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Agreement to AAA Rules Confirms an Arbitrator’s Authority to Determine Jurisdiction
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Two recent cases confirm that incorporation of AAA Rules into an arbitration agreement evidences an intent to allow the arbitrator to determine what issues are arbitrable — including arbitration, reports The National Law Review.
Introducing Morae Legal – Igniting Business Performance
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A new company, Morae Legal, has begun operating, offering law department management consulting, outsourced legal services, discovery consulting and services, and claims management services.
Firm Wins on Both Sides of the Docket in Recent Civil Trials
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Lawyers with Gruber Hurst Elrod Johansen Hail Shank have recently scored big wins on the plaintiff side and the defendant side of the docket in civil litigation.
Ipro Announces Launch of Automated Digital Discovery
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Ipro Tech has announced the release of its new automated workflow platform, Automated Digital Discovery, designed to unify and simplify the eDiscovery process.
Opus 2 Magnum Introduces 21st Century Transcript Management for the Modern Law Firm
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Opus 2 International, a provider of collaborative workspaces, will focus on the theme “21st Century Transcript Management for the Modern Law Firm” at ILTACON 2015.
DLA Piper’s Henry duPont Ridgely Appointed ABA Business Law Section Advisor
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Henry duPont Ridgely, DLP Piper senior counsel in the firm’s Wilmington office and former Justice of the Delaware Supreme Court, has been appointed an advisor to the American Bar Association’s Business Law Section.
Paris-Based Forensics Expert Joins eTERA as New All1ance One Partner
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eTERA Consulting has announced that Paris-based Eric Laurent-Ricard has joined the company’s All1ance One Partner Program.
Neudesic, Handshake Partner on Collaboration on Legal Market Software
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The Firm Directory, a people-based expertise location system for law firms and legal departments, will integrate with Handshake Software’s SharePoint-based Portals, Enterprise Search and data-driven Expertise Locator products.
Quarles & Brady Partner Appointed Vice Chair of ABA Task Force
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Quarles & Brady partner Brenda Maloney Shafer has been appointed Vice Chair of the Military and Veterans Health Law Task Force for the American Bar Association (ABA) Health Law Section.
125 Thompson Coburn Attorneys Featured in 2016 Best Lawyers List
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The number of Thompson Coburn attorneys on the list is up from 112 last year and includes attorneys from 62 practice areas, the firm said in a release.
Seven Farrell Fritz Partners Named to Best Lawyers in America 2016
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Seven Farrell Fritz partners have been selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© 2016. Only 4 percent of attorneys in the United States are recognized with this honor, the firm said.
83 Jackson Walker Recognized in Best Lawyers in America 2016
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Eighty-three Jackson Walker attorneys from Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, San Angelo and San Antonio were recognized in the 2016 edition of The Best Lawyers in America.
Traveling Coaches Announce New Law Firm Training Product
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Traveling Coaches has announced the launch of Springboard, a suite of consulting and talent development services designed for law firms.
65 Gardere Attorneys Named to The Best Lawyers in America 2016
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Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP announces that 65 of the firm’s attorneys have been selected for inclusion in the 2016 edition of The Best Lawyers in America©, including a Dallas partner who earned a “Lawyer of the Year” distinction.
Quarles & Brady Attorneys Named Best Lawyers’® 2016 “Lawyer of the Year”
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The national law firm of Quarles & Brady LLP announced that 13 of its attorneys have been selected by their peers as “Lawyers of the Year” in The Best Lawyers in America®.
Foley Adds Two Accomplished Life Sciences Litigators in Boston
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Foley & Lardner LLP announced that James Matthews and Katy Koski have joined the firm’s Business Litigation & Dispute Resolution Practice and Life Sciences Industry Team as partners in the Boston office.
Latham & Watkins Advises Leonard Green Partners on Acquisition of Majority Stake in Ellucian
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Ellucian, TPG Capital and Leonard Green Partners have announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which TPG and Leonard Green will acquire a majority interest in Ellucian, the leading global provider for higher education software and services.
Best Lawyers in America Honors Beck Redden Lawyers
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Three Organizations Bestow Honors on AZA
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Ahmad, Zavitsanos, Anaipakos, Alavi & Mensing, also known as AZA, has received recognition from three organizations, including being cited as one of the nation’s “most feared law firms.”
Joseph Ceccarelli Joins Wilson Elser’s NYC Office
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National law firm Wilson Elser announces that Joseph J. Ceccarelli has joined the firm’s New York City office as a partner.
