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With new strategies and new co-counsel, the plaintiffs in the massive Amazon environmental case against Chevron Corporation are back on the offensive. Will Chevron be able to make its fraud claims stick?
How Much Will 'Best Law Firms for Women' List Influence Attorneys?
Female law students entering the recruiting season have another weapon for their interviewing arsenal: a list of the 50 U.S. firms deemed most woman-friendly. The survey by Working Mother magazine and Flex-Time Lawyers covers benefits and compensation; parental leave and policies; child care; workforce profile; flexibility; and retention and advancement. Some women in the profession, however, question how much of an impact the list might have on a newly minted attorney's employment decisions.Immergut Steps Down as Chair of Milbank After 16-Year Run
"My hope is that I will walk out of the building and no one will notice that anything has changed," said Mel Immergut of the carefully planned transition to the newly elected chair, Scott Edelman. But the hand over marks the end of a remarkable run for one of the oldest firms in the city, one whose future was not guaranteed when Immergut took the reins.Cite as: Security Police v. Mack, 600359/2010, NYLJ 1202476226183, at *1 (Sup., NY, Decided December 09, 2010)Justice Kornreich, Shirley Werner, J.p class=
Ending 16-Year Run, Immergut Stepping Down as Milbank Chair
Having restored Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy's reputation as a top player in the high-end legal market, Mel Immergut will cap a leadership transition set in motion four years ago by handing the firm's reins to litigator Scott Edelman next week.Progress Proves Elusive for Diversity in the Legal Profession
Five years ago, Roderick Palmore wrote "A Call to Action" -- a pledge signed by GCs at some of the country's largest corporations to make diversity a major consideration in their selection of outside counsel. Diversity efforts across the legal profession mushroomed, but real progress has been painfully slow. A sample of diversity advocates, law firm partners, GCs and law school leaders generally agree that the legal profession needs to make deeper, more collective changes to jump-start the stalled diversity movement.State AI Legislation Is on the Move in 2024
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