http://www.law.com/jsp/nlj/index.jsp Selected Law Firms articles from the NLJ en-us Copyright 2013. ALM Media Properties, LLC. All rights reserved. http://www.law.com/jsp/law/terms.jsp http://www.law.com/img/newswire/nlj_rss.gif http://www.law.com/jsp/nlj/index.jsp Mon, 27 May 2013 00:00:00 EDT Eastman Kodak Co.'s bankruptcy case is providing a glimpse into the billing rates of one of Washington's biggest firms: Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr. Mon, 27 May 2013 00:00:00 EDT http://www.law.com/jsp/nlj/PubArticleNLJ.jsp?id=1202601620762&rss=rss_nlj 1202601620762 Latham & Watkins is fighting to remain lead trial counsel for a freight rail company in a case billed as one of the largest antitrust matters of all time. Mon, 27 May 2013 00:00:00 EDT http://www.law.com/jsp/nlj/PubArticleNLJ.jsp?id=1202601584391&rss=rss_nlj 1202601584391 For Missouri's defenders, who last year handled 86,000 cases, timekeeping could prove to state officials -- with solid data -- that they're stretched too thin and need relief. Mon, 27 May 2013 00:00:00 EDT http://www.law.com/jsp/nlj/PubArticleNLJ.jsp?id=1202601584033&rss=rss_nlj 1202601584033 A New Hampshire mortgage loan origination company and its president are suing Boston's Morrison Mahoney for legal malpractice for allegedly botching malpractice claims against other lawyers. Wed, 22 May 2013 16:59:28 EDT http://www.law.com/jsp/nlj/PubArticleNLJ.jsp?id=1202601276759&rss=rss_nlj 1202601276759 Latham & Watkins is fighting an attempt to disqualify the firm as lead trial counsel for Union Pacific Railroad, a defendant in multidistrict litigation over freight rail fuel surcharges. Mon, 20 May 2013 18:20:29 EDT http://www.law.com/jsp/nlj/PubArticleNLJ.jsp?id=1202600932526&rss=rss_nlj 1202600932526 Lawyers under sanction for fraudulently filing dozens of copyright infringement lawsuits against people accused of downloading pornographic films have filed an appeal, as the attorneys who represented them before the sanctioning judge have disappeared from the case. Tue, 21 May 2013 16:10:24 EDT http://www.law.com/jsp/nlj/PubArticleNLJ.jsp?id=1202601101607&rss=rss_nlj 1202601101607 An Indiana attorney has been suspended from practice for three years for pursuing a romantic relationship with a summer law clerk and attempting to destroy her legal career when she rejected his advances. Mon, 20 May 2013 14:21:45 EDT http://www.law.com/jsp/nlj/PubArticleNLJ.jsp?id=1202600884368&rss=rss_nlj 1202600884368 Law enforcement personnel initiated or cooperated in a record high number of them in 2012. Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 EDT http://www.law.com/jsp/nlj/PubArticleNLJ.jsp?id=1202600580133&rss=rss_nlj 1202600580133 Sedgwick LLP has moved to dismiss what it called "over-reaching" claims in a $200 million malpractice lawsuit filed by the receiver of a purported medical receivables purchasing company in California that was revealed to be a $1 billion Ponzi scheme. Thu, 16 May 2013 15:31:06 EDT http://www.law.com/jsp/nlj/PubArticleNLJ.jsp?id=1202600430576&rss=rss_nlj 1202600430576 Manatt, Phelps & Phillips has launched a division to counsel clients on business opportunities associated with digital media based in Los Angeles' "Silicon Beach." Moreover, the firm has hired an entrepreneur to run its own venture capital fund, which will invest in emerging technology companies. Wed, 15 May 2013 16:54:36 EDT http://www.law.com/jsp/nlj/PubArticleNLJ.jsp?id=1202600291260&rss=rss_nlj 1202600291260 Jennifer Keller, the attorney who won an $88.5 million verdict against Mattel Inc. in the battle over the Bratz doll, has teamed up with three former partners at Manatt, Phelps & Phillips to create a new firm based in Irvine, Calif. Thu, 09 May 2013 15:26:58 EDT http://www.law.com/jsp/nlj/PubArticleNLJ.jsp?id=1202599480930&rss=rss_nlj 1202599480930 Massachusetts' highest court has held that a lawyer's contract work at New York's Sullivan & Cromwell while he was licensed in New Jersey counts toward "the active practice of law" requirement for admission to the Massachusetts bar. Fri, 10 May 2013 14:31:20 EDT http://www.law.com/jsp/nlj/PubArticleNLJ.jsp?id=1202599662962&rss=rss_nlj 1202599662962 On our second annual Intellectual Property Hot List, you?ll find 20 law firms that have demonstrated creative, formidable talent in litigation, patent prosecution and deal-making. Mon, 06 May 2013 10:14:49 EDT http://www.law.com/jsp/nlj/PubArticleNLJ.jsp?id=1202598617495&rss=rss_nlj 1202598617495 What do Washington attorneys think will come of this push to reform copyright laws? We asked leading copyright lawyers and lobbyists to tell us about what they expect and what it all might mean for their clients. Mon, 06 May 2013 00:00:00 EDT http://www.law.com/jsp/nlj/PubArticleNLJ.jsp?id=1202598658202&rss=rss_nlj 1202598658202 The Tiger Mom has been quiet lately, but I think I just heard her roar. If you read the Pew Research Center's recent survey on Asian-Americans, you can't help but feel her presence. Mon, 06 May 2013 00:00:00 EDT http://www.law.com/jsp/nlj/PubArticleNLJ.jsp?id=1202598491773&rss=rss_nlj 1202598491773 The Arizona Supreme Court has found that an attorney seeking reinstatement to the practice of law did not need to show that he understood the psychology of "why" he ran afoul of ethics rules. Tue, 30 Apr 2013 20:51:18 EDT http://www.law.com/jsp/nlj/PubArticleNLJ.jsp?id=1202598236061&rss=rss_nlj 1202598236061