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December 24, 2009 |

Pa. Firms Sticking to Original Deferred Start Dates For First-Years

While some firms across the country have deferred incoming associates for a second time, it looks as though all systems are go in Pennsylvania when it comes to bringing on deferred associates. Local firms that deferred their fall 2009 first-year associates until January 2010 or later say they are sticking to their original forecasts. And some firms have started bringing on associates early, although that's been occurring more typically in the litigation groups and not the transactional practices.
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January 25, 2005 |

PEOPLE IN THE NEWS

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May 04, 2000 |

What's Hot, What's Not Report Out for 2000

Diversification, associate attrition and emphasis on centralized management are among the key issues and trends affecting Philadelphia law firms, according to consultant Robert Denney's "What's Hot and What's Not in the Legal Profession" annual report. Intellectual property tops the list of "red hot" practice areas for the second consecutive year, with the emergence of subspecialties like anti-counterfeiting and e-commerce.
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June 06, 2005 |

Taking Stock in SEC Chief

When he became chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in February 2003, William Donaldson walked into a difficult situation.
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October 04, 2010 |

Rule 23 Requirements Divide 5th, 7th Circuits

The power of plaintiffs to negotiate favorable settlements in federal securities fraud actions depends to a significant extent on whether a district court certifies the action as a class action, say Robert L. Hickok and James G. McMillan. In its 2007 opinion in Oscar Private Equity Investments v. Allegiance Telecom Inc., the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals sought to "tighten the requirements" for class certification to limit the ability of plaintiffs to put pressure on defendants to settle.
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September 21, 2007 |

Cozen O'Connor Faces Gender Discrimination Lawsuit

Cozen O'Connor has been hit with a sex discrimination suit by a lawyer who claims she was ousted from the firm less than a month after she filed a formal complaint of gender discrimination with the firm's director of human resources. Patricia Biswanger claims in her suit that when her political activities became controversial, Cozen O'Connor employed a double standard by prohibiting her from using "firm resources" for political work, while having no objection to male attorneys' political activities.
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June 06, 2006 |

Firm Leaders Deny Tension With Labor Group in Merger Talks

Dissension may exist among some of the attorneys in the Philadelphia office of Klett Rooney Lieber & Schorling over the firm's merger discussions with Buchanan Ingersoll, a source in the legal community said.
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Capozzi v. Latsha & Capozzi, P.C.
Publication Date: 2002-04-10
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Court: Pa. Super. Ct.
Judge: Olszewski, J.
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Case number: 522 MDA 2001

OPINION� 1 Appellants Latsha & Capozzi, P.C.; Kimber L. Latsha; Glenn R. Davis; and Douglas C. Yohe appeal from the trial court's February 27, 2001, order granting appellee Louis J. Capozzi, Jr

January 02, 2001 |

Movers & Shakers

Follow lawyers' career moves and law firms' transformations each week with "Movers & Shakers." Proskauer Rose's Mark Barnes was appointed to the National Human Research Protections Advisory Committee by U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Donna E. Shalala. Philadelphia's Blank Rome Comiskey & McCauley opened an office in Cincinnati. And Akron, Ohio's Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs hired three attorneys.
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August 01, 2006 |

Midlevel Associates Survey: Firms Improve, but Complaints Continue

With the results of The American Lawyer's 2006 midlevel associates survey comes the realization that not necessarily every associate aims for partnership. But one thing that has stayed the same is the level of frustration. And though the lack of communication between associates and partners continues to be a major gripe, at least one firm has taken heed of last year's poor survey score to make improvements. Plus: Take a look at how smaller and midsize boutiques rank against Am Law 100 and 200 firms.
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