Twelve More Law Schools Sued
Dated: 03-Feb-2012
David Anziska and Jesse Strauss, two law school litigators, filed class action lawsuits against Cooley Law and New York Law School last year. These two lawyers have now filed 12 new lawsuits against 12 new schools. In a media conference call earlier today, Anziska said the following, according to Above the Law: “Now [...]
William Burck, Former Bush Counsel, Leaves Weil for Quinn Emanuel
Dated: 02-Feb-2012
A former deputy counsel for President George W. Bush has left the law firm of Weil Gotshal & Manges to co-manage the law firm of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan’s Washington office. The man in question is William Burck. Burck served for President Bush from 2005 to 2009. Following his time with Bush, Burck [...]
Cadwalader Profits Down, but Revenue Increases
Dated: 01-Feb-2012
Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft has had a small increase in its total revenue although its profits went down a bit in 2011. According to the AmLaw report, the law firm increased its revenue to $448.5 million. This means that the revenue per attorney for the firm now stands at $965,000. The BigLaw firm earned [...]
Lateral Activity Saw Major Jump in 2011
Lateral activity among partners saw a major jump in 2011 according to a report from Am Law Daily. The report says that while 2010 saw a major slump in lateral activity, last year it was back to pre-recession levels. For the 12 months ending in September 2011, 2,454 partners left their current firms for other opportunities in the various Am Law 200 firms and other places. This is an increase of 22 percent compared to 2010. The law firm that took the biggest hit was Howrey, which lost 208 partners, representing an astonishing figure of 85% of the firm. The law firm is now in Chapter 11 after it was originally forced into Chapter 7 by a group of creditors.
Lateral activity among partners saw a major jump in 2011 according to a report from Am Law Daily. The report says that while 2010 saw a major slump in lateral activity, last year it was back to pre-recession levels. For the 12 months ending in September 2011, 2,454 partners left their current firms for other opportunities in the various Am Law 200 firms and other places. This is an increase of 22 percent compared to 2010. The law firm that took the biggest hit was Howrey, which lost 208 partners, representing an astonishing figure of 85% of the firm. The law firm is now in Chapter 11 after it was originally forced into Chapter 7 by a group of creditors.
McKool Smith Launches Whistle-blower Practice
Law firm McKool Smith has launched a new division focusing on whistle-blowers and has already hired two former Day Pitney partners in D.C.
The announcement was made on Tuesday, which also happened to be the 25th annivesary of the amended False Claims Act. Since then, the government has been able to use that to recover about $30 billion because of the fraud cases that were started by whistle-blowers. The two lawyers who have joined McKool Smith, Brent Rushforth and Stuart Rennert, have extensive experience in handling cases of whistle-blowers and specialize in dealing with fraud cases in the healthcare and defense industries.
Law firm McKool Smith has launched a new division focusing on whistle-blowers and has already hired two former Day Pitney partners in D.C.
The announcement was made on Tuesday, which also happened to be the 25th annivesary of the amended False Claims Act. Since then, the government has been able to use that to recover about $30 billion because of the fraud cases that were started by whistle-blowers. The two lawyers who have joined McKool Smith, Brent Rushforth and Stuart Rennert, have extensive experience in handling cases of whistle-blowers and specialize in dealing with fraud cases in the healthcare and defense industries.
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2012 U.S. News Law School Rankings Released
By A.S. Pradhan
The latest U.S. News law school rankings are out, and the top 14 places are pretty much the same, except for newcomer UT-Austin at number 14. Yale is still number one, followed by Harvard at second place, and Stanford at number three. But the real news is how U.S. News has changed its ranking methodology. In an acknowledgment of the tough job market for new law graduates, the magazine takes into account the employment prospects for students of each of the schools ranked. This has meant that Emor...
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The latest U.S. News law school rankings are out, and the top 14 places are pretty much the same, except for newcomer UT-Austin at number 14. Yale is still number one, followed by Harvard at second place, and Stanford at number three. But the real news is how U.S. News has changed its ranking methodology. In an acknowledgment of the tough job market for new law graduates, the magazine takes into account the employment prospects for students of each of the schools ranked. This has meant that Emor...
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Nirupama Hegde, a 2012 prospective graduate of Duke University School of Law, began her work with nonprofit groups before she started law school. She graduated from Barnard College, Columbia University with a double major in political science and South Asian studies and went on to spend a year with a nonprofit group in New York City. During her time with the nonprofit, Hegde worked on a research project concerning immigrant communities and family homelessness in urban areas. As a law student, Hegde has continued her work with nonprofits, in addition to taking on other responsibilities.
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Nirupama Hegde, a 2012 prospective graduate of Duke University School of Law, began her work with nonprofit groups before she started law school. She graduated from Barnard College, Columbia University with a double major in political science and South Asian studies and went on to spend a year with a nonprofit group in New York City. During her time with the nonprofit, Hegde worked on a research project concerning immigrant communities and family homelessness in urban areas. As a law student, Hegde has continued her work with nonprofits, in addition to taking on other responsibilities.
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In true Southern tradition, the faculty and staff of the University of Alabama School of Law look forward to welcoming new students each year as the moss hangs from hundred-year old oak trees and the azaleas are in full bloom. The eager attitudes, southern charm and willingness to extend help are what Alabama's only public law school is known for. Keep reading as we showcase this world class law school.
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