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November 18, 2002 |

Slowing the Pace

The National Law Journal's 25th annual survey of the country's 250 largest law firms found that from October 2001 through September 2002, the total number of lawyers in the 250 firms grew just 3.7 percent -- less than half of last year's rate of 8.2 percent and the lowest since 1995. Yet, given the prolonged economic slump, some observers interpret this as good news.
9 minute read
October 03, 2008 |

Judge clears way for airport ad trial

7 minute read
June 20, 2006 |

Some lawyers leave civilian life for Iraq

TEN DAYS AFTER Haynes and Boone partner Andrew Fono learned he was called to active duty, he turned his environmental litigation docket over to his partners, packed up his office in Houston and prepared for pre-deployment training.Fono, a judge advocate in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserves, doesn't know exactly when the battalion he is training with will be sent to Iraq, although he says it will be in late summer or early fall.
10 minute read
October 01, 2003 |

From Akin Gump to Kramer Levin

Letters A through K in the firm-by-firm summary of the responses to The American Lawyer's 2003 Associate Survey.
124 minute read
January 05, 2004 |

Nuclear Fuel Cases Reach Critical Point

Stakes are huge in two related legal battles the federal government faces over nuclear fuel disposal. In one case, the government could pay damages of roughly $50 billion for not starting to pick up spent fuel in 1998. In a case involving the Yucca Mountain, Nev., facility, the feds could lose a controversial solution to the disposal problem. Meanwhile, utilities want damages to cover the costs of storing waste that the government promised to take.
8 minute read
December 29, 2003 |

Georgia Judge Avoids Grand Jury Indictment

Saved from an appearance before a grand jury and a possible indictment, an Augusta, Ga., Judicial Circuit Superior Court judge has gone on the offensive to uncover how and why it nearly happened. Judge Duncan D. Wheale came within 24 hours of possible indictment by a Richmond County grand jury on charges of making terrorist threats, altering public records and two counts of malfeasance in office.
6 minute read
August 11, 2003 |

Magistrate Judge Case May Decide Georgia JQC Limits

A chief magistrate judge's fight to keep his seat on a Georgia bench may clarify the limits of the state Judicial Qualifications Commission's authority. Charles T. Robertson II appeared before a JQC panel last week to argue that two military convictions, both more than 20 years old, don't disqualify him from being a judge. At issue is whether the JQC has jurisdiction to discipline a judge for crimes committed before he took the bench.
8 minute read
April 25, 2007 |

Cleared of Fraud, PwC Wants $10 Million Verdict Set Aside

Faced with a suit that sought $400 million, PricewaterhouseCoopers might have been considered lucky when a jury hit it with a $10 million verdict but absolved it of fraud and racketeering. However, the accounting firm wants complete vindication and relief from a judgment that deemed it liable for "negligent misrepresentation" in its audits of a company in which two millionaires had invested heavily. The lead plaintiff's lack of trial testimony is the basis for the firm's challenge of the verdict.
6 minute read
October 01, 2009 |

New Business

New work landed by major firms, including high-profile deals, lawsuits, and bankruptcies announced in August 2009.
5 minute read
July 26, 2005 |

11th Circuit Panel Kills Ex-DA's Sentence in Ethics Case

The 11th Circuit last week threw out an 18-month prison sentence for former Georgia District Attorney Robert B. Ellis Jr. for lying to federal agents about an improper sexual relationship with a drug suspect. Issued just two days after oral argument, the appeals court ruling was based on an issue that Ellis' lawyer recalled barely came up during discussion. The court's decision said the sentence was vacated and remanded according to the U.S. Supreme Court's Booker decision.
3 minute read

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