Morgan Lewis & Brockius has defeated the $20 million law suit brought on them by a former client. Bro-Tech Corporation, functioning under the name Purolite, brought the breach of contract suit against the law firm due to the recommendation on the part of their attorneys that the company continue dealings with Cuba. The jury came back after three and a half hours of deliberation with a unanimous verdict for the defense.
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Clifford Chance has announced that it will open an office in the capital of the United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi. The office, which will open in late April, will be helmed by finance partner Richard Ernest.
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Employment and labor law firm Littler Mendelson has opened an office in St. Louis. Shareholders Harry Wellford Jr. and Charles Reis IV will head the new branch. Littler Mendelson has 44 offices across the country.
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The newly-merged Husch Blackwell Sanders has announced plans to open a Chicago office to house some of its 630 attorneys. The firm hopes to add up to 20 attorneys to the new office over the course of the next two years.
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Allen & Overy has announced that attorneys in its London office are now allowed to buy and sell their vacation days. Attorneys are allowed to trade a portion of their salary for a determined number of days, so a mid-level trainee might buy or sell up to five days. This is part of a new life-work balance initiative and seeks to even out discrimination in terms of vacation days for those with and without families.
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