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September 20, 2010 |

Court Tosses Casino Investor Group's License Challenge

The Commonwealth Court has ruled in a case of first impression that the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board has sole discretion to block a party that failed to appeal the denial of its own application for a gaming license from intervening in the subsequent administrative proceedings of a licensee.
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May 24, 2011 |

News In Brief

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March 29, 2010 |

New Partners For 2010: Numbers Down at Most Large Firms in Texas

The largest firms in Texas promoted 69 lawyers to partner or shareholder for 2010, the third year in a row that the firms promoted fewer new partners and shareholders in the Lone Star State. Three of the top 26 firms in the state had not announced their promotions before Texas Lawyer's presstime. Chad Key (pictured) of Kelly Hart & Hallman in Fort Worth was one of those promoted to partnership.
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November 04, 2009 |

Greenberg Traurig Gets 5 Environmental Lawyers From Ballard Spahr

Greenberg Traurig, which has been deliberate in its growth in Philadelphia, has added a five-attorney environmental group from Ballard Spahr, including David Mandelbaum, who served as partner-in-charge of Ballard Spahr's environmental practice. Mandelbaum said there was nothing negative about Ballard Spahr that spurred his move, but the opportunity to join a firm triple the size in attorney headcount, as well as join a practice that is complementary both locally and nationally, was just too good to pass up.
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October 01, 2009 |

National Rankings: Season of Uncertainty

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March 25, 2013 |

New Partners - 2013

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September 16, 2008 |

Judge Upholds Student's Suspension for Fake MySpace Page

An eighth-grade student who was suspended for 10 days after she created a fake page on MySpace.com that depicted her principal as a pedophile and a sex addict has lost her civil rights suit now that a federal judge has ruled that the discipline was proper and didn't violate her free speech rights. "A school can validly restrict speech that is vulgar and lewd and also it can restrict speech that promotes unlawful behavior," U.S. District Judge James M. Munley wrote.
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March 20, 2007 |

Former Sen. Santorum Joins Eckert Seamans as Consultant

Former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum has joined Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott as a consultant in the firm's Washington, D.C., office. He works in the firm's business division, assisting clients with counseling and consulting services. Santorum says he chose Pittsburgh-based Eckert Seamans in part because of its regional focus. While serving as a senator, Santorum went on inactive status and will make up some CLE credits in order to regain active status and become of counsel with the firm.
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November 11, 2009 |

SEC Hits Former Merriman General Counsel and CEO for Fraud on Their Watch

The government is making the former GC and CEO of investment bank Merriman Curhan Ford pay for the sins of a rogue banker. Former GC Christopher Aguilar and CEO Jon Merriman, as well as the firm, settled SEC charges that they failed to properly supervise David Cacchione, who pleaded guilty to fraud in March for e-mailing customer accounts to a fraud artist. The SEC did not find that Aguilar and Merriman participated in the fraud, but the SEC concluded the two senior executives should have done more to prevent it.
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May 03, 2010 |

The Starting Line

Hogan Lovells is, as of Saturday, a reality. Now, the firm's leaders have to manage their leviathan and clean up the mass of details still facing them.
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