How does one big law firm distinguish itself from the rest? Branding pro Siobhan Burns at Clarity in New York has worked with some of the biggest in Big Law to help create brands that convey individuality, in an industry rife with look-alikes.
The motion sets up an unprecedented "negotiation class" of 24,500 cities, counties and other small governments that want to resolve claims over the opioid crisis.
The U.S. government's position could not "be squared" with U.S. Supreme Court decisions, according to panel members judges Sri Srinivasan, Robert Wilkins and Laurence Silberman.
Australia corporate and M&A practice co-head Shane Bilardi will join DLA Piper together with partners James Stewart, Jyoti Singh, Chris Mitchell and Andrew Fisken.
A Connecticut lawyer is taking heat in the form of caustic emails over his representation of a client accused of something awful. In one of the standout
Management committee member Damien Marshall said new appointments in New York, Washington, L.A., Oakland and Albany are a further step in the “continuing transition of the firm's management and leadership.
Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall moved to voluntarily dismiss his opioid lawsuit after a judge questioned whether he had federal jurisdiction over the case.
The Chicago-based clearinghouse announced Thursday it had appointed Janet Angstadt as executive vice president and GC. She'll be focused on compliance and regulatory issues while overseeing the strategic direction of OCC's legal programs.
Employment lawyers say the issue is coming up frequently these days as a growing number of women establish companies or take leadership roles. While bias by subordinates has not often led to litigation, general counsel need to be aware of the risks.
The ruling means that Google and similar service providers will be able to avoid the vast range of data protection and security obligations that apply to telecommunications companies in Germany.
Book royalties and teaching income continue to supplement what the U.S. Supreme Court justices are earning on the bench, according to newly released financial disclosure forms.
In five years, the U.S. firm has doubled its lawyer head count in Australia. Whereas it had 40 lawyers and one office in the country in 2014, it now has about 100 lawyers in four offices—and it plans to keep growing.
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Individual lawyers have participated in the protests in their individual capacity. But global law firms operating in Hong Kong have so far declined to publicly take a stand.
Christopher Korst resigned his post effective June 5, at which time Dawn Wolverton, the Plano, Texas-based rent-to-own company's VP, assistant GC and secretary since 2011, stepped in on an interim basis.
