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Castille: FJD May Have to Sue Over Funding

Posted on May 15, 2009
By Amaris Elliott-Engel Of the Legal Staff State Supreme Court Chief Justice Ronald D. Castille, the liaison justice to the First Judicial District who is in charge of appointing administrative judges of the court's divisions, said in an interview Thursday...

Mayor Nutter Backs McElhatton for DA

Posted on May 15, 2009
By Amaris Elliott-Engel Of the Legal Staff While it is late in the game, Mayor Michael A. Nutter is coming out in support of district attorney candidate Dan McElhatton. According to a release from McElhatton's campaign, Nutter has recorded a...

We Have Moved!

Posted on December 01, 2008
Welcome to The Legal Intelligencer Blog. Our blog has moved to the address below. All previous posts from this blog are available at our new location. http://thelegalintelligencer.typepad.com

Delaware County Jump Starts Open Records Law

Posted on September 10, 2008
Delaware County was so excited about Pennsylvania?s recently adopted Open Records Law that it decided to speed up the process. The County Council adopted a resolution Tuesday to provide for early implementation of the law, effective immediately. The state law doesn?t go into effect until Jan...

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City Files for Reargument in SugarHouse Case

Posted on September 05, 2008
The City of Philadelphia asked the Pennsylvania Supreme Court today to re-hear arguments in a recently decided case that ruled the city has power to convey state owned riparian lands beneath the Delaware River. The petition claims the court ruled in favor of HSP Gaming on an issue that wasn?t included in oral arguments and in [...

Premature Notices of Appeal

Posted on September 05, 2008
Categories: Appellate Law; Bruce P. Merenstein A recent decision by the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals adds to the confusion involving an already muddled area of the law: premature notices of appeal. It is a fundamental principle of federal appellate practice that, with certain narrow exceptions, appeals only lie from final judgments...

Estate Planning for Deferred Compensation

Posted on September 04, 2008
Many executives receive, as part of their compensation packages, arrangements that provide compensation at a later date, often dependent on achieving corporate goals, such as income or sales levels. Payments may be made after a few years or at retirement or termination of employment...

Departed BI Shareholder, Recruiter Respond to Article

Posted on September 03, 2008
In an article written last month by The Legal?s sister publication, the Legal Times, several former Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney shareholders were critical of the firm?s expansion strategy and claimed Pennsylvania-based management gave satellite offices little support...

More on Buchanan Ingersoll?s Financials in Early 2008

Posted on September 02, 2008
The article in today?s Legal on Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney?s focus on national expansion and the firm?s reaction to criticisms by former shareholders focused a lot on the firm?s growth strategy over the past few years, particularly since the Klett Rooney merger...

Battle Over Fox Chase Expansion Continues

Posted on September 02, 2008
Amy B. Ginensky argued in Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas’ Orphans’ Court Thursday that the Fox Chase neighborhood in Northeast Philadelphia is doubly blessed to have both Fox Chase Cancer Center and Burholme Park within its environs, and a proposed plan to lease part of the 70-acre park to Fox Chase for an expansion of [...

Fox Rothschild Acquires Majority of Synnestvedt & Lechner

Posted on August 25, 2008
Fox Rothschild said today that it would acquire eight attorneys from intellectual property boutique Synnestvedt & Lechner. The boutique?s managing partner, Joseph F. Posillico, will join the firm as a partner along with Gary Hecht and Richard Woodbridge...

There?s Wrong and Then There?s Really, Really Wrong

Posted on August 25, 2008
Whenever a trial court ruling is reversed on appeal, the appellate court is effectively telling the trial court, ?You got it wrong.? In some cases, however, a district court has to do more than issue a ruling on the merits of a case; it must opine on the likely success of an appeal from its [...

SugarHouse Wins Supreme Court Appeal Over Riparian Lands

Posted on August 22, 2008
Just a day after Foxwoods Casino said it would consider moving its site from the Delaware River to another location in the city, SugarHouse Casino won a significant victory in its battled to build along the river. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled today that the city of Philadelphia had the right to give SugarHouse Casino a [...

Fox Rothschild CMO is Leaving for Cozen O?Connor

Posted on August 21, 2008
The revolving doors of the Philadelphia marketing community continue, and this time one local firm is borrowing from another. Fox Rothschild Chief Marketing Officer Jim Staples, who has been with the firm for a little more than three years, is moving a block down Market Street to Cozen O?Connor where he will be the firm?s new [...

Gov. Can?t Reject the Loaf Without Taking Away the Dough

Posted on August 20, 2008
A unanimous six-member Supreme Court ruled today that Gov. Edward G. Rendell may not veto language in an appropriations bill and leave the funding untouched. The court reversed part of a Commonwealth Court case ruling that Rendell didn?t violate Article IV, Section 16 of the Pennsylvania Constitution when he rejected language defining an appropriation but didn?t [...

