Recent Updates
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Law Firm To Offer Free Advice To 25 Businesses
Headline News 03/15/2010The Bloomfield Hills law firm of Lipson, Neilson, Cole Seltzer & Garin, P.C. is holding a 25th anniversary celebration May 6 where it is giving 25 small businesses or entrepreneurs a half day of free legal and business counseling at Automation Al...
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Federal court says Nevada can limit brothel ads
Headline News 03/12/2010A federal appeals court on Thursday upheld a Nevada law that bars legal brothels that operate in some of the state's rural areas from advertising by newspaper, leaflets and billboards in Las Vegas, Reno and other places where prostitution is illegal....
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Lawyer cheated south suburb out of $1 million
Headline News 03/08/2010A longtime municipal attorney is alleged to have stolen at least $1 million - and perhaps as much as $3 million - from the village of Calumet Park, where he grew up, according to prosecutors and others familiar with the matter.Mark J. McCombs, of Chi...
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Former Partner Returns to Law Firm Anderson Kill & Olick
Headline News 03/05/2010New York insurance law firm Anderson Kill & Olick, has named Larry Kill as chair of its Corpor ate & Commercial Litigation practice.Kill has represented clients in a wide range of complex commercial litigation, with an emphasis on antitrust c...
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Former AIG GC Kelly Joins DLA Piper's Washington Office
Headline News 03/03/2010Anastasia Kelly, the former top in-house lawyer for American International Group Inc. who resigned Dec. 30 over compensation issues, has joined DLA Piper's Washington office, the firm announced today. Kelly joins DLA Piper as of counsel. "She has a w...
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K&L Gates establishes office in Poland
Headline News 03/01/2010K&L Gates LLP, Pittsburgh’s largest law firm, said Monday it has established an office in Warsaw, marking its 36th location and third new site so far this year. It is the first Pittsburgh-based firm to open an office in the Polish city.The office...
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The Law of Diversity: Adorno & Yoss Law Firm
Headline News 02/16/2010At the law firm of Adorno & Yoss, diversity is not an afterthought, nor is it a marketing ploy to gain new business.No, diversity -- doing business with and hiring minorities -- is front and center at Adorno & Yoss, the largest minority-owned...
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Law firms form consortium in Toyota recall litigation
Headline News 02/12/2010About 25 law firms seeking class action status for lawsuits filed against Toyota Motor Corp. in more than 20 states have formed a consortium, an attorney coordinating the group said Thursday. Approximately 20 other lawsuits seeking class action statu...
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Alabama court sides with governor on casino raid
Headline News 02/07/2010Gov. Bob Riley's gambling task force won another victory Thursday when the Alabama Supreme Court tossed out a court order blocking a raid on the state's largest casino.In a 7-2 decision, the court said a Macon County judge lacked jurisdiction to halt...
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Ex-Manhattan Prosecutor Morgenthau Joins Wachtell
Headline News 01/20/2010Former Manhattan District Attorney Robert Morgenthau said he’s joining the New York-based law firm of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz.Morgenthau, 90, left office last month after 34 years as New York City’s top prosecutor. At Wachtell, the firm kn...
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L.A. Law firm suing China suffers attack
Headline News 01/14/2010Chinese software developers over the Green Dam Youth Escort monitoring program suffered several targeted attacks earlier this week, when documents containing malicious exploits were sent to attorneys, the firm stated late Wednesday.On Monday evening,...
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Kroger settles with Calif. law firm
Headline News 01/08/2010Under terms of a settlement announced by Oregon Attorney General John Kroger, a California law firm is prohibited from providing loan modifications in Oregon and is required to pay $28,857."I will not hesitate to take action against companies that at...