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Feds paid billions in settlements last year
Photo: AP / Matt Rourke
Analysis shows more than twice as much as in 2010, and the most in at least five years.
Much ado about discovery
Patent reform law will allow discovery in review proceedings, with battles over its scope likely.
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- 7th Circuit revives claims of former associate against Kanoski firm
- An affidavit to remember
- Will alien tort case be next Citizens United?
- No quick trial for ex-Nixon Peabody partner in alleged Ponzi scheme
- Chinese prosecutors will hone their craft in Atlanta
- Fresh round of litigation targets 12 law schools over jobs data
- FTC settles case against prepaid calling card seller
- Get your free textbooks at the University of Dayton
- ACLU alleges 'pattern and practice of deputy-on-inmate violence' in L.A. jails
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In Focus
E-Discovery: A question of costs
The defense bar is up in arms about the discovery burden. Is it right?
The 2012 Forecast
With storm clouds in Europe and political uncertainty in the U.S., which Washington practices will flourish and which will fail this year?
PRO BONO HOTLIST
Ten firms that haven't forgotten their professional obligations during hard times.
The Year in Review
We attempt in this special issue to make sense of the past year and scope out what awaits in the future.
Most Popular Stories
- Fresh round of litigation targets 12 law schools over jobs data
- Congress' unconstitutional pay freeze
- E-Discovery: A question of costs
- Who owns your Twitter account? #Itmaynotbeyou
- Get your free textbooks at the University of Dayton
- Two auto parts companies to pay $548M in antitrust prosecution
- Rethinking 'American Taliban' John Walker Lindh
- George Washington sharpens focus on health care policy
- For trademark licensors, quality-control provisions can prove risky
- Law schools are adapting to the shifting job market
Featured Stories
Recent developments in rulings on sanctions
Among the decisions from the past two years, several turn on state of mind — of the offender or the accuser.
Five myths about pro bono
Among them are the notions that law firms only want "sexy" matters and that the amount of pro bono work is dropping precipitously at large firms.
Lessons from the Iron Lady
On both sides of the Atlantic, Thatcher is being hailed as the originator of the power look for women.
Which metrics matter most?
If you lump all business development into the non-billable hour column, you have what I call a "measurement problem."
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- Thompson & Knight Elects First Female Managing Partner
- U.K. Moves 'No Win, No Fee' Litigation Reforms to 2013
- Goodwin Procter Grabs 4 IP Litigators From Paul Hastings
- Davis Wright Launches Calif. Real Estate Practice With DLA Laterals
- Minter Ellison Takes Steppe Forward With Mongolia Office Launch
- Hogan Lovells Equity Capital Markets Chief Quits to Join Latham's London Arm
- SNR Denton Sees 10 Lawyers Quit Paris Arm for Hughes Hubbard
- Lawyers, Port-a-Potties Have a Lot in Common
- Dinsmore & Shohl Opens in Philadelphia Suburb
- World's First Listed Law Firm Takes Over U.K. Personal Injury Firm
- Former Law Firm Partner Jailed for Role in 22 Million Euro Loan Scam
- Federal Judge Conditionally Certifies Class of Former Paralegals Who Allege FLSA Overtime-Pay Violations
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