Narcissists who like to exert control and reject collaborative decision-making are leading many large law firms through major changes, according to a consultant at Altman Weil.
The New York Commission on Judicial Conduct has recommended a censure for a Manhattan trial judge who acted in a “manifestly improper” manner by presiding over two criminal cases in…
A proposal to put a 38-foot mural promoting the theme of American justice on the side of a building in an upscale neighborhood in Philadelphia has proven controversial.
Chicago-based Winston & Strawn is planning to expand its practice significantly, with the help of attorneys from the dissolving Heller Ehrman law firm.
“Pending local regulatory approval in mainland China…
Only a few months ago, the future seemingly wasn’t looking rosy for Carl Oosterhouse, a former partner of Dickinson Wright. The Michigan Attorney Discipline Board found that he should have…
An apparently bogus blueblood who made international headlines this summer after he allegedly kidnapped his 7-year-old daughter is putting a high-profile criminal defense attorney in charge of a variety of…
A well-known Chicago attorney who is a former longtime city alderman has pleaded guilty to conspiring to commit mail fraud. The case, which involves a claimed kickback paid to put…
Updated: A Chicago Bar Association program aimed at increasing the number of women in law firm partnership ranks is being criticized for being too lenient in crediting law firms for…
McKee Nelson announced today that it laid off 17 corporate finance associates and 15 staff because of a steep decline in structuring mortgage-backed and asset-backed securitizations.
If you ever had a dream of becoming your alma mater’s athletics director, making partner at your law firm could be good job training. At least that’s what two former…
A New Orleans gaming lawyer who until recently was contending that his former law firm concocted theft allegations against him pleaded guilty today to charges that he bilked the firm…
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