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Selections From the National Law Journal Daily Headlnes April 3, 2008

By David Badertscher, PLL

Source:NLJ.com, April 3, 2008

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FROM THE UPCOMING ISSUE  |  Arbitration and firms: a very delicate dance
"A recent wave of lawsuits against law firms brought by their attorneys has some firms looking to mandatory arbitration as a way to gain control over such disputes. But even as the use of mandatory arbitration has grown among employers in general that want to better manage employment feuds, many law firms apparently have yet to embrace the strategy commonly used by their own clients."

FROM THE UPCOMING ISSUE  |  Regulatory reforms get chilly legal reception
"The ambitious financial regulatory reforms by Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson would greatly expand the authority of the Federal Reserve to oversee financial markets. Many securities lawyers are skeptical, at best, of the proposals. "Once you open that box, it seldom goes the way you planned in the quiet of your office," said Orrick's Daniel Tyukody."

WEB-ONLY  |  First quarter shows law firm merger rate holding steady
"The first quarter of 2008 saw 17 law firm mergers and acquisitions, showing the merger pace has held steady over the last year. "We do not expect the pace to slacken in 2008, even in the face of a looming recession," said Tom Clay of Altman Weil, the legal research company that issued the report"

WEB-ONLY  |  Troubled federal courthouse in Miami finally opens
"The first occupants have finally begun moving into the Wilkie D. Ferguson Jr. Federal Courthouse, Miami's newest federal courthouse that has been mired in construction problems and was due to open in July 2005. But the fight over who is responsible for the defects and delays is continuing. The government is seeking $3.5 million in liquidated damages from the contractor, the Dick Corp., which the government alleges walked off the job site last year."

WEB-ONLY  |  Illinois attorney disciplinary panel removes 30 from registration rolls
"The Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission has taken the unusual step of removing about 30 attorneys from its registration rolls over the past year and a half because they failed to complete new continuing education requirements."

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Full post as published by New York Supreme Court Criminal Term Library on April 03, 2008 (boomark / email).