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October 22, 2009 |

Crowell Chairman Stays Mum on Merger Buzz

Is Crowell & Moring in merger talks? Early Wednesday, The Recorder reported about the word on the street that the Washington-based firm is in talks with San Francisco's Folger Levin & Kahn. But in an interview with The National Law Journal later in the day, Crowell & Moring Chairman Kent Gardiner said he wouldn't confirm or deny the reports. A merger would be in keeping with Crowell's recent string of acquisitions but would represent a change of heart on the part of Folger Levin.
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September 19, 2006 |

Savvy Firms Take Sophisticated Approach to Business Development

In recent years, many of the country's top law firms, as well as a number of smaller firms, have recognized the benefit of running their firms like businesses.
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June 04, 2007 |

New Record for Bar Association Charity Run

A new record was set in the 28th annual Philadelphia Bar Association 5K Charity Run and Walk held Sunday, May 20. Michael Syrnick, a 21-year-old student at Pennsylvania State University, finished in 15:48, breaking James Osborne's 2002 record by 11 seconds.
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December 10, 2007 |

Patent Malpractice Claims Hit Firms

The high level of liability exposure in patent work and the growing complexity of the practice area are making law firms increasingly vulnerable to malpractice lawsuits that blame attorneys for a job gone wrong. It is a practice area rife with details and deadlines, and one that many firms have expanded in recent years following a deluge of patent work in industries such as pharmaceuticals, computer technology and medical devices.
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June 08, 2009 |

Supreme Court Issues Landmark Ruling on Judicial Recusal

In a landmark ruling that could affect state judicial elections nationwide, the Supreme Court on Monday ruled that due process requires a state judge to recuse when a party in a case before him or her has had a "significant or disproportionate" influence on placing the judge on the court through a large campaign donation.
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August 17, 2012 |

New Leaders of the Bar

The Law Journal's yearly album of profiles of rising stars in the New Jersey legal profession ... all under 40.
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June 08, 2007 |

Reed Smith Creates an Appellate-Bankruptcy Group

Reed Smith has created an appellate bankruptcy group involving issues before the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. The firm says it wanted to bring together the specialty of appellate practice combined with the knowledge of intricate bankruptcy law to help clients in the 3rd Circuit where bankruptcy cases are particularly common. Leading the group will be Pittsburgh partner and appellate lawyer James Martin and Wilmington, Del., partner and bankruptcy attorney Kurt Gwynne (pictured).
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August 10, 2006 |

PEOPLE IN THE NEWS

New Additions Erin Canham, a paralegal graduate of The PJA School, has joined the staff of Weltman Weinberg & Reis in Philadelphia.
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January 25, 2010 |

Conan O'Brien's Comedy Characters Are Caught in Contract Drama

NBC Universal and Conan O'Brien have finally reached a deal that will allow the talk show host to depart "The Tonight Show." However, the late-night comic will reportedly relinquish the intellectual property rights to some of the characters created during his 17 years at the network, leaving fans in the legal world wondering about the fate of characters like The Masturbating Bear, Pimpbot 5000 and Triumph the Insult Comic Dog.
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