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Philadelphia-Based Cozen O'Connor Gains Fla. Foothold
Philadelphia-based Cozen O'Connor is opening an office in Miami on Monday, its first in Florida. The new office will be led by managing partner Rick Dunn. Joining him will be partners Sherrill Colombo and Christopher Brown. The three lawyers, all commercial litigators, previously were partners at Shook Hardy & Bacon in Miami. Cozen O'Connor has 515 attorneys in 23 offices in the United States, Canada and Great Britain. Its U.S. locations include Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas and New York.
Ex-Partner's Lawsuit Highlights Title VII Issues
A sexual harassment lawsuit filed by Susan Hickman, a former equity partner at Chicago's Hinshaw & Culbertson, again calls into question whether partners can use federal workplace discrimination laws against their firms. Similar to the pending age discrimination case brought by 32 of Sidley Austin's former partners, the suit alleges that the firm violated discrimination laws that apply to employer-employee relationships. The outcome may hinge on the amount of management control Hickman had as a partner.BigLaw Firm, Wall Street Client Suddenly Playing Defense in Land Deal Gone Wrong
A Wall Street real estate firm and Greenberg Traurig are on the defensive in a lawsuit sparked by a $41.5 million land deal gone wrong.The Latest Law Firm Lawsuit-Palooza
A look at litigation embroiling law firms, including Mayer Brown actively pursuing clients for unpaid bills; Baker & McKenzie appealing a $103 million jury verdict; and Sidley Austin caught up in a Foreign Corrupt Practices Act-related sanctions case.Salvation Army Accused of Draining Dead Man's Funds
A federal lawsuit alleges that the Salvation Army improperly took more than $120,000 from a dead man's bank accounts -- even though the man had left $106,000 of that amount in the charity's name. According to the complaint, the lawsuit is the first legal challenge to a Florida statute establishing payable-on-death bank accounts. An Ohio appellate court found that a similar statute in that state allowed only people -- not organizations or other entities -- to receive money from such accounts.Small Miami Firm Raids Ruden McClosky to Open New Office
Seven attorneys from 192-lawyer Ruden McClosky, including the heads of the white-collar and bankruptcy groups, have left to open a new office for Miami's Genovese Joblove & Battista. Departing lawyers say the reason for the move is that Ruden McClosky, which represents nearly every bank and financial institution in Broward County, presents too many conflicts. One headhunter says client conflicts are increasingly prompting lawyers to leave large firms for smaller boutiques, such as the 25-lawyer Genovese.
Bloggers Beware: Big Brother is Reading
Blogging and instant messaging, once the domain of teenagers and geeks, are permeating the workplace. Companies have long monitored employees at work, but blogs and IMs may give them reason to worry about employees' off-duty activities as well. "Cybersmear" suits, in which companies attempt to sue bloggers and other Internet users who criticize or embarrass them, are increasing each year, but courts have responded inconsistently to attempts to get ISPs to disclose the identities of anonymous bloggers.As Spring Fades, a Fresh Law Firm Lawsuit-Palooza
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