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The article reports on the decision of U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Dennis Montali in San Francisco, California to grant the unfinished business claims filed by bankrupt law firm Heller Ehrman against law firms Davis Wright Tremaine, Foley & Lardner, Jones day, and Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe. It mentions Montali's ruling to deny the summary judgment motions filed by Heller. The opinion of Montali on the eligibility of Heller for compensation under the Uniform Partnership Act of 1994 is discussed.

The article focuses on the U.S. law firms which failed to promote women to partner status in January 2014. These firms include Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, Edwards Wildman Palmer, and Dunn & Crutcher. According to an analysis by the periodical "American Law Daily," 30.9% of the 531 new partners announced in mid-January 2014 are women, down from 34% in 2013 and 32% in 2012.

The article features Robert Stumpf, a lateral lawyer at Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton, who has a passion for collecting jukeboxes.

The article discusses an alleged conspiracy where law firm Jones Day allegedly drove Detroit, Michigan into bankruptcy as a way to shed the city's responsibilities to pensioners. The alleged conspiracy began with a 2011 law review article by Jones Day partner Jeffrey Ellman and associate Daniel Merrett exploring how municipalities can use Chapter 9 to solve pension woes. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Steven Rhodes ruled that the filing was made in good faith, a requirement for Chapter 9 eligibility.

The article focuses on the JD Match website for the law community which failed to make much of an impact since its launch in 2011. It states that the website was developed by consultant Bruce MacEwen and his business partner Janet Stanton which provides a matching process for law firms and students. It mentions that two of the reasons for the failure is the reluctance of law firms to adopt change and the postrecession slowdown.

The article presents the 2013 New Partner Survey conducted by the journal. It discusses results on views held by attorneys promoted as partners between 2010 and 2013 on topics including their preparation for the position, training and guidance offered by their firms, and their experience in their partnership role. Profiles of respondents are also offered such as gender, practice areas and equity status.

The article reveals that the 2013 "American Lawyer" survey found that respondents bemoaned the scarcity of retirement benefits offered by their employers and the neglect of the 401(k) match. According to the author, the complaints have emerged as firms are recovering from the economic downturn which enables associates to worry about their benefit plans.

The article focuses on New York-based law firm Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. According to the author, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher handles plenty of pro bono cases and is involved in representing indigent clients or supporting public interest organizations. The author adds that the firm focuses on fighting public entities that have abused their authority or bypassed the democratic process.

The article discusses the financial performance of New York City-based law firm Chadbourne and Parke in the year 2012. Gross revenue declined 5.1 percent to 290.5 million dollars. Revenue per lawyer increased 3.3 percent to 780,000 dollars but profits per partner decreased 6.1 percent to 1.24 million dollars. The law firm dropped from The Am Law 100 list to The Am Law 200.

The article focuses on error of omission which cost Kaye Scholar LLP 1.5 million U.S. dollars. The firm was hired to study the 2010 bankruptcy claim of investment firm GSC Group Inc. The U.S. Trustee Office found conflict of interest due to fee sharing agreement between an independent contractor Robert Manzo and GSC group. The U.S. Department of Justice was also part of this investigation and found Kay Scholar guilty because they had not disclosed their past association with Manzo.

The article discusses the role of lawyer Al Togut in the handling of the Chapter 11 bankruptcy case of the law firm Dewey and LeBoeuf. It mentions Togut's vow never to become involved in a case involving law firms after working on the Chapter 11 bankruptcy of Finley Kumble Wagner Heine Underberg Manley Myerson and Casey in the 1980s. A settlement plan that would ask former Dewey partners to help pay back creditors by returning part of the compensation they received in 2011 and 2012 is cited.

The article discusses Ryan Farley's 13-year career as a lawyer before he was found dead in his apartment in May 2012. It describes the lateral moves Farley made before finally becoming a shareholder in the New York City office of the law firm LeClairRyan. It mentions the worsening of his alcoholism, failed rehabilitation efforts, and his dismissal from LeClairRyan due to his alcohol addiction. Ways in which Farley's setbacks may reflect the anxieties of associates in law firms are cited.

The article discusses the periodical's 2012 Summer Associates Survey which reveals that a vocal minority of the would-be lawyers have requested the hiring partners who have brought them aboard to de-emphasize fun and have fewer social events. The survey finds respondents putting their worry level at 3.95 on a 1-to-5 scale. Among the factors feeding such feeling are the debt load that graduating law students face and the decline in the average starting salary for law school graduates.

The article comments on the settlement between the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and Kelley Drye & Warren in relation to the law firm's policy which requires partners to give up equity status when they reach the age of 70.

The article discusses the results of the 2012 Real Rate Report, a study of legal rates in the U.S. Results of the study revealed that the rates of law firms are going up. The rates depend on several factors including the law firm's size, location and its relationship with clients. The study also found that elite law firms have significantly increase their rates over the past three years.

The article discusses women partner promotions in the 128 "Am Law" 200 firms as of February 2012. Of the firms that have reported new partner promotions, there was a 5% increase in the overall number of partners named compared to 2011. In the 2012 class, women made up an estimated one-third of the 1,236 promotions reported. The firm Jones Day promoted 15 women, making it the firm who promoted the greatest number of women.

The article discusses the release of the book "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows." Author J.K. Rowling comments on how she developed the character of Harry Potter while delayed on a train ride. The author comments on how the Harry Potter series has encouraged children to read. Damon Lindelof, executive producer of the television program "Lost," discusses how the plots of the books relate to current world events. INSET: FAVORITE POTTER MOMENT.

The article explains that there is no pattern with which to predict the success of contestants on the television program "American Idol" once the program is over. The article uses the careers of past contestants, including Katherine McPhee, Taylor Hicks, Chris Daughtry and Kellie Pickler, to illustrate the unpredictability of post-"American Idol" fame. The article discusses reasons why certain singers have done better than others, and rates past contestant's post-program successes.

This article discusses various topics and expectations in the mass media. The article discusses the controversy behind the CBS television program "Kid Nation," which premiers on September 19, 2007, questions regarding special treatment for celebrities Lindsay Lohan and Nicole Richie while in prison, the resurrection of the film adaptation of the television program "Dallas" and the possibility of a new studio album for singer Britney Spears.