Forex-Rigging Settlements Yield $300M for Class Counsel
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The settlement is the third largest antitrust class action settlement in history, according to plaintiffs.
2018 Eastern District of Texas Bench Bar Conference Sets Attendance Record
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Andrei Iancu, U.S. Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, delivered a major policy address during the event.
West Mermis Named to National Best Law Firms for 2019
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Houston-based construction and business litigation firm West Mermis, PLLC, has earned national recognition among the Best Law Firms in the country by U.S. News & World Report and The Best Lawyers in America.
Download: New NACD Blue Ribbon Commission Report on Disruptive Risks
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The National Association of Corporate Directors has published its 2018 Report of the NACD Blue Ribbon Commission on Adaptive Governance: Board Oversight of Disruptive Risks to provide directors with valuable insights and tools.
Law Firm Associate Signing Bonuses Take a Dive, Recruiter Finds
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Special Counsel found that the average signing bonus this year so far is about $17,000, Bloomberg Law reports.
Suit Claims Competitors Lured Away Legal Clients With Payments From ‘Briefcase Full of Cash’
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The ABA Journal reports that a $30 million lawsuit alleges a personal injury firm had its clients stolen by two competitors who sent case runners to a pain clinic where they enticed the patients to switch firms.
Lawyer Removes Post Calling Client a ‘Terrible Criminal’
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Chad Frese said his post was being misinterpreted by other lawyers, who said the rant was highly inappropriate and likely violated ethics rules governing the profession.
Andrea Tsoukalas Curto Named Among Long Island’s 50 Top Women by Business News
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Partner Andrea Tsoukalas Curto of Forchelli Deegan Terrana LLP has been selected by the Long Island Business News for the Long Island’s Top 50 Women Class of 2018.
Corporate Partner Kenneth Baronsky Joins Sidley in Century City
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Sidley Austin LLP announced that Kenneth J. Baronsky has joined the firm in Century City as a partner in its Corporate group.
Littler Opens Fifth Office in Germany With Frankfurt Location
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Vangard, a part of Littler’s global platform, has opened a new office in Frankfurt, its fifth location in Germany.
Nathan Kelley, Former Solicitor and Deputy General Counsel at the USPTO, Joins Perkins Coie
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Nathan Kelley has joined Perkins Coie’s Intellectual Property practice as a partner in the Washington, D.C., office.
New Survey Rates Big Law Policies to Build Gender Equality
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A new survey aims to move forward the conversation about equality in Biglaw by examining which firms are taking key steps to close persistent gender gaps.
Hospital System Fires General Counsel Amid Alleged Compliance Violations
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The Broward Health board fired its general counsel Lynn Barrett as the taxpayer-supported health system continues to struggle after a series of state and federal investigations related to alleged overspending, kickbacks and open-government law violations, reports Modern Healthcare.
A Legal Guide to Power Generation Mergers and Acquisitions
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POWER magazine has posted the first of a two-part series examining what dealmakers need to know before making any power industry mergers and acquisitions.
Podcast: Dos and Don’ts for Drafting Severance Agreements
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In a new podcast, two shareholders in Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart discuss a number of important considerations for employers to keep in mind when drafting a severance agreement.
New York State Takes the Lead to Settle International Contract Disputes
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New York State has taken steps to smooth the often rough road for resolving international contract disputes, and parties are finding the new procedures comparatively easy to follow, according to post on the website of Daniel Kron.
Trends in M&A Provisions: Indemnity Caps
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M&A purchase agreements generally include indemnification provisions, pursuant to which any given party agrees to defend, hold harmless, and indemnify the other party or parties from specified claims or damages, according to a post on the Goulston & Storrs website.
Federal Courts Uphold Arbitration Agreements Via Email
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Federal district courts in New York and New Jersey recently turned aside employee attacks on arbitration agreements challenged on the grounds that the employer’s communication of its arbitration policy via email was inadequate, reports the Gibbons Employment Law Alert.
New Law Firm Study: 4 Tips for Maximizing Value from Law Firms
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Exterro has published its 2018 Law Firm Benchmarking Report, in which more than 100 law firm professionals supplied advice and tips for getting more out of a law firm.
Review the Newest Volume of Ediscovery Case Law Summaries (Fall 2018)
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Zapproved’s new Fall 2018 Ediscovery Case Law Summaries explores how recent spoliation, proportionality, and other ediscovery-relevant case decisions are guiding litigation.
