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National Law Journal: Selections from Legal Times Afternoon Update February 22, 2010

By David Badertscher, PLL

Source: NLJ.com, February 22, 2010.

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Howrey's Revenue, Profits Plummet in 2009

"For Howrey, 2009 was a rough year. In 2008, Howrey had what firm chairman Robert Ruyak said at the time was the firm's best year ever, based largely upon several large contingent payments. Last year, the firm didn't have that bounce. Ruyak said that while the declines were dramatic they were'"not entirely unexpected.' "

 

Quinn Gillespie, Toyota Part Ways Over Conflict

"Quinn Gillespie & Associates terminated its lobbying work on behalf of embattled automaker Toyota last week due to a client conflict. "

 

Arnold & Porter Sees Uptick In Revenue and Profits

"Arnold & Porter had a solid year in 2009. The firm brought in $524 million in gross revenue last year, which marked a 2% increase over 2008. In 2008, The Am Law 100 reported that Arnold & Porter brought in $513 million in revenue."

 

Go-To Law Schools: A Special Report

"How bad was it in 2009? The National Law Journal's annual Go-To Law School List paints a pretty sorry picture of first-year associate employment at the nation's 250 largest law firms last year. "

 

Patton Boggs' Revenue Falls, Profits Rise

"Patton Boggs' gross revenue declined in 2009, but primarily because they had a large contingency that gave the firm a one-time boost in 2008, and profits ticked upwards."

 

DOJ Fights to Keep Pardon, Clemency Application Lists Confidential

"Justice Department attorneys in Washington are challenging an order that requires the government to disclose the list of pardon and clemency applications that were rejected during the presidency of George W. Bush. "

 

Tobacco Briefs Descend on Supreme Court

"A blizzard of briefs went to the Supreme Court Friday on all sides of a long-running dispute between the federal government and Big Tobacco over the penalties cigarette companies must pay under the federal RICO law for decades of deceiving the public over the dangers of smoking."  

Full post as published by New York Supreme Court Criminal Term Library on February 23, 2010 (boomark / email).