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Labaton Agrees to Pay $4.8M to Settle Special Master's Overbilling Inquiry

Labaton acknowledged it should have disclosed a $4.1 million referral payment and agreed to make several internal changes.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

Cooper & Kirk Working With Arizona AG in Google Probe

Cooper & Kirk is working with the state attorney general to investigate allegations a tech company, reported to be Google, is deceiving consumers by tracking and storing their location data.
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

Major Party NY AG Candidates Would Take Pay Cut if Elected, Filings Show

Their financial disclosure forms, released by the state's Joint Commission on Public Ethics, showed a wide array of incomes in 2017, ranging from below $200,000 to more than $4 million. The state attorney general has an annual salary of $151,500.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

In Suit Over Faulty Nuclear Missile Parts, Court Shoots Down $3M Attorney Fee Request

The case involved a contentious dispute over how much the firm representing the government should be paid for the time put into the case. While the case settled for $1.7 million, lawyers for the government requested $3.11 million in fees.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Clerk Salaries Stay Modest, but That Doesn't Hurt Recruitment Efforts

Starting salaries for judicial clerks are less than a quarter of what top-paying law firms offer their first-year associates.
5 minute read

Daily Report Online

Georgia Prosecutors, Public Defenders Keep Their Eyes on Salaries

In Georgia, starting pay for prosecutors and public defenders is $44,828.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Phila. Law Department Boosts Starting Salaries by 20 Percent

The Philadelphia Law Department recently announced an across-the-board pay increase for its 217 attorneys, with starting salaries jumping nearly $10,000, from little more than $50,000 up to $60,000.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Off the Salary Battlefield, Public Sector Struggles With Retention, Student Debt

As Big Law races to pay young lawyers ever-higher starting salaries, the public sector is struggling to pay enough to lawyers burdened by student debt.
6 minute read

Pro Mid Market

Mid-Market Recap: Spinoffs Aren't Just Happening at Big Firms

While it's typically been big firms that have been the origins for the spinoffs, it does seem to be something happening more and more with midsize firms and boutiques.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Murphy & McGonigle: A Firm Without the 'Sharp Elbows You May Find Elsewhere'

"We represent many of the major financial institutions in the country ... most have told us they appreciate the combination of cost-efficiencies and specialized talent," said Len Amoruso, managing partner of the New York office of Murphy & McGonigle.
9 minute read

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