When you divorced, did you modify your estate plan?For many couples going through divorce, the focus is on the divorce process and its aftermath. With the wave of emotions involved in the divorce, many forget about their estate plan. Ask
Salans is set to strengthen its Asian practice after getting the go-ahead to open a second office in mainland China. Matthias Mueller has been named as managing partner of the new office, which the People's Republic of China's Ministry of
On Monday, the Federal Reserve System and the Securities and Exchange Commission announced the signing of a "memorandum of understanding" to increase the flow of information between the two agencies, which should help them better fulfill their regulatory responsibilities. The
As anyone involved in running one understands, law firms cannot survive -- let alone prosper -- as generation succeeds generation, unless seniors accept the responsibility of mentoring their juniors. While critical to the long-term prospects of any law firm, mentoring
Attorneys for accused courthouse shooter Brian Nichols tried last-ditch efforts to put off his trial, only to be told that neither a new location nor a pending motion to have county prosecutors booted from the case will postpone jury selection
A New York judge has granted a divorce after rewriting what he called "absurd" statutory language aimed at alerting parties to the loss of health insurance. Attorneys familiar with the case say it's an example of the judiciary effectively preserving
An attorney for Shirley A. Cunningham Jr., one of three lawyers who were on trial in Kentucky on criminal charges that they allegedly bilked clients out of $65 million received in a fen-phen class action settlement, said his client's case
Presentations should be sensual, engaging, exciting, varied, beautiful and kinetic, says computer forensics/EDD special master Craig Ball. Ball describes how to deliver them with Microsoft PowerPoint and shares some simple secrets and sins to avoid "Death by PowerPoint."
One of White & Case's top partners has left to become co-head of the financial services practice at Arnold & Porter. Kevin F. Barnard, the former head of White & Case's bank advisory practice and a member of its management
A New York attorney who refused to discontinue a real estate action even though it was "crystal clear" she had sued the wrong entity has been ordered to reimburse the defendant for the costs it incurred defending the suit. After
The maker of Splenda, the best-selling sugar substitute in the U.S., has won an injunction that bars the manufacturer of a generic version of its product from continuing to distribute store-brand products that mimic Splenda's packaging. Applying a test first
Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, a watchdog group, has filed complaints with the D.C. and Virginia Bars against two attorneys accused of illegally screening applicants to elite recruitment programs at the Department of Justice. The complaints -- filed
Plenty of influential lawyers are offering Barack Obama and John McCain advice on molding the federal judiciary with appointments. The potential number of judges the next president might appoint is impressive. Given the current Supreme Court justices' ages, as many
Monday evening, a car filled with the driver and 2 passengers drove around a railroad warning gate and was struck by the crossing freight train . The train, traveling from Chicago, Illinois, hit the Ford Taurus in the early evening
The General Services Administration (GSA) has awarded a supply contract to Industrial Safety Solutions for their SafetyPro line of industrial labeling equipment and supplies. This new federal contract will give government and military agencies better access to compliance and safety
Mike Ferguson of Intelligent Business Strategies defines what data governance is and then looks at the requirements that need to be met for full data governance to be implemented. He also discusses how to systematically build re-usable data services to
