Legal News

The Catalyst Campaign: Donate Now to Help Fund CCs Catalyst Grants
We’re thrilled today to announce the launch of the Catalyst Campaign – from now through June 30, Creative Commons is raising money to fund our recently-launched Catalyst Grants program...

Catalyst Sets Up Legal Community Relief Fund for Japan
For the people who work at Catalyst Repository Systems, the disaster in Japan touches them directly. Catalyst has staff and offices in Japan, clients in Japan, and a number of partners with whom it works closely on e-discovery matters...

Sidley Launches New Diversity Mentor Program for Non-Sidley Lawyers
Sidley Austin, the firm that briefly employed both Barack and Michelle Obama, has launched a new diversity mentorship program for rising 2Ls. What's different is the goal: ?To help diverse lawyers succeed in the legal profession, even if they do...

Aronzon rejoins Milbank Tweed
Paul Aronzon has rejoined New York's Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy as a partner in the Los Angeles office and co-practice group leader of the financial restructuring group. Aronzon spent 17 years at Milbank before leaving less than three years...

AmLaw's Global 100 published
Published today. Eighteen firms, listed below, had revenue over $1 billion (ranging from $2.4 to $1 billion). (1) Linklaters (2) Freshfields (3) Clifford Chance (4) Skadden (5) Baker (6) Allen (7) Latham (8) Jones Day (9) Sidley (10) White &...

Milbank Is Latest U.S. Law Firm to Set Up in Brazil
Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy LLP, a New York law firm, is opening an office in Sao Paulo, Brazil, joining other U.S. firms that have set up shop during the past year in Latin America?s largest economy...

Mattel and Fisher-Price Toy Recall
Magnets and Lead Paint manufactured in China Create Poisoning and Health Hazard

US Settles Indian Lawsuit for $3.4 Billion
US Government Settles Indian Lawsuit for $3.4 Billion

Disabilities Groups Settle with Caltrans for $1.1 Billion
Disabilities Groups Settle with Caltrans for $1.1 Billion

Bank of America
Buys Merrill for $50 Billion

MasterCard
settles antitrust lawsuit with Amex for $1.8 billion

Billion Dollar Ice Market
Probed for Price-Fixing

Asarco
To Pay $2.4 Billion to Settle Asbestos-Related Claims