Dechert Gets License to Open Beijing Office

Posted on August 14, 2008
According to a press release issued late Thursday, Dechert will be opening an office in Beijing. Dechert had opened an office in Hong Kong in January 2008. The decision to establish on-the-ground resources in Beijing results from our assessment of our clients’ current and potential business interests in mainland China and neighboring countries,” said Dechert Chairman [...

A Technological Tool You Can?t Afford to Ignore

Posted on August 14, 2008
Webinars are worth considering for the same reason blogs have revolutionized the news media and, to a lesser extent, YouTube?s added dimension to corporate advertising: depth of resources, location, client base — they are all irrelevant. Further, webinars give everyone a front-row seat...

Commerce Court Changes Official

Posted on August 13, 2008
It’s official: Judge Howland W. Abramson and Judge Arnold L. New will be swapping places within the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas’ trial division. According to a notice to the bar first released Wednesday, New will be joining the three-member Commerce Case Management Program, and Abramson will be taking over as the judicial team leader [...

Working Mother Magazine Names Second Annual ?50 Best Law Firms for Women?

Posted on August 12, 2008
The second-annual list of the best law firms for women, published by Working Mother magazine and Flex-Time Lawyers, highlights fewer Pennsylvania-based firms this year. The unranked list of the 50 best firms in the nation named Fox Rothschild and Morgan Lewis & Bockius as some of the best law firms for women based on several criteria...

More on Sen. Clinton?s Visit to Wolf Block

Posted on August 06, 2008
Sen. Hillary Clinton spent about an hour and a half at Wolf Block?s Philadelphia office Monday in what firm partner and Clinton fundraiser Alan Kessler said was a bit of an unusual appearance. While the senator still has debt to pay, she wasn?t there fundraising, he said...

Hillary Clinton at Wolf Block?

Posted on August 04, 2008
Sen. Hillary Clinton made an appearance at Wolf Block’s Philadelphia offices today … rumor has it for some fundraising. She had left the offices before 3 p.m. A call to the firm’s politico and heavy fundraiser Alan Kessler, who served on Clinton’s finance committee before she suspended her campaign, wasn’t immediately returned...

Strict Penalties Imposed by ICE Upon Employers Harboring Illegal Aliens

Posted on August 01, 2008
Immigrations and Customs Enforcement Worksite Enforcement Investigations focus on those employers involved in criminal activity or worker exploitation. This type of employer violation frequently involves document fraud, human rights abuses, alien smuggling and/or harboring illegal aliens and has a direct link to the employment of unauthorized workers...

What?s the Deal with Marketing and Business Development Anyway?

Posted on July 31, 2008
Depending on your firm, there may be ?marketing? people who check in with you from time to time, asking you to update your profile or encouraging you to write a client alert about trends in your area of the law. They may even take the logistical nightmare of event planning out of your hands...

Changed My Mind ? Moving Back to the United States from Abroad

Posted on July 29, 2008
I recently encountered an issue where a child who was raised in the United States moved with the parents to another country for 11 months. For one of the 11 months, the mother and the child returned to the United States for a visit. Now, the mother is in the United States with the child [...

This Doesn?t Sound Good

Posted on July 28, 2008
Suppose you were a corporate executive and your employer offered you a golden coffin. Would you be happy or sad? There are a variety of ways of compensating corporate executives, ranging from incentive bonuses and stock options to various forms of nonqualified deferred compensation and “perks...

Mendte?s Digital Footprint

Posted on July 25, 2008
Regardless of your personal feelings for Larry Mendte, we have to admit that he has a significant profile in the Philadelphia and tri-state media. Larry is someone that I?ve admired for his work both on camera and in the local community. He has given of his time to local nonprofits ? and as an emcee [...

?The Dean is Furious! He?s Waxing Wroth!?

Posted on July 24, 2008
This was the only quote I could think of to introduce a discussion of planning with Roth IRA and retirement plan benefits. In response to this statement, Groucho Marx said: “Is Roth here too? Tell Roth to wax the Dean for a while.” Delaware Sen...

Moves in Investment Management Practices Continue with Lateral to Pepper Hamilton

Posted on July 23, 2008
Pepper Hamilton grew its investment management practice group with the addition of a Morgan Lewis & Bockius partner. John M. Ford joined the firm?s Philadelphia office where he will focus on investment company and investment adviser regulatory matters, the formation and registration of investment companies and advisers and issues relating to regulatory compliance and securities law...

Legal Aid Classic Raises $20K

Posted on July 23, 2008
A Montgomery Bar Association fundraiser for the regional legal aid organization raised $20,000, including the bar association’s matching donation of $10,000 raised in the July 8 Legal Aid Classic. Last year’s Legal Aid Classic raised $17,000, according to Jim Mathias, the bar association’s director of marketing, communications and public affairs...

Cantor Nominated for Second Judgeship Run

Posted on July 10, 2008
Andrew B. “Andy” Cantor’s nomination to an open judgeship on the Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas is the second time Cantor has been nominated for a county judgeship. Former Gov. Robert Casey Sr. nominated Cantor in December 1991...

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