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NewsHeadlines=NewsHeadlines.concat("<a href='http://www.law.com/sites/almstaff/2017/01/12/how-vws-in-house-lawyers-screwed-up-a-litigation-hold/'>How VW's In-House Lawyers Screwed Up a Litigation Hold</a><br>");
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NewsAbstract=NewsAbstract.concat("The obstruction of justice charge filed against Volkswagen AG on Wednesday pertains not only to lies by employees to federal regulators, but also to actions by VW?s in-house legal team, according to statements attached to the plea agreement.<br>");
NewsHeadlines=NewsHeadlines.concat("<a href='http://www.law.com/sites/almstaff/2017/01/12/how-vws-in-house-lawyers-screwed-up-a-litigation-hold/'>How VW's In-House Lawyers Screwed Up a Litigation Hold</a><br>");
ByLine=ByLine.concat("empty<br>");
NewsAbstract=NewsAbstract.concat("The obstruction of justice charge filed against Volkswagen AG on Wednesday pertains not only to lies by employees to federal regulators, but also to actions by VW?s in-house legal team, according to statements attached to the plea agreement.<br>");
NewsHeadlines=NewsHeadlines.concat("<a href='http://www.law.com/sites/almstaff/2017/01/13/elimination-of-wet-foot-dry-foot-policy-will-have-impact-on-immigration-law-firms/'>Elimination of 'Wet-Foot, Dry-Foot' Policy Will Have Impact on Immigration Law Firms</a><br>");
ByLine=ByLine.concat("empty<br>");
NewsAbstract=NewsAbstract.concat("Elimination of the so-called ?wet-foot, dry-foot? policy that gave Cuban immigrants an automatic path to citizenship once they reached U.S. shores will deal a heavy blow to many small and solo immigration law firms in South Florida and other places where many Cubans live.<br>");
NewsHeadlines=NewsHeadlines.concat("<a href='http://www.law.com/sites/almstaff/2017/01/12/legal-heavy-hitters-slated-for-anti-trump-conference/'>Legal Heavy Hitters Slated for Anti-Trump Conference</a><br>");
ByLine=ByLine.concat("empty<br>");
NewsAbstract=NewsAbstract.concat("The day after Donald Trump is sworn in as the 45th president the United States, hundreds of attorneys and activists are slated to gather in Washington to strategize on how best to resist ?bad government? and coordinate pro bono efforts to protect civil rights.<br>");
NewsHeadlines=NewsHeadlines.concat("<a href='http://www.law.com/sites/almstaff/2017/01/12/legal-heavy-hitters-slated-for-anti-trump-conference/'>Legal Heavy Hitters Slated for Anti-Trump Conference</a><br>");
ByLine=ByLine.concat("Karen Sloan<br>");
NewsAbstract=NewsAbstract.concat("The day after Donald Trump is sworn in as the 45th president the United States, hundreds of attorneys and activists are slated to gather in Washington to strategize on how best to resist ?bad government? and coordinate pro bono efforts to protect civil rights.<br>");
NewsHeadlines=NewsHeadlines.concat("<a href='http://www.law.com/sites/almstaff/2017/01/12/podcast-an-insiders-take-on-litigation-funding-2/'>Podcast: An Insider?s Take on Litigation Funding</a><br>");
ByLine=ByLine.concat("Ben Hancock<br>");
NewsAbstract=NewsAbstract.concat("In a far-ranging conversation with ALM reporter Ben Hancock, Vaughn Walker, the retired chief judge of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California discusses his role with Bentham IMF as a member of its investment vetting committee..<br>");
NewsHeadlines=NewsHeadlines.concat("<a href='http://www.law.com/sites/almstaff/2017/01/12/law-grad-argues-kkk-reference-driving-record-irrelevant-to-bar-admission/'>Law Grad Argues KKK Reference, Driving Record Irrelevant to Bar Admission</a><br>");
ByLine=ByLine.concat("Karen Sloan<br>");
NewsAbstract=NewsAbstract.concat("Shamir Coll has yet to take the bar exam, but he already has argued before the Supreme Court of Ohio.<br>");
NewsHeadlines=NewsHeadlines.concat("<a href='http://www.law.com/sites/almstaff/2017/01/11/6516/'>Big Law Associate Takes on Supreme Court Veteran Over NCAA Race-Bias Claims</a><br>");
