• November 12, 2014 | The American Lawyer

    Bingham Malpractice Accord Smoothed Way for Morgan Lewis Talks

    Bingham McCutchen’s ongoing odyssey to find a merger partner could be coming to an end following a recent vote by the firm in favor of a union with Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, which h

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  • November 6, 2014 | New York Law Journal

    SEC's Administrative Enforcement Intensifies Fairness Debate

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's enforcement program has grown and morphed since it was created. Perhaps the most recent example of its evolution is its increasing use of th

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  • November 4, 2014 | The American Lawyer

    Bingham Partner Retreat Canceled as Morgan Lewis Deadline Looms

    An annual partnership retreat at Bingham McCutchen scheduled for later this week in Scottsdale, Ariz., has been canceled, according to six sources knowledgeable ab

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  • November 1, 2014 | The American Lawyer

    Steptoe Duo Decamps, Plus More Lateral Moves

    Public relations giant Burson-Marsteller has hired Steptoe & Johnson litigation partner JAMES MOORHEAD in Washington, D.C., where he headed th

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  • November 1, 2014 | Corporate Counsel

    November 2014 Deals & Suits

    Kinder M Reorganization Energy giant Kinder M Inc. is buying all the outstanding stock of Kinder M Energy Partners LP, Kinder M

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  • November 1, 2014 | The American Lawyer

    Steptoe Duo Decamps, Plus More Lateral Moves

    A Steptoe & Johnson crisis manager joins a spin shop, while a former special counsel quietly departs; Kirkland adds another Skadden partner; King & Spalding brings on Bobby Jindal's brother; Baker & Hostetler bags three across the country; a Bingham IP star departs; and more notable hires from throughout The Am Law 200.

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  • October 29, 2014 | The American Lawyer

    Big Suits

    Linde v. Arab Bank After a historic five-week trial in Brooklyn, N.Y., federal court, a coalition of U.S. plaintiffs lawyers won a verdict on Sept. 22 that Arab Bank

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  • October 28, 2014 | The American Lawyer

    Edwards Wildman Trio Departs, Plus More Lateral Moves

    As Locke Lord and Edwards Wildman Palmer move closer to the potential formation of Locke Lord Edwards sometime by

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  • Hulett v. State

    Publication Date: 2014-10-24
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Hunstein, Carol W.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jennifer E. Hildebrand Hildebrand Law Office PC, LaFayette, and Robert L. Stultz, Fort Oglethorpe, for appellant.
    for defendant: Herbert E. Franklin Jr., District Attorney, Christopher A. Arnt, Chief Assistant District Attorney, LaFayette, Samuel S. Olens, Attorney General, Patricia B. A. Burton, Deputy Attorney General, Sabrina D. Graham, and Dana E. Weinberger, Assistant Attorneys General, Atlanta, for appellant. Other party representation: Brian Kammer Georgia Resource Center, and Charles A. Spahos Prosecuting Attorneys' Council of Georgia, Atlanta.

    Case Number: S14P0819

    The Supreme Court affirmed the defendant's death sentences, finding that they were not imposed under the influence of passion, prejudice or any other arbitrary factor and that they were not dispropo

  • October 20, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

    NASA, Air Force Get $965K FCA Settlement

    A Lancaster, Pa.-based thermal technology company is settling False Claims Act allegations for $965,000, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Philadelphia. Almost half of

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