Headlines • Panel Near Decision on Law Schools' Bar Exam Passage Rates • Obama Criticized For Nominating Mostly Corporate Lawyers • Jury Finds SAC's Martoma Guilty as Bharara Extends Streak • Famed Niro IP Firm on Hot Seat Over Inventor's 'I Lied' Email • In-House Counsel Profile: Accenture's Julie Sweet • Litigation Boutiques Hot List • Diversity Programs in Need of An Overhaul • Gun Lobby's Arguments Before Supreme Court Betray Hypocrisy • The Difficult Task of Keeping It Simple • Legal Team Throws Out the Usual Playbook An American Bar Association panel is near a decision about whether to tighten the rules governing rates of bar-examination passage. Read More » President Barack Obama has made history when it comes to bringing racial and gender diversity to the federal bench, but a senator and liberal interest groups want him to nominate fewer corporate lawyers from large, well-known firms. Read More » Despite the efforts of defense lawyer Richard Strassberg of Goodwin Procter, Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara claimed yet another victory on Thursday in his campaign to clamp down on insider trading. Read More » After defeating a patent suit for HTC, Sheppard Mullin partner Stephen Korniczky is going after plaintiffs IP firm Niro, Haller & Niro—and he's got a powerful weapon. Read More » Julie Sweet manages an international legal department of 1,500, including 470 lawyers. More than 40 percent of the attorneys are based in North America. Read More » At the 10 law firms spotlighted here, it's all about skill, not size. The lawyers at these litigation shops, all of which have fewer than 51 attorneys, are as clever at practicing on paper as they are at wooing a jury. Many of these lawyers have honed their craft at the biggest and best firms in the nation and have opted, once they've gained crucial work experience, for a small-firm career. We've highlighted the special strategies and creative approaches they used in 2013 to help set precedent, right wrongs and save the day for the client. Read More » Focused on filling the pipeline, firms have failed to update ways to help practitioners thrive. Read More » Groups don't speak for gun owners, but want to boost manufacturers' sales, profits. Read More » Regardless of the type of litigation, Beck Redden lawyers approach each matter with one principle in mind: Make the case accessible for the trial judge, jurors or appellate panel. Read More » The experienced litigators at Bird, Marella, Boxer, Wolpert, Nessim, Drooks & Lincenberg knew just when to use unusual trial strategies last year to catch their courtroom opponents off guard. Read More » | 
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