http://www.law.com/jsp/dc/index.jsp Updated daily en-us 05/09/2008 Copyright 2008 ALM Properties, Inc. All rights reserved. http://www.law.com/service/terms_conditions.shtml http://www.law.com/img/dc/alert/legaltimes_rss.gif http://www.law.com/jsp/dc/index.jsp It's the highest-grossing firm in New York, and for that matter, in the United States. Could Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom be on the verge of becoming D.C.'s top revenue earner, too? http://www.law.com/jsp/dc/PubArticleDC.jsp?id=900005634587&rss=dc The D.C. 20 firms notched another gross revenue record, with Hogan & Hartson leading the pack. However, enjoy it while it lasts. http://www.law.com/jsp/dc/PubArticleDC.jsp?id=900005634585&rss=dc How they fared in the race for revenue — and what many of them are expecting in the year ahead. http://www.law.com/jsp/dc/PubArticleDC.jsp?id=900005634589&rss=dc Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom isn't the only firm based outside Washington that has seen revenues jump significantly during the last few years. Latham & Watkins and McDermott Will & Emery are both experiencing big local gains. Here are a few key figures on the growth of out-of-town firms since 2003 — and how they compare to their Washington-based rivals. http://www.law.com/jsp/dc/PubArticleDC.jsp?id=900005634588&rss=dc The nationals come on strong, but two D.C. stalwarts remain on top. http://www.law.com/jsp/dc/PubArticleDC.jsp?id=900005634590&rss=dc 15 firms now record profits per partner north of $1 million. http://www.law.com/jsp/dc/PubArticleDC.jsp?id=900005634591&rss=dc How firms fared in getting the most bang for their bucks. http://www.law.com/jsp/dc/PubArticleDC.jsp?id=900005634592&rss=dc Hope is beginning to dim that Congress will pass a pay hike for federal judges this year — despite some early legislative successes and behind-the-scenes lobbying by Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. http://www.law.com/jsp/dc/PubArticleDC.jsp?id=900005634478&rss=dc Judge Royce Lamberth, the no-nonsense Texan, who was appointed to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia in 1987, officially took over as the court's chief on May 1 in a brief but well-attended ceremony marking the event. http://www.law.com/jsp/dc/PubArticleDC.jsp?id=900005634477&rss=dc The National Association of Manufacturers fought to keep its membership private, battling all the way to the Supreme Court. But on April 21, the group lost its last attempt to duck the law requiring it to disclose. Last week, it finally posted the required list of members on its Web site. http://www.law.com/jsp/dc/PubArticleDC.jsp?id=900005634476&rss=dc The first set of disclosures under a new lobby law leave much to be desired in terms of revealing financial backers. http://www.law.com/jsp/dc/PubArticleDC.jsp?id=900005634714&rss=dc A Chinese national wants the Supreme Court to grant him asylum, even though his 'traditional' marriage lacks a license. http://www.law.com/jsp/dc/PubArticleDC.jsp?id=900005634466&rss=dc When David E. Kelley launched the ABC show "Boston Legal" in 2004, he swore that "once before we go, we have to get our two lead characters before the Supreme Court." "Boston Legal" is now in its fourth season but has an uncertain future, so Kelley decided the time was right on April 22 — and it was a doozy. http://www.law.com/jsp/dc/PubArticleDC.jsp?id=900005634467&rss=dc On April 24, about a week after her conviction, Deborah Jeane Palfrey pleaded with a federal judge for an acquittal in a last-ditch motion to avoid a five- to six-year prison sentence. Last week, her mother, Blanche Palfrey, found her daughter's body in a storage shed outside her home in Tarpon Springs, Fla. http://www.law.com/jsp/dc/PubArticleDC.jsp?id=900005634468&rss=dc According to the staff of the now-defunct Eshkol Academy, a Jack Abramoff-founded Orthodox Jewish boys' school in Maryland, Abramoff was stacking the basketball team with Israeli ringers. http://www.law.com/jsp/dc/PubArticleDC.jsp?id=900005634469&rss=dc The new quarterly lobbying filings are in and one of the strongest showings came from a firm with no track record at all. The Breaux-Lott Leadership Group, which signed its first clients at the first of the year, capitalized on its principals' star power. http://www.law.com/jsp/dc/PubArticleDC.jsp?id=900005634470&rss=dc The past year has been rather kind to law firm general counsel's pocket books. According to a new survey directed at Am Law 200 firms by legal consulting company Altman Weil, the average full-time general counsel at Am Law 200 firms earned more than $750,000 in 2007. http://www.law.com/jsp/dc/PubArticleDC.jsp?id=900005634471&rss=dc The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit has just issued an opinion that ought to end the Federal Trade Commission's much ballyhooed but misguided antitrust case against Rambus Inc., writes John Danforth. http://www.law.com/jsp/dc/PubArticleDC.jsp?id=900005634465&rss=dc How do we get partisan lawmakers to clean up our troubled electoral system? Heather Gerken has a suggestion — shadow institutions whose unbiased views would goad the powers that be into action. We could start with shadow redistricting commissions. http://www.law.com/jsp/dc/PubArticleDC.jsp?id=900005634464&rss=dc To mark our 30th anniversary, we've reached into our archives to highlight key events and players who made a difference since we made our debut. A version of the following article appeared in the July 21, 1986, edition... http://www.law.com/jsp/dc/PubArticleDC.jsp?id=900005634462&rss=dc