News of the failed romance of late night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel and comedienne Sarah Silverman had an unexpected effect on a Northeastern automotive lemon law firm.
Updated: A partner at Covington & Burling who represents 15 Guantanamo detainees took off his pants at a news conference in Yemen on Monday to illustrate the humiliating strip searches…
Following a court hearing yesterday, a Milberg partner defended the law firm’s agreement to pay former firm leader Melvyn Weiss possibly tens of millions of dollars in unpaid fees.
New York’s Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz sent a call to arms this week to clients. In the memo, the M&A powerhouse urges U.S. securities regulators to be more aggressive…
In a civil theft verdict that could hit two attorneys with some $2 million in damages, a Florida jury found late last month that two longtime associates of a well-known…
In a case that is expected to be watched with considerable interest not only by United Kingdom law firms but by other employers with mandatory retirement policies, a British solicitor…
The economic downturn didn’t lead to a cut in pro bono hours at the nation’s top law firms last year. In fact, the poor economy may have helped boost the…
Melvyn Weiss, a former lead partner at Milberg, stands to collect possibly tens of millions of dollars in unpaid fees from the law firm under an October 2007 agreement.
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