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Am Law Tech Survey 2012: Both Sides Now
Long accustomed to corporate-friendly enterprise devices, law firm IT chiefs have plunged headfirst into the more challenging world of consumer gadgets.In The Trenches: Sutherland stalwart joins Duane Morris
Litigator William D. Barwick joined Duane Morris as a partner last week, after 23 years at Sutherland.Barwick, a former president of the State Bar of Georgia and the Atlanta Bar Association, said Duane Morris offered him the opportunity to build up its products liability and toxic tort practice locally."That was the lure," said Barwick, who is 60.Simpson, Japanese Firms Handle KKR's Panasonic Buy
In the third major M&A deal out of Japan this week, private equity and investment giant KKR, advised by its longtime lawyers from Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, said Friday it has agreed to acquire Panasonic's health care unit for $1.67 billion.Law Firm Librarians Displeased With Vendors
Refer to it as the library, and Sarah Nichols will quickly correct you, with just a bit of an edge in her voice. "We call it the Information Resource Center, or IRC," says Nichols, the global director of research and information resources at San Francisco's Orrick, Herrington Sutcliffe. "A library doesn't reflect what we do."Players and Protesters, But Little Drama
Viewed from television, John Roberts Jr.'s confirmation hearings seemed at times like a particularly long and slow-moving Shakespearean play. But away from the cameras, a second drama unfolded: the battle by activists, political aides, and media advisers to influence perceptions of the hearings.Survey says large law firm revenue up 5% in 2012
An early look at how some of the nation's largest law firms fared financially last year finds that on average they enjoyed a 5 percent increase in gross revenues - the biggest year-over-year jump since 2008, according to a survey by Wells Fargo Private Bank's Legal Specialty Group.Three Firms Handling Alpha's $7.1 Billion Massey Energy Buy
Cleary Gottlieb, Cravath, and Troutman Sanders are working on a deal that will see Alpha Natural Resources acquire coal mine operator Massey Energy for $7.1 billion in cash and stock.First Tobacco Monitoring Case to Reach Trial Falls Short
Big Tobacco won a legal battle Nov. 14 when a West Virginia jury rejected a class action lawsuit that sought to force tobacco companies to provide free medical checkups for a quarter-million smokers. It was the first lawsuit of its kind to be tried in the U.S.; a similar case is pending in Louisiana. An appeal of the West Virginia case is expected.State AI Legislation Is on the Move in 2024
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