Some law firms have said they are interested in a combination with a larger firm partly "to have the scale necessary to properly invest in technology," said one merger consultant.

Law firms and companies in the professional services space must recognize that clients are conducting extensive online research before making contact. Prospective buyers are no longer waiting for meetings with partners or business development professionals to understand the firm's offerings. Instead, they are seeking out information on their own, and they want to do it quickly and efficiently.

"Here, Farmers retained defense counsel to represent Mason against Mabie's wrongful death claim. In doing so, defense counsel became an agent of Farmers for the purposes of defending Mason in this lawsuit. Thus, defense counsel's receipt of Mabie's settlement offer via certified mail constituted receipt by Farmers," wrote Missouri Appellate Judge Edward R. Ardini.

"You should strongly consider finding other counsel," Judge Nicholas Moyne told the disbarred Rudy Giuliani, who is appearing pro se.

"Nothing in Rule 8(b) permits a party to refuse to respond to an allegation because it purportedly is a 'legal conclusion' or 'speaks for itself,'" wrote U.S. District Judge Gorton for the District of Massachusetts.

"I don't have a crystal ball. I don't know what's going to happen on Tuesday or after Tuesday, but I can tell you what I hope will happen, which is that I hope Chair Khan can continue to serve," Slaughter said.

Former Meltzer, Lippe, Goldstein & Breitstone partner Laura Brancato said she was subjected to sexist and harassing behavior and ultimately fired after raising concerns about the climate for women at the firm.

The National Labor Relations Board says its Cemex decision aims to strengthen the NLRB's ability to address unfair labor practices during organizing campaigns and prevent recurrences.

"Become invaluable to client teams and be the person who clients specifically look to when solving their problems. The more integral you are to your clients, the better your chances of making partner."

Barry Berke now co-chairs Gibson Dunn's global litigation practice.

Under new legislation, employers are now required 'to anticipate when sexual harassment may occur and take reasonable steps to prevent it'.

The partnership will see the firm donate up to £500,000 of partner profits to the emergency fund over the next five years.

"Being privy to the [Bin Laden] operation and being at the Pentagon in the basement, watching and listening to it unfold that day, was one of my proudest achievements, particularly because I'm a New Yorker, and I was present in Manhattan on September 11, 2001," Jeh Johnson said.

"Being privy to the [Bin Laden] operation and being at the Pentagon in the basement, watching and listening to it unfold that day, was one of my proudest achievements, particularly because I'm a New Yorker, and I was present in Manhattan on September 11, 2001," Jeh Johnson said.

Plenty of firms and lawyers have invested in the attorney general race, and particularly in the Democratic candidate.

"The biggest barrier is breaking into the networks, which traditionally have not included women and other diverse constituencies," said Tara Giunta, a partner at Paul Hastings.

The Supreme Court said it would leave the stay in place until the case is decided on the merits by the Fourth Circuit and pending any further appeal to the justices, meaning the individuals will remain off the voter rolls through next week's presidential election.

The Oct. 24 sanction banned Hurst, of Kirkland & Ellis, from presenting evidence or closing arguments for the remainder of the trial. "Mr. Hurst's professional conduct has been reasonably called into question," he wrote.

Elise Bernlohr Maizel of Michigan State takes aim at the company's former general counsel and at its outside law firms in a new law review article.