Recent Updates
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Historic RICO ruling against Cook County Board of Review
Lawyer News 11/20/2010The Federal Court of the Seventh Circuit sustained both civil RICO and Honest Services charges in the suit against Cook County Board of Review Commissioners Larry Rogers Jr., Joseph Berrios and Brendan Houlihan, along with members of their senior sta...
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After 30 Years, Solo Moves Practice From Barn to Big Law
Lawyer News 11/06/2010Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney has added to its white-collar defense practice through the addition of a 40-year veteran with experience representing the likes of John E. du Pont and former congressman Edward M. Mezvinsky. Tom Bergstrom was scheduled...
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The Law Firm of Levi & Korsinsky, LLP Launches an Investigation
Lawyer News 11/06/2010Levi & Korsinsky is investigating the Board of Directors of Fushi Copperweld, Inc. ("Fushi" or the "Company") (NasdaqGS: FSIN | PowerRating) for possible breaches of fiduciary duty and other violations of state law in connection with the receipt ...
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Florida foreclosure law firm lays off hundreds
Lawyer News 11/06/2010A Florida law firm once used by mortgage finance giants Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae and now under investigation for its handling of foreclosure cases has laid off hundreds of employees, a lawyer for the firm's owner said on Thursday. The Florida attor...
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Lovells, Hogan Managers Approve Law Firm Merger Plan
Lawyer News 11/02/2010Officials at the Washington-based Hogan & Hartson law firm and London-based Lovells said Thursday that they are discussing a possible merger, a move that would make the combined entity one of the largest law firms in the world, with 2,500 lawyers...
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Law firm drops Adorno's name after suspension .
Lawyer News 11/02/2010Hank Adorno's law firm has dropped his name from the letterhead. Adorno & Yoss, which Adorno founded in 1986 with two other lawyers, announced Monday it was officially changing its name to Yoss LLP following Adorno's suspension by the Florida Sup...
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Law Firms Orrick and Akin Gump End Merger Talks
Lawyer News 11/02/2010The big law firm Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe has seen its share of merger discussions fizzle out in recent years. Add its talks with Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld to the list. Less than a week after confirming that they were in preliminar...
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Jones Day law firm expanding into Brazil
Lawyer News 11/02/2010The Jones Day law firm said today it will open an office in Brazil, one of the world's fastest-growing economies. The office will be Jones Day's 33rd and its second in Latin America after Mexico City. The Sao Paulo office will support global clients ...
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Richard B. Thomas Promoted to Associate
Lawyer News 11/02/2010Richard B. Thomas, a long-time patent engineer with Armstrong Teasdale LLP, has become an associate in the law firm’s Intellectual Property practice group. With Thomas’ promotion, the firm expands its Intellectual Property group to 70 people. Much of...
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Marc D. Goldstein Joins Law Firm of Gallop, Johnson & Neuman
Lawyer News 11/02/2010Marc D. Goldstein has joined the law firm of Gallop, Johnson & Neuman, L.C., as an associate focusing his legal practice in the areas of Labor and Employment Law, and Government Relations. Mr. Goldstein earned a J.D. degree from Washington Univer...