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The top story this morning is Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney acquiring seven-lawyer litigation boutique Manion McDonough & Lucas in Pittsburgh. As reporter Gina Passarella writes, Buchanan Ingersoll said the group’s addition brings the firm’s litigation practice to about 115 attorneys, or about one quarter of its total headcount.
Also above the fold on Page 1, reporter Amaris Elliott-Engel writes that the co-defendants in the Catholic Archdiocese sex-abuse trial have been acquitted of one conspiracy charge.
Below the fold on Page 1, reporter Zack Needles writes that Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott has announced Heidi B. Hamman Shakely as the new chair of its board of directors, the first time in the firm’s 54-year history that a woman has led the board.
In more Regional News on Page 3, reporter Saranac Hale Spencer writes that a federal judge has overruled objections to a plan to repay victims of a Ponzi scheme.
As always, our People in the News section is on Page 2, and the top stories from our sister publications across the country make up the Page 4 National News section.
In a Litigation column on Page 5, Judy Weintraub and Harrie Samaras write about how to approach a preliminary meeting.
In a Commentary on Page 7, Douglas S. Lavine writes about the perils of overidentifying with your client’s emotions.
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