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11-17-2011

One Year Imprisonment for Former MoFo Partner Jonathan Dickstein

Jonathan Dickstein, a former partner of Morrison & Foerster, misappropriated $400,000 from health insurers and the San Francisco school district. This was done via a scam he and his wife pretend based on medical treatment and education of their autistic son. Dickstein was sentenced to one year impri....[more]
11-17-2011
11-17-2011

Partnership Classes This Year Are Being Dominated By Women at Several Firms

It is positive that this year women made up the majority of new partners at several firms. Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton has four women partners out of seven new partners, while Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld has five women partners out of the eight new ones. ....[more]
11-16-2011

International Firms Engaging in Energy Deals

Vinson & Elkins and Linklaters ....[more]
11-16-2011

Taft Stettinius Will Be Acquiring Chester on January 2.

In the merger mania, nearly 14 tie ups took place in the third quarter showing no sign of slowing in the waning months of the year. Taft Stettinius & Hollister, one of Ohio's largest firms, has plans to acquire a 30-lawyer Columbus shop Chester Willcox & Saxbe. After the official merger which is exp....[more]
11-16-2011

David Boies Will Shape Up Things for NBA Players

The players of the National Basketball Association's players have filed an antitrust suit against the league. The players have rejected the latest offer by the owner for a new collective bargaining agreement and have hired Boies, Schiller & Flexner. Dewey & LeBoeuf global litigation chair Jeffrey Ke....[more]
11-15-2011

Proskauer Denies Discrimination Claims Against It By Former CFO

A former chief of Proskauer Rose filed a suit against it claiming that after she returned to work following her breast cancer treatment, she was demoted and then fired because of her age, gender and a supposed disability. The firm has requested the New York state court judge to dismiss this $10 mill....[more]
11-15-2011

Bank of America Has Plans to Sell CCB Shares Raising $1.8 Billion

Bank of America has plans to sell almost all of its remaining shares in China Construction Bank (CCB) to unidentified private investors. This deal is expected to raise about $1.8 billion. The sale of CCB shares will leave BofA with only 1 percent share in the Chinese lender. This is the second time ....[more]
11-15-2011

Second Mile Shakes Up Its Legal Roster, Hires Former Philadelphia District Attorney

The Second Mile, a children's charity founded in the school's hometown of State College, has hired a former Philadelphia district attorney to serve as it's new outside general counsel. The number of lawyers counseling various clients in the aftermath is increasing rapidly. The former assistant footb....[more]
11-14-2011