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, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 EDT 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 We look at the legal business climate in a dynamic, growing region. Mon, 29 Apr 2013 11:11:23 EDT http://www.law.com/jsp/nlj/PubArticleNLJ.jsp?id=1202597762277&rss=rss_nlj 1202597762277 Bricker & Eckler has added three attorneys to its health care group, including partner Steve Kleinman, who joins from Ice Miller. Mon, 29 Apr 2013 17:49:40 EDT http://www.law.com/jsp/nlj/PubArticleNLJ.jsp?id=1202598012955&rss=rss_nlj 1202598012955 When Lebanon's bankers turned to DLA Piper and Patton Boggs for help last year, they hoped the lobbying powerhouses could burnish the image of a $127 billion industry tainted by allegations of money laundering for terrorists and drug dealers. Instead, two Lebanese financial ­institutions last week were hit with U.S. Treasury Depart­ment sanctions, each designated as a "primary money laundering concern" for purportedly aiding Hezbollah. Mon, 29 Apr 2013 00:00:00 EDT http://www.law.com/jsp/nlj/PubArticleNLJ.jsp?id=1202597801880&rss=rss_nlj 1202597801880 A study released on Thursday by Greentarget, Zeughauser Group and Inside Counsel has shone a bright light on a topic that has seemed somewhat mysterious. Thu, 18 Apr 2013 10:54:47 EDT http://www.law.com/jsp/nlj/PubArticleNLJ.jsp?id=1202596547593&rss=rss_nlj 1202596547593 Nexsen Pruet, a 190-attorney law firm based in Columbia, S.C., has launched a public relations ancillary focusing on business strategies and media communications. Fri, 19 Apr 2013 15:21:08 EDT http://www.law.com/jsp/nlj/PubArticleNLJ.jsp?id=1202596786443&rss=rss_nlj 1202596786443 People working in law firms in the area of Boston struck by two deadly bombs on Monday reported being shaken but unhurt. Mon, 15 Apr 2013 18:58:01 EDT http://www.law.com/jsp/nlj/PubArticleNLJ.jsp?id=1202596127066&rss=rss_nlj 1202596127066 Disgraced plaintiffs' attorney Richard "Dickie" Scruggs could be headed back to prison after a federal appeals court affirmed his 2009 conviction for bribing a Mississippi state court judge. Mon, 15 Apr 2013 18:33:50 EDT http://www.law.com/jsp/nlj/PubArticleNLJ.jsp?id=1202596121135&rss=rss_nlj 1202596121135