January 02, 2020 | Daily Report Online
What Were the Biggest Lateral Moves for Atlanta Firms in 2019?A mix of activity among established and entering Atlanta firms accounted for the significant—sometimes surprising—activity.
By Almstaff
1 minute read
October 16, 2017 | The American Lawyer
Justices Disbar 3, Reprimand 1, Suspend 1The Supreme Court of Georgia on Monday issued attorney discipline decisions regarding five lawyers.
By edenlandow | almstaff |
18 minute read
October 11, 2017 | The American Lawyer
Citi: First-Half Results Largely Met Firm Leaders' ProjectionsComparing this first-half Law Firm Leaders Confidence report to the Citi Law Watch Quarterly Flash report for the first half, released in August, we found some accurate or near accurate predictions and some notable differences, particularly as to how well law firm leaders expected their firms to perform.
By James Schroeder | almstaff |
7 minute read
October 10, 2017 | Global Leaders in Law
Transformative Leaders--Meet Janice Block, CLO of KaplanThe Transformative Leadership Awards kick off this evening in Washington, D.C. to honor women general counsel around the world.In early August, Corporate…
By Molly Miller | almstaff |
3 minute read
September 21, 2017 | National Law Journal
Sally Yates Finds Perch at Georgetown LawThe former acting U.S. attorney general has joined Georgetown University as a Distinguished Lecturer from Government, ending speculation about her next moves—at least temporarily.
By Karen Sloan
3 minute read
August 03, 2017 | National Law Journal
Clarence Thomas Is Heralded as 'Most Original Thinker' at Supreme CourtIn a 2015 campaign event, then-candidate Donald Trump declared Clarence Thomas his favorite U.S. Supreme Court justice. Prominent former Thomas clerks and a judge named to a Trump list of potential high court nominees—Judge William Pryor Jr.—undoubtedly share that sentiment. They recently described Thomas' contributions to the law in a Yale Law Journal forum marking the justice's 25th anniversary.
By Marcia Coyle
6 minute read
July 17, 2017 | National Law Journal
Kagan Recounts Obama Vetting Her for 'Another Very Good Job' That Wasn't SGElena Kagan was far along in the new Obama administration's vetting process for an important U.S. Justice Department job when she got a call from the White House. That job she was in line to get? Well, the White House wanted her to do something else. Kagan was asked to be the U.S. solicitor general instead and was nominated for the position on Jan. 5, 2009. The rest is history.
By Tony Mauro and Marcia Coyle
14 minute read
June 05, 2017 | National Law Journal
Praising Law Schools Brave Enough to CloseWe should applaud the leaders who are addressing the problems of legal education. They are taking action, which could not have been easy.
By Frank Wu
5 minute read
June 01, 2017 | National Law Journal
Harvard Law Names New DeanJohn Manning will be the next dean of Harvard Law School. University leaders announced Thursday that Manning, a conservative scholar who has been on the faculty of the Cambridge, Massachusetts, law school since 2004 and served as deputy dean since 2013, will replace outgoing dean Martha Minow on July 1.
By falconadmin | almstaff |
1 minute read
May 22, 2017 | National Law Journal
With New Lobbyists, Charlotte Law Disperses Federal Student Loans as School Year EndsThe school hired a trio of lobbyists, one of whom helped shepherd Education Secretary Betsy DeVos through the confirmation process in January.
By Karen Sloan
15 minute read
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