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July 27, 2012 |

The Next Debt Crisis

As law school student debt grows, some law schools are making things worse.
4 minute read
December 19, 2012 |

Ted Olson to challenge gay-marriage ban

The 60th case to be argued by veteran U.S. Supreme Court attorney Theodore Olson is a challenge to a ban on marriage for same-sex couples.
7 minute read
November 05, 2012 |

Tech Circuit: Hurricane Sandy Edition

As the East Coast struggles to recover from Hurricane Sandy, firms and companies face the harsh reality of limited power and gasoline, and embrace remote work options.
8 minute read
June 08, 2000 |

Securities Litigation Reform Act Gives Defendants New Weapon To Fight Class Actions

Congress passed the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act over the veto of President Bill Clinton five years ago. Designed to rein in the meritless and abusive securities litigation that had become increasingly common practice the 1980s and early 1990s, the act gave defendants important new weapons for combating the abusive tactics of the plaintiffs' class action bar.
11 minute read
July 15, 2009 |

India beckons U.S. lawyers

Michelle Vega spent more than six years as a litigation associate at Kelley Drye Warren in New York before leaving the firm to care for a sick relative. When Vega started looking for a job a year later, she wanted to take her skills in a new direction.A friend at a legal staffing company told her about an opening that offered management experience outside the law firm environment, but required a one-year stint in India.
7 minute read
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September 20, 2000 |

Financial Reform Bill Has Limited Impact

Lawyers believe the passage of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, which tore down barriers separating the banking, securities and insurance industries, was worthwhile even though recent big bank deals could have been completed without it. Attorneys say the legislation made it far less complex to close megabank deals, and encouraged consolidation among financial institutions.
5 minute read
July 05, 2007 |

Lenders claim larger part of America's neighborhoods

ONLY THE POSSUMS are enjoying the backyard of 2035 Lilac Lane in Decatur, where Wall Street titan Bear Stearns Cos. is just another homeowner by default. ''It's a mess,'' said Kiwanna Ford, 31, who grew up next door to the vacant brick ranch-style house four miles south of the DeKalb County Courthouse. Bear Stearns seized the property three months ago after Ford's neighbor stopped making payments on his mortgage.
9 minute read
September 28, 2000 |

Attorney-Client Privilege, Corporations, and the DOJ

The attorney-client privilege is the oldest of the privileges recognized at common law. Imagine the public outcry if federal prosecutors demanded that defendants waive the attorney-client privilege as a necessary prerequisite to resolving cases. Startling as it may seem, this is precisely what is occurring in situations in which the defendants (and potential defendants) are corporations.
9 minute read
March 19, 2009 |

Drinker Biddle Eyeing Wolf Block's Del. Lawyers

All but one of the 11 attorneys in Wolf Block's Wilmington, Del., office are in talks to move to the Delaware office of Drinker Biddle & Reath, say sources. The 10 attorneys, said to be led by office managing partner Shawn Tucker, have a mix of practice areas including litigation, corporate investigations, white-collar defense and real estate. If the deal does go through, it would be a significant move in a small market and would also give Drinker Biddle more depth in an office it has been looking to expand.
4 minute read
August 01, 2012 |

Senate halts votes for appellate judges

The U.S. Senate has halted confirmation votes for appellate court nominees until after the election.
3 minute read

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