The 54-year-old former leader of Heller Ehrman was building from the ground up at Dechert, this time with a track record that included the dissolution of his previous firm during his tenure as its chairman. “I’m trying to communicate to the world that I’m back in practice and that this is what I’m good at,” […]
http://www.lawfuel.com/show-release.asp?ID=22688 August 9, 2009 (by Horatio Algren) According to reports a 25 year old driver has been arrested after hitting and fatally injuring the mother of eight children. According to the California Highway Patrol Maria Rodriguez age 54 was struck and killed while crossing a Bakersfield Street, when a driver allegedly driving under the influence
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The debate over Sonia Sotomayor’s confirmation to the U.S. Supreme Court took place against a backdrop of tension between the Democratic Congress and Sotomayor’s new colleagues. Since January, Democratic lawmakers have pushed legislation that would reverse the effects of several recent high-profile decisions, many of them driven by the Court’s five-member conservative majority. The Democrats
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Reporting from Washington — Sonia Sotomayor completed an unlikely and historic journey today, one that began with her birth in a Bronx, New York, housing project 55 years ago and culminated in her confirmation as the Supreme Court’s 111th justice. When she is sworn into office, Sotomayor will take her place as the high court’s
As one associate looked on, the other answered what turned out to be a routine work-related call. After a collective sigh, the associates discouraged the partner from calling anyone else until later that day, after a meeting that had been scheduled to discuss the layoffs — the unofficial all-clear for associates unaffected by the cuts.
A married eastern Wisconsin man thought he was going to a motel for a little romance with one of his handful of lovers. She allegedly played along and suggested he be tied up and blindfolded for a massage, according to court documents.But it ended up so horribly wrong: But four women eventually showed up to
In 2007, the U.K. changed its rules on law-firm ownership. Starting in 2011, when the new rules go into effect, firms will be allowed to accept outside investments. According to Bloomberg, three private equity funds — Fleming Family & Partners Ltd., Phoenix Equity Partners Ltd. and Lyceum Capital Partners LLP — are considering investing in
Incoming American Bar Association President Carolyn Lamm was so concerned about shoring up the organization’s membership and appealing to a broader audience that she started pitching in this year before the beginning of her term. ABA membership isn’t growing at the same rate as the profession, said Lamm, a partner in the Washington office of
The legal profession has been singled out as too socially exclusive by a U.K. government report on fair access to professions. The report, compiled by a panel chaired by former cabinet minister Alan Milburn, calls on occupations such as lawyers and doctors to widen access to their professions after becoming increasingly more exclusive in recent
Linklaters and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer dominated European M&A activity during the first half of 2009. Research from Mergermarket, exclusively provided to Legal Week, shows that Freshfields has moved to the top of the European rankings by value, working on 63 deals worth 94.29 billion euros ($132.25 billion). Linklaters sits in second place by value in
