After almost a decade of steady growth, the percentage of minority lawyers at large firms dropped last year. Diversity advocates worry that--given the drop in minority law school enrollment--the decline has just begun.
ALM
March 31, 2010
As Wall Street's woes continue, Law.com presents ongoing coverage of the financial meltdown from across the globe, with updates on the firms handling the bankruptcies, the fate of in-house legal teams, and the legal implications, economic domino effect and other ramifications for lawyers and the legal profession. Check back for regular updates from ALM publications.
The National Law Journal
May 1, 2009
A patent lawyer and a patent boutique are the nonobvious choices for legal representation before an international human rights body. But from the perspectives of rabbis from New York and Washington, Steven Lieberman and Washington's Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck were the obvious choices to turn an international spotlight on alleged violent religious discrimination by Venezuela President Hugo Chavez.
The National Law Journal
February 21, 2008
The usual forum-shopping battle involves a choice between a federal court and a state court. Often overlooked, except in the forum non conveniens arena, is another form of forum selection: the choice between a court in the U.S. and one in a foreign country. Khulumani v. Barclay National Bank presents a typical scenario, writes Loyola Law School professor Georgene Vairo: Citizens of a foreign country suing in a U.S. federal court, rather than their own courts, for alleged violations of human rights.
