• January 21, 2015 | New Jersey Law Journal

    MDL Against Google, Viacom Over Kids' Data Privacy Tossed

    A federal judge in Newark has dismissed multidistrict litigation against Google Inc. and Viacom Inc., rejecting claims that the companies’ online data collection violates the privacy o

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  • January 21, 2015 | The American Lawyer

    Report: Nixon Peabody in Merger Talks With Chicago Firm

    Nixon Peabody, having had unsuccessful tie-up talks in recent years with Blank Rome and Locke Lord, is now reportedly looking at a potential acquisition of Chicago's 100-lawyer Ungaretti & Harris. With roughly 100 lawyers, Ungaretti & Harris has seen its fortunes slip along with many midsize Windy City shops in recent years.

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  • January 21, 2015 | New Jersey Law Journal

    MDL Against Google, Viacom Over Kids' Data Privacy Tossed

    A federal judge in Newark has dismissed multidistrict litigation against Google Inc., and Viacom Inc., rejecting claims that the companies' online data collection violates the privacy of children under 13.

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  • January 19, 2015 | National Law Journal

    Movers

    NEW ARRIVAL

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  • January 19, 2015 | Texas Lawyer

    Newsmakers: Week of Jan. 19

    New Positions . . . Christopher Porter, a trial lawyer, has been promoted to a partner in Yetter Coleman in Houston. . . . Alexis C.

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  • January 16, 2015 | Texas Lawyer

    Newsmakers: Week of Jan. 19

    Christopher Porter, a trial lawyer, has been promoted to a partner in Yetter Coleman in Houston.

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  • January 16, 2015 | National Law Journal

    Movers

    New arrivals, laterals, and a new office in this week's column.

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  • January 16, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

    2014 Was Transformative for Regional Energy Development

    At every level—local, regional, national and international—2014 was a transformative year in the energy sector. Pennsylvania is widely considered the epicenter of Marcell

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  • January 15, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

    2014 Was Transformative for Regional Energy Development

    At every level—local, regional, national and international—2014 was a transformative year in the energy sector. Pennsylvania is widely considered the epicenter of Marcellus Shale gas development, which is driving our national energy policy and impacting global energy markets. This article highlights some of the major energy-related developments in Pennsylvania and elsewhere that occurred in 2014, and provides an outlook for the year to come.

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  • January 15, 2015 |

    People Moves: Blank Rome

    Brandon Shemtob , Philadelphia, PA , Boston College Law School

    Rick Antonoff , New York, NY , Cardozo Law School

    James Hollihan , Pittsburgh, PA , Duquesne University School of Law

    Jillian Zvolensky , Philadelphia, PA , Boston University School of Law

    Sydney Jones , Washington, DC , University of Virginia School of Law

    George Medved , Pittsburgh, PA , University of Pittsburgh School of Law

    Jessica McElroy , Los Angeles, CA , University of San Diego School of Law

    Elizabeth Radichel , New York, NY , Jacobson Scholar

    Joseph Moran , Pittsburgh, PA , University of Pittsburgh Journal of Law & Commerce

    Jeffrey Hoffman , New York, NY , New York University School of Law

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