0 results for 'null'
Lisa Blatt Rejoins Williams & Connolly, This Time as Supreme Court Practice Head
Blatt has argued 37 cases before the U.S. Supreme Court—more than any other woman. She moves to Williams & Connolly just as the firm's current appellate practice head, Kannon Shanmugam, decamps to Paul Weiss.Kannon Shanmugam Exits Williams & Connolly to Launch Paul Weiss Appeals Practice
As Shanmugam departs, Arnold & Porter's Lisa Blatt is joining Williams & Connolly to lead its Supreme Court and appellate team.170 GCs Pen Open Letter to Law Firms: Improve on Diversity or Lose Our Business
Top lawyers at major companies banded together to craft an ultimatum after seeing "largely male and largely white" new law firm partner classes at Paul Weiss and other firms.The Asian Lawyer Announces Finalists for 2019 Asian Legal Awards
Clifford Chance, Skadden, Hogan Lovells and Withers are among the contestants for the awards that will be announced on March 21 at the Renaissance Harbour View Hotel in Hong Kong.View more book results for the query "*"
Third Circuit Rules Lawyer's Death Doesn't Warrant Reopening Police Civil Rights Case
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has rejected a litigant's bid to reopen his police civil rights lawsuit based on claims he was disadvantaged by the untimely death of his attorney, prominent civil rights litigator William Buckman.Butler Snow Moves for Arbitration in Lawsuit Over Ponzi Scheme
The firm, while publicly downplaying its connection to Ponzi schemer Arthur Lamar Adams, is trying to force a related lawsuit into arbitration.Gibson Dunn Nabs Longtime Simpson Thacher Litigator in LA
Deborah Stein, after 17 years building out Simpson Thacher & Bartlett's litigation practice in Los Angeles, has made a move to Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher.Lawyer Pleads Guilty in Harlem Church Theft
Manhattan DA announced Friday the guilty plea of John Shasanmi for stealing $600,000 from a Harlem church that he represented in a real estate transaction.Google, Facebook and Others Sponsor Program to Boost Latino Representation in IP Law
Six tech companies—Adobe, Apple, Facebook, Google, Lenovo and Microsoft—are sponsoring a program from the Hispanic National Bar Association that aims to increase the number of Latino IP lawyers. Currently, Latinos make up less than 5 percent of the legal industry as a whole.