September 30, 2011 6:24 PM

The Score: Fox Sports Takes Cut at Dodgers Over Media Rights Deal

A TV network joins the parade of litigants taking aim at the beleaguered baseball franchise; Davis Polk scores for the Mets in the $1 billion Madoff clawback suit; ex–Texas Rangers CEO Chuck Greenberg gets in on the bidding for the bankrupt Dallas Stars; and more in our regular look at sports and the law.

09/30/11 Posted by Tom Huddleston Jr.

Jones Day's Kodak Moment: Company Hires Firm for Restructuring Advice

The exact nature of the assignment is unclear, but the firm could advise the former photo industry leader on ways to improve its finances by raising new equity or seeking debt forgiveness from creditors.

09/30/11 Posted by Tom Huddleston Jr.

The Lateral: A Trial Lawyer with Pro Bono Bona Fides Joins Baker Donelson

Litigator La'Verne Edney, most recently the general counsel of the Mississippi Volunteer Lawyers Project, looks to help Memphis-based Baker Donelson expand its pro bono program.

09/30/11 Posted by Tom Huddleston Jr.

The Careerist: Quitting Law to Stay Home; Your Choice?

Women who leave high-pressure jobs to be stay-at-home moms often say it's their choice. But is that true?

09/30/11 Posted by Vivia Chen

The Churn: Lateral Moves and Promotions in The Am Law 200

Jones Day's London office gets two new partners; White & Case adds to its Italian practice; and several firms hire attorneys in New York. The Churn is constant. Please send all announcements to thechurn@alm.com.

09/30/11 Posted by Victor Li

The Cost of Dissatisfaction

As associate satisfaction continues to plummet, should big-law leaders care? You bet.

09/30/11 Posted by Steven Harper

September 29, 2011 7:35 PM

The American Lawyer 2011 Summer Associates Survey: Rational Exuberance?

Law students who spent the past summer working as associates at some of the nation's largest firms went into their jobs knowing the negative reputation that life at such firms can have. They ended the season believing that reputation isn't deserved--at least not where they worked.

09/29/11 Posted by Sara Randazzo

Appeals Court Tosses 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Challenge

Saying the matter was moot, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Thursday dismissed a constitutional challenge by the Log Cabin Republicans and their attorney, White & Case partner Daniel Woods, to the recently repealed ban on gay men and women serving openly in the military. 

09/29/11 Posted by Victor Li

Hogan Lovells, Herbert Smith Advise on Exxon Mobil's $1.75 Billion Oil Fields Sale

The two firms take the lead as Exxon Mobil sells Apache Corporation its North Sea oil fields. 

09/29/11 Posted by Victor Li

Anna Nicole Smith Makes Her Mark on Heller Bankruptcy Case

Eight firms, including Arnold & Porter, Cooley, Hogan Lovells, Pillsbury Winthrop, and Proskauer Rose have agreed to pay a combined total of $2.25 million to settle disputes with the estate of bankrupt Heller Ehrman. Eight others, citing a Supreme Court ruling in a case involving Smith, want their cases moved to federal district court.

09/29/11 Posted by Victor Li