ByLine=ByLine.concat("Marcia Coyle<br>");
NewsAbstract=NewsAbstract.concat("A Morrison & Foerster associate who recently completed a U.S. Supreme Court clerkship will argue Wednesday against former solicitor general Seth Waxman in a major race discrimination case that involves the National Collegiate Athletic Association.<br>");
NewsHeadlines=NewsHeadlines.concat("<a href='http://www.law.com/sites/almstaff/2017/01/11/kwm-drops-lawsuit-against-ex-partner-and-goodwin-with-deal-to-take-on-26-strong-team/'>KWM drops lawsuit against ex-partner and Goodwin with deal to take on 26-strong team</a><br>");
ByLine=ByLine.concat("Rose Walker<br>");
NewsAbstract=NewsAbstract.concat("Goodwin Procter is to take on a team of 26 King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) lawyers in London, with the team hire granted as part of a deal that also saw KWM drop litigation against the firm and corporate partner Richard Lever.<br>");
NewsHeadlines=NewsHeadlines.concat("<a href='http://www.law.com/sites/almstaff/2017/01/11/lawyers-continue-to-duke-it-out-in-dershowitz-litigation/'>Lawyers Continue to Duke It Out in Dershowitz Litigation</a><br>");
ByLine=ByLine.concat("Samantha Joseph<br>");
NewsAbstract=NewsAbstract.concat("It seems reports of the death of litigation involving allegations linking retired Harvard Law School professor Alan Dershowitz to an underage sex scandal have been greatly exaggerated.<br>");
NewsHeadlines=NewsHeadlines.concat("<a href='http://www.law.com/sites/almstaff/2017/01/11/supreme-court-nomination-coming-soon-trump-says/'>Supreme Court Nomination Coming Soon, Trump Says</a><br>");
ByLine=ByLine.concat("Tony Mauro<br>");
NewsAbstract=NewsAbstract.concat("Speculation over who the top contenders are for the seat has focused mainly on federal appeals court judges William Pryor and Diane Sykes, as well as Neil Gorsuch, Steven Colloton and Thomas Hardiman.<br>");
NewsHeadlines=NewsHeadlines.concat("<a href='http://www.law.com/sites/almstaff/2017/01/10/jeff-sessions-tees-up-reasonable-test-for-laws-doj-defends-drops/'>Jeff Sessions Tees Up 'Reasonable' Test for Laws DOJ Defends, Drops</a><br>");
ByLine=ByLine.concat("C. Ryan Barber<br>");
NewsAbstract=NewsAbstract.concat("The U.S. Department of Justice has a duty to enforce and defend federal laws?unless the agency can?t do so in a ?reasonable way,? U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions said Tuesday during his confirmation hearing to be U.S. attorney general.<br>");
NewsHeadlines=NewsHeadlines.concat("<a href='http://www.law.com/sites/almstaff/2017/01/10/texas-judge-puts-at-risk-medical-care-for-transgender-folks-aclu-lawyer-says/'>Texas Judge Puts at Risk Medical Care for Transgender Folks, ACLU Lawyer Says</a><br>");
ByLine=ByLine.concat("Miriam Rozen<br>");
NewsAbstract=NewsAbstract.concat("The notion that a person who identifies as transgender or a woman who has sought to terminate a pregnancy could be denied as miniscule a request for medical care as asking for a Band-Aid rankles Joshua Block.<br>");
NewsHeadlines=NewsHeadlines.concat("<a href='http://www.law.com/sites/almstaff/2017/01/10/swipe-fee-law-may-survive-supreme-court-scrutiny/'>?Swipe Fee? Law May Survive Supreme Court Scrutiny</a><br>");
ByLine=ByLine.concat("Tony Mauro<br>");
NewsAbstract=NewsAbstract.concat("A U.S. Supreme Court case that was touted as a significant retail business dispute with First Amendment ramifications seemed to fizzle fast Tuesday as justices questioned whether freedom of speech was involved at all.<br>");
NewsHeadlines=NewsHeadlines.concat("<a href='http://www.law.com/sites/almstaff/2017/01/10/girls-supreme-court-justice-costume-gets-ginsburg-shoutout/'>Girl's Supreme Court Justice Costume Gets Ginsburg Shoutout</a><br>");
ByLine=ByLine.concat("Richard Binder<br>");
NewsAbstract=NewsAbstract.concat("Ruth Bader Ginsburg is a superhero to Michele Threefoot, an 8-year-old girl in Columbia, MD, who dressed as the Supreme Court justice for her school?s ?Superhero Day.?<br>");
