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Shhh! Pro Bono�s Not Just for Liberals Anymore
Lawyers should not be discouraged from proposing conservative pro bono to their firms.Cite as: Mayor and City Council of Baltimore v. Citigroup, Inc., 10-0722-cv (L), NYLJ 1202591281662, at *1 (2d Cir., Decided March 5, 2013)Before: Leval,
L.A. Firms Top N.Y.'s in Coastal Warfare
With apologies to Frank Sinatra, anyone who thinks, "If you can make it there, you can make it anywhere" hasn't followed the fate of the branch offices that Wall Street law firms opened in L.A. en masse in the mid- to-late 1980s. Of the 25 largest in place in 1990, a National Law Journal survey found that 11 have scaled down, eight others have closed, and one has renewed its lease on an office with no lawyers assigned to it.A dozen Am Law firms failed to convince a federal judge in San Francisco to throw out claims that many of the world's leading consumer electronics companies conspired to fix prices for CD, DVD and Blu Ray recordable and rewritable drives.
Shhh! Pro Bono's Not Just for Liberals Anymore
Contrary to popular wisdom, pro bono isn't just the province of liberals. Bolstered by influential organizations and pro bono advocates, some big firms regularly champion libertarian causes, while others challenge race-based policies and represent opponents of gay rights and abortion. As the politics of pro bono become more fluid, distinctions between liberals and conservatives are also blurring. The shift, seen in recent Supreme Court showdowns, is a quiet phenomenon that's 20 years in the making.Before: Jacobs, Ch.J., Sack and Lynch, C.JJ. U.S. COURT OF APPEALS SECOND CIRCUIT Andrew J. Entwistle, Vincent R. Cappucci, Harold F. McGuire, Jr., Arthur V. Nealon, And Ste
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