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Updated: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld began a streamlining initiative in 2007 and got what it asked for—a slimmed down firm. But not all 59 partners who left the firm last year were part of the plan, the American Lawyer reports. The firm lost 17 percent…more...

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Due to economic conditions, McDermott Will & Emery laid off 60 lawyers and 89 staff members today. In an internal memo to all personnel today, firm chairman Harvey Freishtat confirmed the layoffs and said the decision to make them had been "tremendously difficult," according to…more...

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Facing increasing criticism over tax problems and consulting fees, Tom Daschle has withdrawn his nomination for secretary of Health and Human Services. Daschle said he is withdrawing because the dispute over his failure to pay more than $120,000 in taxes had become a distraction, the Associated Press…more...

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The toy maker that sells Beanie Babies has retired two dolls that raised the ire of first lady Michelle Obama, leaving one less issue for the president’s lawyers to tackle. While Ty will no longer be profiting from the dolls, “Marvelous Malia" and "Sweet Sasha,” they are still hot items,…more...

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Updated: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld began a streamlining initiative in 2007 and got what it asked for—a slimmed down firm. But not all 59 partners who left the firm last year were part of the plan, the American Lawyer reports. The firm lost 17 percent…more...

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Eric Holder promised “a break with the immediate past” as he was sworn in today as attorney general. Holder said Justice Department employees would be working in an environment where "there shall be no place for political favoritism. No reasons to be timid,” the Washington Post reports.…more...

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The partner in charge of Weil, Gotshal & Manges in Houston says he can’t remember the last time he saw so many resumés from high-quality job seekers. John Strasburger told Texas Lawyer's Tex Parte Blog that he used to see a couple résumés a week from…more...

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The toy maker that sells Beanie Babies has retired two dolls that raised the ire of first lady Michelle Obama, leaving one less issue for the president’s lawyers to tackle. While Ty will no longer be profiting from the dolls, “Marvelous Malia" and "Sweet Sasha,” they are still hot items,…more...

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Updated: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld began a streamlining initiative in 2007 and got what it asked for—a slimmed down law firm. But not all of the 59 partners who left the law firm last year were part of the plan, the American Lawyer reports. The…more...

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There are two kinds of Supreme Court justices who are less likely to retire: those who have power, and those who don’t have it but retain a strong sense of ideological mission. That’s the conclusion of two Santa Clara University political science professors, Terri Peretti and Alan Rozzi, themore...

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