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Heller’s Attorneys Go Large, Request Hourly-Rate of $1,069more

If D.C. v. Heller, the landmark Second Amendment case decided in June, is the most significant Supreme Court decision...

Scrabulous Challenge Goes Globalmore

The legal fight over the popular Facebook application Scrabulous took another twisted turn over the weekend as Mattel,...

US questions China at WTO over pork, farm taxesmore

of talks on a new global trade deal. The U.S. questions take aim at an article of China's business law which 'wholly...

States Sue EPA Over Refinery Emissionsmore

New York and 11 other states sued the Environmental Protection Agency, claiming it failed to regulate global-warming...

Biden's Son, Brother Named in Two Suitsmore

A son and a brother of Sen. Joseph R. Biden Jr. (D-Del.) are accused in two lawsuits of defrauding a former business...

Following Losses, Thelen Renames Itselfmore

As a third name partner departs, the firm announces a name change meant to "to present a clear and strong brand in...

ELECTION 2008: Law Firms Gear Up for JoeBama Ramamore

With the Democratic National Convention set to debut tonight before a national television audience, firms are flocking...

Canada to review Google-Yahoo dealmore

Google and Yahoo face a review of their proposed advertising partnership by Canada's competition watchdog.

Mayer Brown Restructuring Chief Defects for Orrickmore

A rough 18 months for Mayer Brown got a little worse on Monday, when San Francisco's Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe...

Calif. Won't Probe Sen. Schumer Over IndyMacmore

New York Sen. Charles Schumer won't face a California investigation into whether he helped fuel IndyMac Bancorp Inc.

Brocade Plaintiffs Firms to Split $8 Millionmore

Two plaintiffs firms are getting a big payday for dropping their backdating lawsuits against Brocade and going to work...

Friday Deal Mania in Pharmaceutical, Reinsurance, Steel Industriesmore

Long weekends in August? Not for five firms involved in three separate $1 billion-plus deals announced today.

Wal-Mart settles suit against Coughlin for $6.75Mmore

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. will pay disgraced former executive Tom Coughlin $6.75 million in a lawsuit settlement voiding his...

Appeals Court Upholds Accounting Board's Constitutionalitymore

D.C. Circuit upholds key aspect of controversial Sarbanes-Oxley law.

AEP on hook for $411M in final judgment of BofA disputemore

A four-year dispute between an American Electric Power Company Inc. subsidiary and Bank of America came to an end...

Dealmaker of the Week: Slaughter and May's Nigel Boardmanmore

Nigel Boardman, Slaughter and May's takeover tactician, has long been the go-to guy for companies in a corner.

Livent trial: Justice on holiday more

August is traditionally the month when Canadians pack their bags and head to the beach, the cottage or some other...

Drafting Contracts For Your Company: The Problem With Do-It-Yourself D...more

Boot-strapping entrepreneurs can ill-afford the luxury of obtaining legal counsel to draft contracts for their company.

District Court Slashes Attorney Fees After Wilmer Hale and Wiley Rein ...more

A relator’s attempt to recover legal fees has prompted Chief Judge Royce Lamberth, of the U.S. District Court for the...

Plaintiffs' Lawyers Fight Restrictions more

Plaintiffs' lawyers are raising money to battle a Supreme Court case and to support candidates seen as sympathetic to...

Women, Infirtility, and Workplace Legal Issuesmore

For women struggling with infertility, the unpredictable and time-consuming treatment process can wreak havoc with work...

Sanofi Sues Over Taxoteremore

Sanofi-Aventis SA has begun legal action against Canadian generic-drug maker Apotex Inc., which is planning to sell a...

Did SEC Help by Curbing Short Sales? more

A rule that made it harder to short some financial stocks — and that may have helped raise prices and reduce the volume...

Law Firms Report Examines Female Workforce Issuesmore

The playing field may not yet be level, but some law firms are getting more women into the game, according to the...

Auditors Question Blackwater Contracts more

WASHINGTON — Blackwater Worldwide, the contractor whose provision of private security in Iraq has been under scrutiny,...

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