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May 24, 1999 |

Wingtips take wing

The casual dress trend, begun in California and once limited to Fridays, has, it seems, spread across the country, a survey of dress policy by The National Law Journal shows.
8 minute read
March 02, 2009 |

MOVERS

Sara A. Kelsey joins WilmerHale's New York office as counsel. Plus more law firm movers in this week's column.
3 minute read
April 18, 2013 |

McCarter & English Bond Fortunes Soar High, Fueled by State Issues

A spike in issues by New Jersey government entities helped McCarter & English leap to No. 5 nationwide in bond counsel rankings for the first quarter of 2013, up from 47th place in the same quarter last year.
4 minute read
November 16, 2009 |

Two Roads Diverge in Managing E-Discovery Costs

Robert W. Trenchard, a partner at WilmerHale, writes: The costs of electronic discovery are well-known and have received ample coverage throughout this decade. These increased costs have fundamentally changed the cost-benefit calculus that had informed many of the rules of procedure applicable in civil cases. Lawmakers accordingly have responded by seeking to recalibrate the rules to reflect the new reality. In the federal system, there have been changes in the rules of discovery and evidence that apply once a case is past the threshold pleading stage, as well as recent changes by the U.S. Supreme Court in the standards that apply even to the commencement of a potentially burdensome action. And in the New York state system, there has been increasing attention to the application of existing discovery rules in the electronic context. These changes are creating, or at least highlighting, important differences in how the two court systems address the problems of electronic discovery.
14 minute read
April 12, 2010 |

Stevens, High Court Liberal Leader, to Retire

U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens, a one-time centrist maverick who became a powerful leader of the court's liberal wing, announced his retirement on April 9, just 11 days short of his 90th birthday.
9 minute read
July 10, 2003 |

Arent Fox Looks in the Mirror as Its Status Changes

Arent Fox Kintner Plotkin Kahn is looking for answers. A longtime fixture of Washington's legal scene, Arent Fox today is beleaguered by flat revenue and a stream of partner exits. Now the firm has begun an extensive effort to regain its footing.
14 minute read
May 10, 2010 |

3rd Circuit Agrees to Mull Bankruptcy Discharge's Impact on Injury Claims

The 3rd Circuit could be poised to overturn one of its most widely criticized precedents involving how courts decide whether and when the discharge of all claims in a corporate bankruptcy reorganization plan should act as a bar to future personal injury claims. The 1984 decision in Matter of M. Frenville Co. was called into question in a recent appeal, Jeld-Wen Inc. v. Van Brunt, that could have profound consequences for asbestos litigation.
5 minute read
October 01, 2012 |

Looking North

When one of Brazil's top firms needed to reinvent itself, it sought advice from a handful of leading Am Law 100 firms.
13 minute read
March 15, 2010 |

Drug Envy

Biologic drugs are the fastest-growing class of medicines, with more than $40 billion in annual sales in the U.S. But they're expensive, and the FDA has no authority to approve lower-cost, generic versions. That will change if the health care bill is signed into law.
8 minute read
October 18, 2004 |

The Usual Suspects

Certain Am Law 200 firms dominate the field when it comes to attracting work from leading U.S. companies' law departments. It's a pattern that has held true year after year. Says one consultant by way of explanation: "There's a certain degree of comfort in the big names."
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