Tax Reform Proposal Targeting Law Firms Gains Steam

Headlines • Tax Reform Proposal Targeting Law Firms Gains Steam • Arguments Set on 'Knockout' to Phone-Tracking Suit • Justices OK Suits Against Law Firms in Ponzi Scheme • SMU Opens Domestic Violence, Sex Trafficking Legal Clinic • They're Learning the Law Through Apprenticeships • U.S. District Judge Rules Texas' Constitutional Ban on Same-Sex Marriage Violates U.S. Constitution • Explore the Data Behind the Go-To Law Schools • Are Some Workers 'Too Cute' to Employ? • Verdict Near in 'Exceptional' Trademark Dispute • Movers Tax Reform Proposal Targeting Law Firms Gains Steam The newest tax reform plan unveiled Wednesday on Capitol Hill retains a provision that could cause financial hardship for law firms and hit partners with years of outsized tax bills. Read More » Arguments Set on 'Knockout' to Phone-Tracking Suit Two years after a flood of lawsuits targeted its tracking software, Carrier IQ Inc. will argue in court next month to remove all the cases to arbitration. Read More » Sponsor Spotlight: Attend the Largest Conference for Legal Career Professionals Seattle sets the stage for NALP's 2014 Annual Education Conference & Resource Center Exhibition as attendees shop for ideas in an eye-opening 'Marketplace of Ideas' April 9 - 12, 2014. NALP's Annual Education Conference offers almost 100 sessions on topics such as diversity and inclusion, lateral recruiting and hiring, and lawyer professional development. This year's plenary speakers are Brad Smith, Executive Vice President and General Counsel, Microsoft, and Steven J. Harper, author of The Lawyer Bubble. Register before the early bird deadline ends on March 7. Justices OK Suits Against Law Firms in Ponzi Scheme Private investors burned in Allen Stanford's $7 billion Ponzi scheme can move ahead with their state-law class actions against two prominent law firms and insurance brokers, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday. Read More » SMU Opens Domestic Violence, Sex Trafficking Legal Clinic The Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law is launching a center for victims of domestic violence, financed by a $5 million donation from university alumni Ray and Nancy Ann Hunt. Read More » They're Learning the Law Through Apprenticeships Recent graduates gain experience while helping a client improve its contracts management. Read More » U.S. District Judge Rules Texas' Constitutional Ban on Same-Sex Marriage Violates U.S. Constitution On Feb. 26, U.S. District Judge Orlando Garcia ruled that Texas' state constitutional ban on marriage for same-sex couples violates the U.S. Constitution and granted a motion for a preliminary injunction filed by two same-sex couples. Read More » Explore the Data Behind the Go-To Law Schools For the second year in a row, we are making all of the data from our Go-To Law Schools report on large firm associate hiring available to the public in a searchable interactive graphic. Read More » Are Some Workers 'Too Cute' to Employ? A yoga teacher alleges she was fired on that ground. Read More » Verdict Near in 'Exceptional' Trademark Dispute Jurors in California are set to decide whether social networking company Classmates.com infringed on the trademark of sports memorabilia dealer Memory Lane Inc. Read More » Movers Geoffrey Willis joins the Brown Rudnick's environmental and real estate practices in the Irvine, Calif., office. Plus more law firm movers in this week's column. Read More »

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