• March 3, 2008 | Legal Times

    Not Too Hot to Handle

    Like many issues before it, global warming has begun to cross over from the public-policy arena into litigation. In the last few years, a wide range of plaintiffs have brought actions ag

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  • October 1, 2009 | Corporate Counsel

    Reverse Commute

    Jenner & Block announced that former General Motors Company general counsel Robert Osborne rejoined the firm as a partner . . . Stephen Ambrose, Jr./s

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  • July 5, 2006 | Legal Times

    Roberts' first term ends on a fractured note

    If this was the new look of harmony and consensus at the Supreme Court, it needs some work. There, on the final day of the Court's term, June 29, was Justice John Paul Stevens, c

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  • August 30, 2010 | National Law Journal

    State support courted in video game case

    A campaign is under way to win the hearts and minds of state attorneys general in the run-up to a major Supreme Court case testing the constitutionality of limits on the sale of violent video g

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  • May 24, 2004 | Legal Times

    On the Move

    AKERMAN SENTERFITTAllan Katz, 57, has been named the managing shareholder of the Washington, D.C., and Tallahassee, Fla., offices of Akerman Senterfitt. Katz is the

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  • December 13, 2007 | Legal Times

    Fighting the Subtler Side of Sexism

    Lorelie Masters has her own theory about women's lack of progress in the legal profession. It isn't so much about telecommuting on Fridays or meeting draconian billable goals. The president of the

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  • August 8, 2011 | National Law Journal

    In Chicago, they like to do things in a big way

    City of the Big Shoulders definitely works as a metaphor for Chicago's legal scene. The city is one of the fastest-growing legal centers in the country, with an estimated 45,000 attorneys in

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  • November 17, 2011 | New Jersey Law Journal

    Representing Corporate New Jersey

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  • November 11, 2008 | Legal Times

    Obama Lawyers Ready Main Justice Plan

    For more than a month, a squad of lawyers has been gathering for the first Justice Department transition in the post 9/11 world. Now that their candidate has won, they’re at

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  • December 9, 2008 | National Law Journal

    Firm Fees Defy Gravity, Annual Survey Shows

    Despite the rancid economy of 2008, attorney billing rates continued their escalation trend, with nearly 71 percent of law firms reporting an increase in the amount that they charged clients compar

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