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Reed Smith Disputes Growing-Pain Claims
In only a five-year span, Reed Smith has nearly doubled in size and profitability while making big splashes into the California and London markets with large mergers. The firm is now led by the dynamic Gregory Jordan, a 45-year-old Reed Smith lifer from the Pittsburgh home base who has accepted the mission of taking the firm to the next level.New Offices, Leadership Changes, Salaries Preoccupy Philadelphia Firms in 2000
In Philadelphia law firms, most of the visible trends of the year were already in evidence in 1999. Associate salaries continued their dramatic ascension. Firms sought out new locales for satellite offices. And leadership transitions continued to occur. But the story of stories was no doubt the end of Mesirov Gelman Jaffe Cramer & Jamieson, which merged this summer with Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis.More Men, More Money in Firm Marketing
Almost 30 years ago, when bans on law firm advertising were lifted, the marketing profession "was extremely lopsided -- a skirt industry," as a female member of the profession puts it. But times have changed, and now men are also competing to be chief marketing officer, a job that can pay at least $200,000 at major law firms. The higher salary has been accompanied by an increase in responsibility and prestige, with many CMOs getting a "seat at the table" and helping to drive law firm strategy.Schnader Harrison Loses Four Partners
Philadelphia-based Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis has experienced a new wave of significant departures, losing labor and employment partners Allan Dabrow and Gina Ameci, tax and estates partner Barry Frank and business services department chairman Edward Schiff.HMO Subrogation Question Among Cases on High Court's Docket
A busy opening day of oral arguments in Philadelphia will culminate today with a case asking the state Supreme Court to determine whether an HMO has the right under state law to subrogate against an auto accident victim's tort recovery.Victories for Consumers Squeezed by Lemon Law, Deceptive Credit Cards
Heavy-handed auto dealers and deceptive creditors took it on the chin Thursday when a New York appellate panel gave state Attorney General Eliot Spitzer unanimous victories in two important consumer protection cases. The Appellate Division, 3rd Department held for the attorney general in a case where the auto industry was aggressively targeting pro se lemon law petitioners and one where a credit card issuer was accused of deceiving vulnerable customers.From Akin Gump to Kramer Levin
Letters A through K in the firm-by-firm summary of the responses to The American Lawyer's 2003 Associate Survey.Five Federal Judges Ready to Be Sworn In
During the next few weeks, swearing-in ceremonies are expected to be held for five federal judges - four of whom are joining the Eastern District of Pennsylvania bench and one of whom is leaving that court to join the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
S.F. Federal Judge Alsup Signals He Disagrees with Supreme Court's Concepcion Ruling, Although Still Follows It To Compel Arbitration
Publication Date: 2011-05-17 Practice Area: Industry: Court: Judge: Attorneys: For plaintiff: For defendant: Case number:
In a ruling for T-Mobile, San Francisco federal district court judge William Alsup notes that "perhaps regrettably" the high court rejected the plaintiff's argument that class actions provide the only practical recourse for individuals with relatively small claims.
Glaxo and Biovail Get Depressing News: Wellbutrin Antitrust Class Action Survives Motion to Dismiss
Publication Date: 2009-03-18 Practice Area: Industry: Court: Judge: Attorneys: For plaintiff: For defendant: Case number:
The drug companies' lawyers from Buchanan Ingersoll and Gibson Dunn argued that they did not conspire to keep a generic version of the popular antidepressant off the market. But a Pennsylvania federal district court judge ruled that the plaintiffs had shown "joint action" by Glaxo and Biovail, and dismissed only one count of monopolization against Biovail.
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