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Supreme Court Justices Turn to Ex-Clerks for Unusual Role
Sidley Austin partner Jay Jorgensen is about to make his debut before the U.S. Supreme Court, following a little-known, rarely available pathway that has launched the high court appellate careers of several former Court clerks. Among them: John Roberts Jr., now chief justice, and Maureen Mahoney, who heads the appellate and constitutional practice at Latham & Watkins. Even more rare is the fact that Jorgensen won't be the only lawyer arguing as an appointed counsel under these circumstances on Tuesday.Plaintiffs' lawyers gather to strategize spill suits
Plaintiffs lawyers converged on New Orleans on Wednesday for another Gulf Coast oil spill gathering to discuss everything from the parallels with the Exxon Valdez disaster to the best trial techniques to nail an oil giant. No doubt the lawyers will also try to draw some shade of meaning for future litigation from Tuesday's decision by U.Panel Orders Stiffer Penalties in Fulton Government Fraud
R. Robin [email protected] federal appellate panel has affirmed the fraud convictions of a Fulton County financial adviser and a partner with the New York investment firm Lazard Freres Co.But in response to a cross-appeal by federal prosecutors, the panel directed a lower court to impose harsher sentences that would likely include prison.
D.C.'s New Attorney General to Do It Her Way
Just three weeks on the job as Washington, D.C., attorney general, Linda Singer has ordered a shake-up in some key administrative positions and has proposed taking over local felony cases now handled by federal prosecutors. Singer says she wants the office to do more to protect consumers and vulnerable populations such as immigrants and the elderly. She spent the past 13 years leading the Appleseed Foundation, building it into a pro bono legal network with 18 centers in the United States and Mexico.
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ILTA 2007: No Dog and Pony Show
The theme at the International Legal Technology Association's 2007 conference in Orlando, Fla., was collaboration and effective communication. These qualities persisted in ILTA's continuing education and peer networking and will go a long way for attendees.Citing Madoff, judge slams SEC
A federal judge in Atlanta has sharply criticized the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for what he described as a seven-year "relentless pursuit" of a Tennessee businessman and his lawyer partner while "studiously ignoring Bernard Madoff and the largest Ponzi scheme in American history." In an order handed down July 28, U.Trending Stories
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