Business Law 
Leading-Edge Law: Business rebels vs. consumer complaint death stars – Richmond Times-Dispatch
It feels like 1977 all over again. “Star Wars” hit the theaters. I saw it with friends several times within a few weeks, living off buttered popcorn. The climactic scene is where the rebels — the good guys — are … Continue reading
Kendall Law Group Investigates GenOn Energy, Inc. – Business Wire
DALLAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Kendall Law Group, led by former federal judge Joe Kendall, is investigating GenOn Energy, Inc. (NYSE: GEN) for shareholders in connection with the proposed acquisition by NRG Energy, Inc. The national securities firm’s …
Legal ivory trade resumption up for UN debate – MSN Money
GENEVA (AP) – A call to resume the legal ivory trade as a way to stop the recent rise in elephant poaching in Africa was expected to dominate debate at a U.N. conservation meeting that began Monday. The proposal was … Continue reading
Kendall Law Group Investigates Peet’s Coffee & Tea, Inc. – Business Wire
DALLAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Kendall Law Group, led by former federal judge Joe Kendall, is investigating Peet’s Coffee & Tea, Inc. (NASDAQ: PEET) for shareholders in connection with the proposed acquisition by Joh. A. Benckiser, a private investment group.
Archaic labour law returns to haunt Indian IT sector – Times of India
Employers in Bangalore, home to some of the world’s most prominent software companies, are worried that a law made applicable to IT companies starting this year has the potential to cause them severe headaches at a time the young industry … Continue reading
Kirkland, Kaye Scholer, Cravath: Business of Law – Bloomberg
(Corrects Littler headline and shareholder attribution in Moves section of column published yesterday.) Kirkland & Ellis LLP partner and former federal judge Mark Filip was selected to be co-chairman of a panel to find a successor to Chicago’s …
Q&A: Why Is Jack Daniel’s Legal Team So Nice? – Businessweek
Jack Daniel’s is polite. The Tennessee whiskey maker recently sent a cease-and-desist letter to independent book publisher Lazy Fascist Press and author Patrick Wensink, informing them that the Jack Daniel’s-themed cover of Wensink’s novel …
Howrey’s Unfinished Business – Wall Street Journal
The official who is winding down Howrey LLP is taking his first step toward staking a claim in the profits from continuing work that the defunct law firm’s former partners took with them to their new firms. Bankruptcy trustee Allan … Continue reading
Law Review: Temple Law School, among others, adjusts to changing times – Philadelphia Daily News
When the legal markets imploded in 2008, and law firms started to ratchet back on hiring first-year associates and filling summer classes, it wasn’t at all apparent that law schools, too, would need to tighten their belts. Some law-school …
Puerto Rico moves to save legal cockfights – Businessweek
The business once generated $100 million a year in revenue for government-owned clubs across the U.S. territory, among the few places in the world where such fights remain legal. Recent figures are unavailable, but many say revenue at such clubs … Continue reading
