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Today’s top story is the increasing trend of Philadelphia firms adding groups in other cities as lateral movement in the city remains stagnant. As reporter Gina Passarella writes, the most recent big move was Ballard Spahr adding four Atlanta-based partners from Schiff Hardin and an of counsel from Atlanta-based Miller & Martin. But Ballard isn’t alone, as the saturated Philadelphia market is leading firms to look elsewhere to expand.
Also on Page 1 today, reporter Zack Needles writes that Boeing Co. has agreed to pay nearly $4.4 million to settle a Federal False Claims Act whistleblower lawsuit in which the company was alleged to have submitted inflated bills to the U.S. government for work related to the Chinook Helicopter program performed at Boeing’s plant in Ridley Park, Pa. There is an approval hearing for the settlement, made official on Dec. 23, 2011, set for Feb. 27.
In other Regional News on Page 3, the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that courts may appoint a substitute arbitrator when the one designated in a contract clause is not able to hear the case. The report comes from David Gialanella, a reporter for Legal affiliate New Jersey Law Journal.
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, including New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie tapping a pair of diverse nominees for New Jersey Supreme Court.
As it is Wednesday, the weekly GC Mid-Atlantic column is in today’s paper on Page 5, and it covers a niche firm that specializes in representation for colleges without their own counsel. Reporter Shannon Green, of Legal affiliate Corporate Counsel, writes that the National Center for Higher Education Risk Management is capitalizing on the growing trend of outsourcing legal functions.
On Page 7, the Editorial Board writes that merit selection is the answer for Pennsylvania’s appellate courts.
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