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08-20-2014

Top Federal Litigator Jonathan Haray Joins DLA Piper

Summary: Jonathan Haray, former SEC Litigation Counsel and Deputy Chief of the Fraud and Public Corruption Section of the DA’s office at Washington D.C, joins DLA Piper.....[more]
08-18-2014

HIPAA and Information Governance in Law Firms

The HIPAA Omnibus Rule has consolidated and formalized many privacy rules regarding personal health information and also, in most aspects, made law firms liable as business associates of covered entities with or without any contract defining law firms as such. The HIPAA Task Force Report 2014 deals ....[more]
08-13-2014

Third Circuit Rules It’s Alright to Use Praises from Judges as Testimonials on Lawyer Websites

In an opinion that can have far reaching implications (including judges becoming parsimonious with their praises of outstanding work by attorneys) the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit has ruled in response of an appeal on the issue that it is perfectly alright for lawyers to use praises for....[more]
08-11-2014

Going Global Pays: Baker & McKenzie Tops the World’s Law Firms

On Monday, Baker & McKenzie proudly announced achieving record global revenues of USD 2.54 billion in 2014. The law firm witnessed an increase of 5% year-on-year against the 2013 financial year. Claiming that almost all revenue growth in the past year has been organic, it stated that Baker & McKenzi....[more]
08-08-2014

Companies Giving More M&A Work to Mid-Sized Law Firms

This week, CounselLink published a report titled “ELM Trends Report: Growth in M& A Billings Benefits ‘Second Largest’ Law Firms.” The report found that companies have continued to consolidate their legal work and pare down to a few trusted providers, and in doing this the clear trend is to ....[more]
08-06-2014

What Women Attorneys Can Learn from the 50 Best Law Firms for Women Report

The 50 Best Law Firms for Women, 2014 report created by Working Mother and Flex-Time Lawyers is out. In essence, like most other reports there is a list of law firms considered best for women, and that is a good resource for any woman attorney deciding to make a lateral move, or join the profession....[more]
08-04-2014
08-02-2014

Industry Reports in 2014 Provide Clues to the Surge in In-house Attorney Jobs

Recently, we have been witnessing a surge in the demand for in-house attorney jobs and the shrinking of many traditional law firms, or those unable to adapt fast to shifting dynamics in the legal market. And it seems the word is clearly out that in-house law departments of big corporate companies ar....[more]
07-30-2014

Federal Diversity Jurisdiction Trumped by 'Stateless Partners' in Law Firms

Recently the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia dismissed a lawsuit brought by the court-appointed receiver for the estate of the Stanford Ponzi scheme. (Ralph S. Janvey v. Proskauer Rose) Among other reasons i....[more]
07-29-2014

NY Code Dispute Suit Criminalizes IP Theft

IP litigation is about to take a sharp turn, now that Wall Street could lose money. Though the bank executives responsible for the 2008 recession escaped prosecution, others are getting hit, as large firms have changed the way IP law works, criminalizing it, instead of regarding it as a dispute of c....[more]