An alleged $3.5 billion Ponzi scheme that a Minnesota businessman is accused of operating for a decade is keeping a number of Twin Cities law firms busy.
Last year, as the economy began to plummet, many law firms saw bankruptcy as a hot practice area that would counterbalance a sudden shortage of corporate work. Now, some are…
Above the Law was the first to reveal upcoming layoffs at Pillsbury when it told of a tipster who overheard a lawyer discussing the plan in Feb 24, 2009 5:25 PM CST
The British law firm Ashurst is in advanced talks to acquire at least 10 finance partners from McKee Nelson, giving the British law firm a presence in New York and…
Amidst the latest news of law firm layoffs and salary restructuring announcements, a Chicago-based business law firm has temporarily imposed a 10-percent pay cut on partners and associates.
A California appeals court has overturned a malpractice judgment against Seyfarth Shaw that was won by a fitness instructor who sued the firm over a missed deadline.
Following a seven-hour standoff, a suspect who allegedly initially held an attorney and office staff hostage, after he entered a Hutchinson, Kan., law office armed with a .25-caliber handgun, was…
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