• April 3, 2015 | The Recorder

    Firms Make It Hard for Partners to Say Goodbye

    Leaving a law firm can be painful and protracted—and that's often by design, says Shartsis Friese partner Joel Zeldin.

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  • March 31, 2015 | The American Lawyer

    Sheppard Mullin Snags Babs' Second Cousin, Plus More Lateral Moves

    Trusts and estates might be passé for some big firms, but it’s music to the ears of Sheppard, Mullin,

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  • March 31, 2015 | The American Lawyer

    Sheppard Mullin Snags Babs' Second Cousin, Plus More Lateral Moves

    Adam Streisand, head of Loeb & Loeb's trusts and estates litigation group, is headed to Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton; Hogan Lovells heads to Australia and hires a DLA Piper practice leader; Baker Botts bulks up in the Middle East; and more notable hires from throughout The Am Law 200.

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  • March 30, 2015 | The Recorder

    Lawyer to Ballmer in LA Clippers Fight Jumps Firms

    SAN FRANCISCO — Litigation partners Adam Streisand and Nicholas Van Brunt joined Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton in Century City on Monday. The duo, which handles trust and

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  • March 30, 2015 | International

    Withers Grows in Asian Divorce Capital Hong Kong

    Hong Kong has earned itself a new moniker in recent years: “the divorce capital of Asia.” For a law firm like Withers, the U.K. private client boutique known for its family law p

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  • March 30, 2015 | The American Lawyer

    Withers Grows in Asian Divorce Capital Hong Kong

    The U.K. private client boutique has made an unrivaled push into the region to capitalize on a fast-growing population of high-net-worth individuals in China, Singapore and other top jurisdictions.

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  • March 30, 2015 | The Recorder

    Lawyer to Ballmer in LA Clippers Fight Jumps Firms

    Adam Streisand, who has handled litigation over several celebrity estates, joined Sheppard Mullin, along with colleague Nicholas Van Brunt.

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  • March 19, 2015 | The American Lawyer

    Amid Defections, McDermott Adds Practice Head, Eyeing Future Growth

    As some top Am Law 100 firms seek to shed their private client teams, McDermott Will & Emery continues to expand its practice, even if its intellectual property group is a href="http://

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  • March 19, 2015 | The American Lawyer

    Amid Defections, McDermott Adds Practice Head, Eyeing Future Growth

    Nearly four years to the day after McDermott Will & Emery took on the entire private client practice of Weil, Gotshal & Manges, the former has hired Holland & Knight's international private client practice leader Leigh-Alexandra Basha in Washington, D.C. The move comes as many Am Law 200 firms have reevaluated their private client and trusts and estates practices, and as McDermott braces for some other partner departures.

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  • Roberts v. State

    Publication Date: 2015-03-18
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Hines, P. Harris
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Amanda R. C. Palmer and Edward T. M. Garland Garland, Samuel Loeb PC, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Tracy G. Lawson, District Attorney, Elizabeth A. Baker, Deputy Chief Assistant District Attorney, Kathryn L. Powers, Assistant District Attorney, Jonesboro, Samuel S. Olens, Attorney General, Patricia B. A. Burton, Deputy Attorney General, Paula K. Smith, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Matthew B. Crowder, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, and Frances C. Kuo, Decatur, for appellee.

    Case Number: S14A1497

    The evidence, although circumstantial, supported the defendant's convictions for malice murder, kidnapping and false imprisonment in connection with the victim's death caused by hyperthermia from en