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April 04, 2003 |

Protecting His Turf

Attorney General Bill Lockyer must slash nearly 5 percent from the Department of Justice budget. But his budget request doesn't touch any of 1,100 lawyers at the attorney general's office. He's making the lawyers in his public law section a selling point to help keep his staff intact. According to Lockyer, the attorneys are revenue generators -- in other words, they constitute a state-run plaintiffs firm that pulls in millions of dollars a year in settlement cash, much of which lands in the general fund.
6 minute read
October 07, 2002 |

N.J. Senate Case Tests Reach of 'Bush v. Gore'

Nearly from the beginning of last week's fast-moving electoral train wreck in the New Jersey Senate race, Republicans put their hopes in a Bush v. Gore II -- dragging the U.S. Supreme Court into the political fray. Despite the Court's decision today not to hear the case, one thing is clear: The New Jersey case played out in a way that was only possible in a post-Bush v. Gore world.
5 minute read
December 20, 2011 |

The Changing Relationship of Canadian Business and Foreign Investors

A 1980s law that seemed pro forma is suddenly prominent in the M&A landscape, as Ottawa asks foreign investors: What's our net benefit, eh?
11 minute read
September 04, 2002 |

Green With Envy? Dechert`s Raises Might Not Create Backlash of Cash Among Rivals

Most managing partners at large Philadelphia firms say they will not follow the pattern of two years ago and increase first-year associate salaries in response to Dechert`s recent decision to raise the bar to $125,000. But if one or two of their peer firms match Dechert or come close, managers indicated, they might have a change of heart.
9 minute read
August 18, 2008 |

Billions Not for the Plaintiffs Bar

Major brokerage firms are agreeing to buy back billions of dollars of outstanding auction-rate securities — a welcome surprise for investors, whose assets lost liquidity overnight when the market for the securities collapsed in February. The giant buyback agreements represent a novel approach to resolving regulatory investigations. But equally, if not more, interesting is the profound impact they will likely have on the considerable private litigation begun in the past six months.
7 minute read
August 05, 2011 |

Shale Boom Keeps Firms Busy With Fracking Deals

Shale continues to fuel not just the energy industry but also some of the United States' largest law firms. Skadden and Akin Gump have picked up key advisory roles on a $742 million deal, while another $300 million shale deal has received regulatory approval, and K&L Gates is launching a new energy, infrastructure and resources practice group.
3 minute read
November 23, 2010 |

Defense-Oriented Decisions Dominated 2010's Biggest Non-Automotive Cases

As the plaintiff's bar can attest, in either context, 2010 was a tough one for them given the number of defense-favorable decisions handed down over the past year.
12 minute read
August 31, 2006 |

HIPAA Gets 'Teeth'

The recently finalized HIPAA Enforcement Rule may signal a new era of HIPAA enforcement. Given the HIPAA regulators' vast authority and the significant penalties that can be imposed under these rules, a compliance monitoring plan can be a cost-effective way to reduce your health plan's potential exposure. Compliance should be scaleable to the size of the plan and its resources, and follow-up and documentation are key to avoiding the "bite" of HIPAA enforcement, according to attorney Jennifer Willcox.
10 minute read
October 11, 2001 |

A Criminal Waste of Space

10 minute read
April 07, 2011 |

China's new paradigm isn't cheap or cheerful

When millions of workers didn't return to their southern China factory jobs after Lunar New Year holidays, a turning point was reached for foreign manufacturers scraping by with slim profit margins.Companies were already under pressure from rising raw material costs, restive workers and lower payments for exports because of a stronger Chinese currency.
6 minute read

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