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San Francisco Law Firm Wins $3.6 Million Verdict Against Insurer
n a retrial of the long-running war between a San Francisco law firm and its detractors, a jury has awarded Tarkington, O'Connor & O'Neill $3.6 million for defamatory statements made about the firm's billing practices by a Fireman's Fund Insurance Co. auditor. Tarkington sued the insurer over comments that former Fireman's Fund auditor James Schratz made to a legal newspaper The Wall Street Journal 1992, alleging the firm overbilled one of its clients.Cite as: US Fidelity & Guaranty v. American Re-Insurance, 604517/02, NYLJ 1202470986083, at *1 (Sup., NY, Decided August 17, 2010)Richard B. Lowe, III
Alston & Bird a world apart from DLA Piper
In the past month, five partners have left Alston & Bird for DLA Piper. What makes the moves more than the average lateral soap opera is the fact that the law firms are in such different places. While Alston has about 750 lawyers in six offices, DLA Piper dwells near the top of the law firm financial charts, with 3,400 lawyers working in 64 offices around the globe. DLA Piper has set out to be, as joint CEO Francis Burch Jr., puts it, "the leading global business law firm," come hell or high water.Alston & Bird and DLA Piper Are D.C. Neighbors, But Exist a World Apart
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