17 Partners Plan to Leave Patton Boggs

NEwS FROM WASHINGTON • 17 Partners Plan to Leave Patton Boggs • Retailer Sued for Collecting Customer Zip Codes • Supreme Court Will Hear Recess Appointments Dispute • Q&A: Ballard Spahr's Joseph Fanone • D.C.'s Litigation Departments of the Year • Large Firms in a Hiring Mood Again 17 Partners Plan to Leave Patton Boggs Updated 3:34 p.m. Months after Patton Boggs laid off associates and showed poor financial results for 2012, 17 partners announced they are leaving the Washington-based firm. Patton Boggs struggled financially in 2012, showing a decline in major financial metrics. To... Read More » Retailer Sued for Collecting Customer Zip Codes Updated at 1:54 p.m. Urban Outfitters Inc., is facing a class action in Washington federal court over allegations the clothing retailer collected customer zip codes in violation of District of Columbia consumer protection laws. The complaint, filed June 21 in... Read More » Supreme Court Will Hear Recess Appointments Dispute By Marcia Coyle The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to decide whether President Barack Obama's recess appointments to the National Labor Relations Board violated the Constitution. The justices, as expected, granted review in National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) v.... Read More » Q&A: Ballard Spahr's Joseph Fanone In July 2011, Joseph Fanone took on the role of managing partner of Ballard Spahr's Washington office. It was a natural progression, given his long tenure with the firm. (He joined the firm in 1981.) Under Fanone's leadership, the Washington... Read More » D.C.'s Litigation Departments of the Year We went looking for excellence among the litigation bar in Washington — and found plenty. Here's our take on the best all-around litigation shop in D.C. and an array of top-flight firms in six subspecialities. Read More » Large Firms in a Hiring Mood Again The country's largest law firms are wading deeper into the new associate hiring pool — a welcome development after years of recruiting declines. Read More » SUPREME COURT CASES Descamps v. United States Modified categorical approach not applicable to prior convictions based on statutes containing single and indivisible set of elements (Kagan, J.) Read More » American Express Company v. Italian Colors Restaurant Federal Arbitration Act does not permit invalidation of contractual waiver of class arbitration due to cost of individual arbitration (Scalia, J.) Read More » Agency for International Development v. Alliance for Open Society International Restriction of federal HIV/AIDS funding to nongovernmental organizations with policies "explicitly opposing prostitution" violates First Amendment (Roberts, C.J.) Read More » Salinas v. Texas The Fifth Amendment right to remain silent did not apply to a defendant who, prior to being taken into custody and prior to receiving Miranda warnings, initially spoke to police but then declined to answer further questions. (U.S. Supreme Court, 06/17/2013) Read More » Federal Trade Commission v. Actavis Inc. Agreements between brand-name and generic drug manufacturers resolving patent disputes are not immune from antitrust scrutiny. (U.S. Supreme Court, 06/17/2013) Read More » Maracich v. Spears The litigation exception in the federal Driver's Privacy Protection Act does not apply to permit attorneys to access DMV records for the purpose of soliciting clients. (U.S. Supreme Court, 06/17/2013) Read More »

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