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Law Firms Angling To Pay Less Tax Under New Law

January 12, 2018

What some major law firms are considering in response to the tax bill that was signed into law by President Trump shortly after Christmas…

Record-Setting Class Action Settlement

January 12, 2018

The defendant was Petrobras, a Brazil-based issuer of securities on the US market, and the lead plaintiff was Universities Superannuation […]

Data Breach Claim Requires “Injury-In-Fact,” Says 8th Circuit

January 12, 2018

Two cases from the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals have come to a similar conclusion about what’s required for a […]

Law Firm “Hunger Games” Scenario Predicted For 2018

January 10, 2018

Slow growth and intense competition for both talent and clients is in the cards, according to an article in Crain’s […]

Law Firm Economic Model Is Under Pressure

January 9, 2018

The legal industry is transitioning from guild to marketplace, writes Mark Cohen, in Forbes. This change will accelerate when lawyers […]

Managing Partner Shot To Death By Colleague

January 5, 2018

Major Langer, senior managing partner of two Los Angeles area law firms, was shot to death by a partner at […]

Appleby Firm Strikes Back At Media

January 4, 2018

In a terse note on its website , the offshore law firm Appleby, which suffered a massive hack resulting in […]

After Malpractice Charge, Johnny Depp’s Ex-Lawyers Strike Back

December 29, 2017

Weeks after he sued them for malpractice , Johnny Depp’s former lawyers have taken him to court for $30 million in allegedly […]

Social Media “Ripping Apart The Social Fabric,” Says Ex-Facebook Exec

December 21, 2017

A former vice president at Facebook who was heavily involved with the rise of social media now says he thinks […]

Fear Of Sex Transgressions Is Bridling Holiday Parties

December 20, 2017

What a difference a year makes. A survey released in November by executive outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas finds […]

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