he owns 50 percent of Facebook, the social network has filed a lawsuit in New York Supreme Court that names DLA Piper, attorney Robert Brownlie and multiple other defendants for representing Ceglia in that lawsuit from 2010.....[more]
10-27-2014

How to Overcome Barriers in Adopting IT in Law Firms

Summary: A recent report by Blue Hill Research suggests that mutual ignorance and distrust between lawyers and IT people serve as the root cause for law firms failing to get the right IT partners. The result is that, even during an era of recovery and rapid technological growth, from 2010-2014, US l....[more]
10-22-2014

The Early Bird: Reed Smith Launches Global Ebola Task Force

Summary: With changes in dynamics of client-service provider relationships and associated perceptions, law firms are stepping out of their traditional peripheries to make an impact. In a latest instance of such a step, on Tuesday, Reed Smith LLP announced the launch of a cross-practice Global Ebola ....[more]
10-20-2014

US Firms Edging Out Magic Circle Law Firms in Global Market

Summary: UK law firms including those in the Magic Circle seem to be enjoying a better time than before. A PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP survey reported this October that the UK legal services market has bounced back to 2008 levels. Below all that glory, however, remain deep concerns over US law firms ....[more]
10-18-2014

Shrinking Space Not Headcount Has Become Mainstream Strategy for Law Firm Management

Summary: In their bid to optimize resources and stay competitive, both big and small law firms are adopting modern office and real estate space management practices. In cutting down costs without affecting service efficiency, reorganization of real estate space and allotment of space has become a fa....[more]
10-15-2014

Baker & McKenzie Names New Asia Head

Summary: Hong Kong based Milton Cheng has been named the managing partner for Baker & McKenzie’s China, Hong Kong, Korea and Vietnam offices. Cheng, until now, was the head of the Asia-Pacific M&A group, and also the co-head of the law firm’s corporate group in China and Hong Kong. He also led t....[more]