Welcome to your Wednesday morning round-up of stories in today’s edition of The Legal Intelligencer. All of the links below will take you directly to today’s stories, or you can head straight over to The Legal’s homepage. (Some stories may require registration or a paid subscription.)
Today’s top story is a continuation of our series on firm financials, this time taking a look at Duane Morris, which grew revenue and saw profits per equity partner rise 3.2 percent in 2011. As reporter Zack Needles writes, the firm’s growth largely came from its active practice areas, particularly a broad-based intellectual property practice.
Below the fold on Page 1, reporter Amaris Elliott-Engel writes that the Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia asserted its attorney-client privilege regarding 12 documents that Monsignor William J. Lynn wants to subpoena in the criminal case against him. Attorneys for the archdiocese had said in January that it might assert attorney-client privilege that can’t be waived, even if Lynn waives his own privilege.
Also below the fold on Page 1, reporter Gina Passarella writes about a survey taken by Altman Weil that shows managing partners find their practice group leadership to be lagging.
In more Regional News on Page 3, Amaris Elliott-Engel writes that several mortgage lenders are appealing a ruling in a trio of cases that their foreclosure notices were deficient, and are now seeking reargument. A three-judge panel said in all three cases that the lenders failed to comply with the Homeowner’s Emergency Mortgage Act.
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.
As it is Wednesday, this week’s GC Mid-Atlantic column is on Page 5, as Madeline M. Sherry and Stephen J. Finley Jr. write about the long and winding road of Pennsylvania privilege law, and how best to navigate through recent decisions declaring privilege a “two-way street” in the state.
In an Employment Law column on Page 7, Michael P. Maslanka of Legal affiliate Texas Lawyer writes about 10 lessons learned from 30 years working in the legal profession.
If you have questions or comments about any of today's stories, or our coverage as a whole, we invite you to e-mail any of the reporters directly. We hope you'll enjoy today's Legal.
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