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Stop Over-the-Top Attacks on the Office of Legal Counsel, and Focus on GoverningHuffington PostThe head of the Office of Legal Counsel, Virginia Seitz, a former Rhodes Scholar and clerk for Supreme Court Justice William Brennan, hardly needs a shout-out for her stellar work providing legal advice to the White House.and more » View full post on [...]

Law Office of Brodsky & Smith, LLC Announces Investigation of Solutia, Inc.MarketWatch (press release)BALA CYNWYD, Pa., Feb 2, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — Law office of Brodsky & Smith, LLC announces that it is investigating potential claims against the Board of Directors of Solutia, Inc. ("Solutia" or the "Company") (NYSE – SOA) relating to the [...]

Legal briefs: Weil Gotshal partner to manage Quinn Emanuel's new Washington officeWashington PostGroups funded by Legal Services to cut jobs in 2012 Legal aid groups that receive funding from the District-based Legal Services Corp. plan to lay off a collective 393 employees this year as a result of a 14 percent cut to the LSC's [...]

Kansas City Star Governor's office: Stop state spending on ex-CEO's legal feesKansas City StarBy Dion Lefler Former Kansas Bioscience Authority CEO Tom Thornton knew he was under criminal investigation and asked the agency for personal legal representation at least two weeks before he electronically shredded documents on his laptop computer, …and more » View full post [...]

The Law Office of James C. Kelly Announces Investigation of Enterprise …MarketWatch (press release)NEW YORK, Jan. 26, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — The Law Office of James C. Kelly is investigating potential violations of securities laws by Enterprise Financial Services Corp ("Enterprise Financial" or the "Company") …and more » View full post on law – Google [...]

Law Office of Brodsky & Smith, LLC Announces Investigation of Convio, Inc.MarketWatch (press release)The investigation concerns possible breaches of fiduciary duty and other violations of state law by the Board of Directors of Convio for not acting in the Company's shareholders' best interests in connection with the sale process to Blackbaud. …and more » View full [...]

Legal News Line Wash. lawmakers take aim at AG's office in billLegal News Line(Legal Newsline) – A bill introduced this week in the Washington Legislature takes aim at the state attorney general's powers. In particular, Senate Bill 6286 would preclude current Attorney General Rob McKenna from taking legal action against the …Some question power of [...]

DLA Piper is bolstering its securities, litigation and IP groups with a team of five partners poached from Reed Smith’s Silicon Valley office. Richard Scudellari, who helped open the office for Reed Smith in 2008, cited the lure of DLA’s international platform. View full post on Law.com – Newswire

Baker & McKenzie’s San Diego office, which has been shrinking for several years, is set to lose two IP partners. Industry sources say the firm’s business model, which ties partner pay to the financial fortunes of the office where that attorney works, has been fueling departures, along with speculation the office may close. View full [...]

Zap2it.com (blog) 'The Firm' review: A guy walks into a law office … againZap2it.com (blog)By Rick Porter Imagine a thriller about a young lawyer, near the top of his law-school class, who takes a job at a seemingly genteel firm — for a huge salary — only to find out that it's a front for [...]