Headlines • NLJ 350 Law Firms Continue Expansion in China • Historic Legal Rarities Find a New Home at Yale • Lawsuits Against Standard & Poor's Coordinated in New York • Judge Urges 'Different Approach' to Guantánamo Cases • The NLJ 350 Branch Offices • Foreign Countries with the Most NLJ 350 Lawyers • Arbitration Bears Patina of Bias • Voir Dire: 'Great Spirit'? He Begs to Differ • Controversial Pick for Detroit Retirement System GC • Sotomayor's Beloved $3 Million World Hong Kong and Beijing saw sizeable increases in lawyer headcounts in this year's NLJ 350 survey, showing that China remains a good bet for law firms. Read More » After five years of talks, Yale Law School has acquired some important historical legal manuscripts and books from England that date as far back as the 13th century. Read More » Litigation filed by 15 states accusing Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC of misleading consumers by issuing inflated ratings on structured-finance securities prior to the 2008 recession will soon get underway in New York. Read More » Senior Judge Harry Edwards of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit was on a panel Tuesday that unanimously rejected a Guantánamo Bay detainee's petition for release from custody. But that doesn't mean the judge liked it. Read More » A comprehensive list of the offices at NLJ 350 firms. Read More » The top 10 nations by headcount of lawyers from large U.S. law firms. Read More » The greatest weakness of the treaty system is the appearance of bias. The critiques of arbitrator independence have gone unheeded, and they are only growing louder. Read More » An avowed Christian will get to make his First Amendment case against Oklahoma over its license plate showing a Native American shooting an arrow toward the sky. Plus, Randy Travis attempts a coverup; the plot thickens in fight over the Ghost Rider franchise; and Justin Bieber is out of control. Read More » The Detroit Police and Fire Retirement System has hired an interim general counsel, but its choice of a lawyer caught up in a bribery scandal—though not charged—is causing some to question the decision. Read More » News and gossip edition: Are white Supreme Court justices too bland? Is Wachtell spawning super-bloggers? Who wants their kids to be lawyers? And more. Read More » |
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