Business Law 
U.S. and UK M&A Activity Up in Q2 Despite Global Slowdown, According to Thomson Reuters Business Law Advisor – Reuters
Eagan, Minn., USA, July 27, 2012 - Global M&A activity remained slow in the second quarter, with deal volume sitting at its lowest levels in three years, according to the latest M&A Trends & Insight for Lawyers report from Thomson … Continue reading
Law firm takes space in Cambridge Innovation Center – The Business Journal
Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP has rented an office in the Cambridge Innovation Center, a flexible office space that mainly houses startup firms, the law firm said this week. Officials from Boston-based Edwards Wildman say two lawyers from the business law … Continue reading
Law Offices of Todd M. Garber Announces Continued Investigation of Peet’s Coffee & Tea, Inc. – Marketwatch
LOS ANGELES, Jul 25, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) — The Law Offices of Todd M. Garber announces that it is investigating potential claims against the Board of Directors of Peet’s Coffee & Tea, Inc. (“Peet’s” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ:PEET) related to … Continue reading
White House makes clear: No push for new gun laws – Businessweek
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama will not push for stricter gun laws this election year, the White House said Thursday, one day after his impassioned remarks about the need to keep assault weapons off the streets suggested he may … Continue reading
White House: Obama not seeking new gun laws – Businessweek
But he added: “There are things we can do short of legislation and short of gun laws that can reduce violence in our society.” Carney’s comments came the day after Obama, in a speech to an African-American group Wednesday in … Continue reading
Zoning limits in Pa. gas drilling law struck down – NBCNews.com
HARRISBURG, Pa. — A Pennsylvania appellate court panel on Thursday struck down provisions in a new law regulating the state’s booming natural gas industry that opponents said would leave municipalities defenseless to protect homeowners …
White House: Obama not seeking new gun laws – MSN Money
But he added: “There are things we can do short of legislation and short of gun laws that can reduce violence in our society.” Carney’s comments came the day after Obama, in a speech to an African-American group Wednesday in … Continue reading
Zoning limits in Pa. gas drilling law struck down – MSN Money
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – A Pennsylvania appellate court panel on Thursday struck down provisions in a new law regulating the state’s booming natural gas industry that opponents said would leave municipalities defenseless to protect homeowners …
Cohen & Grigsby Summer Associates Take a Break from Legal Briefs, Participate in Downtown Pittsburgh Community Service Project – Yahoo Finance
PITTSBURGH, July 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ – Cohen & Grigsby, a business law firm with headquarters in Pittsburgh, PA and an office in Naples, FL, recently challenged its summer associates to create and implement a community service project as …
Court strikes down Marcellus zoning law – The Business Journal
The state was permanently enjoined from enforcing the law. Ethan Lott is research director at the Pittsburgh Business Times. Contact him at elott@bizjournals.com or (412) 208-3823.
