Largest Law Firms: Holding Steady
For reasons that may linger — the echoing alarms set off by the Great Recession, the retirements of baby boomers, the migration to the role of in-house counsel — many law firms are learning to operate with fewer lawyers. According to South Carolina Lawyers Weekly’s 2014 survey of the state’s 20 largest law firms, half […]
A very special day
It’s good to be a mayor. You get to kiss babies, wield giant scissors to cut ribbons, hang out with visiting celebrities and dignitaries, and sign all manner of proclamations. In Chicago, you can even raise people from the dead on election day.
Lawyers in the News
Clawson and Staubes said Amanda L. Callander has joined the firm’s Charleston office, where she will work in the commercial and corporate law section. McNair Law Firm said Dan Butler and Michael Weaver have been named shareholders in the firm. Butler works in the Myrtle Beach office, while Weaver is in Columbia. Also, Cody Lenhardt, […]
Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd: Steady as she goes
Anne Ellefson had spent her entire legal career – nearly 30 years – in the Greenville office of Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd before being elected the firm’s managing director in 2008. That made her the first woman to lead a large law firm in South Carolina.
Business Law
- Economy forces attorneys to get down to business
- Business Court judges trawl for customers
- Va. company's Web site did not subject business to personal jurisdiction in S.C., appeals panel rules
- Former running back from S.C. wins courtroom victory in contract dispute
- Contract – Government Contract – Qui Tam – False Claims Act
- Tort – Business Tort – Va. Computer Crimes Act – Trade Secrets
- Consumer Protection – FCRA – Auto Loan – Bank Accounting Errors
- Licenses & Permits – Beer & Wine Permit – Restrictive Covenant – Suitable Location
- Licenses & Permits – Veterinarian – Vaccine Maintenance
- State regulators look at car dealer accused of lying to customers
- Textile firm, railroad settle Graniteville train wreck lawsuit
- Subprime mortgage meltdown hits securities law
Commentary
- High court justices cross the line of propriety
- High court’s term was rough on big business
- The flip side of generative AI in law and how to address it
- The fight for equal educational opportunity continues
- Letter From The Editor – Working from Home
- NLRB joins FTC in taking aim at non-competes
- Supreme Court leaves key internet protection untouched
- US Supreme Court bites back at parody’s use of the First Amendment
- My goal: Provide the information that you need now
- Case study: North Carolina courts provide guidance on scope, limitations of attorney-client privilege
- A Different Ode to Pro Bono Work
- N.C. Bar Association embraces homophobia