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11-28-2012

Morelli Ratner becomes Morelli, Alters, Ratner

New York based Morelli Ratner merged with the law firm of Florida lawyer Jeremy Alters to begin a 25-person law firm specializing in class action litigation. With the merger, the law firm now has two offices, one in New York and the other in Miami. It plans to open a third office in Washington by 20....[more]
11-27-2012
11-26-2012

Ex-employees Admit to Stealing Almost $800K from NJ Law Firm

Two women, Marla Deptula and Rose Crabbe, pleaded guilty last week in which they admitted that they had embezzled $788,000 from the Edison law firm that they worked for over two and a half years. The firm has not been identified.....[more]
11-23-2012

Houston Attorneys Strike Oil in Tight Legal Market

Attorneys with energy law expertise are in high demand in Texas thanks in a large part to the high oil prices and a resulting boom in U.S. drilling over the past few years.....[more]
11-22-2012

Dewey Estate to File Detailed Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Plan

Lawyers for the Dewey estate plan to file a detailed Chapter 11 bankruptcy plan by Thanksgiving Day. They will lay out in the plan how the remaining funds will be used to pay off the firm's creditors.....[more]
11-21-2012

Fulbright & Jaworski and Norton Rose Announce Merger, To Create Firm With 3,800 Lawyers

Fulbright & Jaworski is planning to merge with Norton Rose to create a global firm of 3,800 lawyers across 55 offices in the U.S., Canada, Europe, Asia, Australia, Africa and Latin America.....[more]
11-20-2012

Wells Fargo Survey Predicts Massive Law Firm Layoffs in 2013

According to a recently released survey by Wells Fargo, 15 percent of American law firms have said that they are planning to reduce partnerships in the first quarter of 2013. The reason being given is that these firms have a number of underused partners who are not pulling their weight.....[more]
11-19-2012

Survey by New York City Bar Association Shows ''Stagnation'' for Minority and Female Lawyers

The 2011 Diversity Benchmarking Report released by the New York City Bar Association shows that the results regarding diversity in law firms are nothing to cheer about. In its very first sentence, the report states "The 2011 diversity results paint a picture of stagnation for women and minority atto....[more]
11-12-2012

Latham & Watkins Wins John H. Pickering Award for Pro Bono

Latham & Watkins was chosen to receive the 2012 Pickering award presented annually for pro bono work. The award is maintained and given by the Pro Bono Institute and the law firm of Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hand and Dorr LLP (WilmerHale). The award honors the memory of John H. Pickering, a founding p....[more]
11-09-2012