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Panelists Say Recession Changed Management, Training for Lawyers
The recession has pressured law firms, in-house legal departments and law schools alike to provide competent legal services at a lower cost, while also promoting work-life balance.
Court Dismisses Attorney's Bid to Sue Former Banking Clients
Linda Grant Williams, who practiced at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman and Greenberg Traurig, claims Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase and Goldman Sachs conspired to block a new bond structure she developed, and the banks' threats led the two law firms to fire her.
New Orleans lawyer makes a fresh start
ONE YEAR AFTER evacuating to Atlanta from New Orleans, Jake Schwartz has decided to become one of the few lawyers from his former city to put down roots here.Schwartz, who was until August the New Orleans outpost for Gulf Coast firm Watkins Ludlam Winter Stennis, evacuated to Atlanta with his pregnant wife, 14-year old daughter and dog on Aug.
Secrecy Fights Loom Large in D.C.
The Bush administration won a decisive victory with the dismissal of the General Accounting Office's suit seeking records related to the vice president's energy task force. But its fight to keep a tight hold over information is far from over. Watchdog groups continue attempts to penetrate the executive branch, and now more pressure will be put on these suits to get information from a reluctant administration.
Akerman Attorney Is 'the Calm' in Media Storm Over Anna Nicole Smith Case
With parties flying in from afar to lay claim to the body of former Playmate and reality TV star Anna Nicole Smith, a sobbing Florida judge gave custody of the body Thursday to a lawyer who didn't know he had a role in the case when Smith died two weeks ago. Throughout the hearings, Richard C. Milstein, an Akerman Senterfitt attorney appointed last week as guardian ad litem for Smith's 5-month-old daughter, has seemed above the fray as the proceedings quickly degenerated into a circus-like atmosphere.
New Acting Essex Prosecutor May Be Viable Formal Nominee for the Post
Attorney General Paula Dow on Tuesday appointed her counsel, Carolyn Murray, as acting Essex County prosecutor, immediately set off speculation over whether she would be considered formally for the job.Trending Stories
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