Magazine Names Two from Orsinger, Nelson, Downing & Anderson to Top Young Attorneys List
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Texas family law boutique Orsinger, Nelson, Downing & Anderson, LLP, announced that attorneys Holly Rampy Baird and Ryan Kirkham have been selected to D Magazine’s annual listing of the Best Lawyers Under 40.
Legal Symposium to Explore Groundbreaking Terror-Financing Case
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Werbner will discuss Linde, et al. v. Arab Bank PLC in a presentation titled, “Fighting Terror-Financing in the Courtroom,” during the State Bar of Texas Litigation Update Institute’s 34th annual course Jan. 11–12, 2018.
Former U.S. Attorney and Assistant U.S. Attorney Join Bradley’s Tampa Office
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Former U.S. Attorney A. Lee Bentley III and former Assistant U.S. Attorney Jason Mehta have joined the Tampa office and Government Enforcement and Investigations Practice Group at Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP.
Sayles Werbner Shareholder Rob Sayles Named to D Magazine’s Best Lawyers Under 40 List
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D Magazine has selected Sayles Werbner shareholder Rob Sayles to the 2018 edition of Best Lawyers Under 40, a list that recognizes outstanding young attorneys in North Texas.
Here are the Major Questions Before the Supreme Court This Year
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Los Angeles Times reporter David G. Savage takes a look at the most-interesting legal issues that the U.S. Supreme Court will be facing during the first half of the new year.
Trump’s Effort to Stop Publication of Scathing Book is a Break in Precedent
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Inn aDouglas Brinkley, a presidential historian at Rice University, likened Trump’s actions this week to those of Richard M. Nixon, reports Slate.
Southwest Airlines Reaches $15 Million Settlement in Price Collusion Lawsuit
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Southwest Airlines agreed to pay $15 million to settle nationwide antitrust litigation by passengers who accused the four largest U.S. carriers of conspiring to raise fares by reducing seating capacity, reports Fortune.
Current U.S. Attorney in California Brian Stretch Will Join Sidley in San Francisco
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Stretch will focus his practice on the full range of federal enforcement and internal investigation matters, with a particular emphasis on corporate investigations, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and criminal defense matters.
Hogan Lovells Promotes 31 to Partner and 38 to Counsel
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Each of Hogan Lovells’ five practice groups is represented in the 2018 partner promotions, the firm announced. Also, 38 lawyers have been promoted to counsel.
Williams & Connolly Elects Five Attorneys to Partnership
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Williams & Connolly announces that, effective Jan. 1, 2018, Steven Cady, Colette Connor, Christopher Mandernach, Liam Montgomery, and Katherine Trefz became partners of the firm.
Farrell Fritz Promotes Matthew D. Donovan and Frank T. Santoro to Partner
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Farrell Fritz announces the promotions of Matthew D. Donovan and Frank T. Santoro to partner effective Jan. 1, 2018.
Lawyer is the First Guy Computer Hackers Call When the FBI Shows Up
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Former Manhattan lawyer Tor Ekeland traded in his fat paycheck for a not-so-lucrative private practice as one of a handful of defense lawyers who specialize in computer crimes.
Spotify Hit With $1.6B Copyright Suit Over Tom Petty, Neil Young Songs
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A music publishing company has filed a lawsuit in California federal court that alleges that Spotify is using tens of thousands of popular songs without a license and compensation, reports Billboard.
Fired Ex-Partner Crashes Firm’s Holiday Party and Kills Ex-Boss
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A former partner of a California law firm showed up at the firm’s holiday party and killed his ex-boss before turning the gun on himself, reports the Long Beach Press-Telegram.
Webinar: The 2017 Open Source Year in Review
Event, Jan. 17, 11:30 a.m. EST
Black Duck will present a complimentary webinar reviewing the past year’s legal developments in open source software on Wednesday, Jan. 17, at 11:30 a.m. Eastern time.
Martin Shkreli’s Former Lawyer May Join Him in Prison for Helping to Defraud Investors
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Evan Greebel, former lawyer of “Pharma Bro” Martin Shkreli, was convicted Wednesday by a federal jury of conspiring with his ex-client to defraud investors, reports Newsweek.
GM Wins Ruling That Could Narrow Ignition Switch Litigation
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The judge in the multi-district litigation ruled that the expert testimony offered by plaintiffs was unreliable, and their opinions “do not pass muster.”
Former Biglaw Lawyer, Son of Washington Post Publisher, Dies in Apparent Suicide
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William W. Graham, a former Williams & Connolly lawyer who was a member of the family that owned and published The Washington Post for many years, died in an apparent suicide, according to the Post.
The Supreme Court’s Travel Ban Off-Ramp
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A Ninth Circuit ruling on President Trump’s “travel ban” case offers the U.S. Supreme Court a clever way to reject the ban without limiting government power over immigration, writes Garrett Epps for The Atlantic.
Apple’s iPhone Slowdowns Have Customers Hurrying to Court