NewsHeadlines=NewsHeadlines.concat("<a href='http://www.law.com/sites/almstaff/2017/01/10/girls-supreme-court-justice-costume-gets-ginsburg-shoutout/'>Girl's Supreme Court Justice Costume Gets Ginsburg Shoutout</a><br>");
ByLine=ByLine.concat("empty<br>");
NewsAbstract=NewsAbstract.concat("Ruth Bader Ginsburg is a superhero to Michele Threefoot, an 8-year-old girl in Columbia, MD, who dressed as the Supreme Court justice for her school?s ?Superhero Day.? <br>");
NewsHeadlines=NewsHeadlines.concat("<a href='http://www.law.com/sites/almstaff/2017/01/09/justices-ground-startup-flytenow-the-uber-of-the-sky/'>Justices Ground Startup Flytenow, the 'Uber of the Sky'</a><br>");
ByLine=ByLine.concat("Marcia Coyle<br>");
NewsAbstract=NewsAbstract.concat("?Like the ridesharing company, Uber, Flytenow is in the business of communicating?although unlike Uber, the pilots do not, indeed cannot, profit?they only share the costs of a flight with passengers,? the company?s lawyers wrote in their high-court petition.<br>");
NewsHeadlines=NewsHeadlines.concat("<a href='http://www.law.com/sites/almstaff/2017/01/09/novel-suits-setbacks-mark-edelsons-first-year-in-california/'>Novel Suits, Setbacks Mark Edelson?s First Year in California</a><br>");
ByLine=ByLine.concat("Ross Todd<br>");
NewsAbstract=NewsAbstract.concat("According to interviews and a review of the firm?s activity in its first year on the West Coast, having Edelson as a neighbor hasn?t moved the dial much on privacy litigation. <br>");
NewsHeadlines=NewsHeadlines.concat("<a href='http://www.law.com/sites/almstaff/2017/01/06/how-big-a-deal-are-four-9th-circuit-vacancies-that-await-trump/'>How Big a Deal Are Four 9th Circuit Vacancies That Await Trump?</a><br>");
ByLine=ByLine.concat("Ross Todd<br>");
NewsAbstract=NewsAbstract.concat("When President-elect Donald Trump takes office later this month, he?ll be greeted by four vacancies at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit?the nation?s largest circuit court and, by reputation, one of its most liberal.<br>");
NewsHeadlines=NewsHeadlines.concat("<a href='http://www.law.com/sites/almstaff/2017/01/09/justices-ground-startup-flytenow-the-uber-of-the-sky/'>Justices Ground Startup Flytenow, the 'Uber of the Sky'</a><br>");
ByLine=ByLine.concat("Marcia Coyle<br>");
NewsAbstract=NewsAbstract.concat("The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to review a pioneering flight-sharing startup?s dispute with the Federal Aviation Administration. The justices, without comment, turned away Flytenow Inc.?s petition, which argued that pilots using Flytenow?s online platform to solicit passengers are not ?common carriers? who must satisfy more stringent aviation rules.<br>");
NewsHeadlines=NewsHeadlines.concat("<a href='http://www.law.com/sites/almstaff/2017/01/05/orrick-attorney-once-a-juvenile-defendant-follows-unconventional-path-to-bench/'>Orrick Attorney, Once a Juvenile Defendant, Follows Unconventional Path to Bench</a><br>");
ByLine=ByLine.concat("empty<br>");
NewsAbstract=NewsAbstract.concat("It?s easy to see why Keenan didn?t expect to cut such a path. Unlike most of the attorneys who walk the hallways at white-shoe firms, some of Keenan?s first experiences with the law came in handcuffs before he was a teenager. Now, he?s completing a round-trip of sorts, becoming a judge in the court system where he once was a juvenile defendant.<br>");
NewsHeadlines=NewsHeadlines.concat("<a href='http://www.law.com/sites/almstaff/2017/01/03/dwf-makes-move-into-france-with-paris-merger/'>British Firm Moves Into France Via Merger</a><br>");
ByLine=ByLine.concat("Anna Ward<br>");
NewsAbstract=NewsAbstract.concat("DWF has opened an office in France after absorbing Heenan Paris, a four-partner shop formed in 2014 following the collapse of leading Canadian firm Heenan Blaikie.<br>");
NewsHeadlines=NewsHeadlines.concat("<a href='http://www.law.com/sites/almstaff/2017/01/04/californias-anti-trump-strategy-featuring-eric-holder-will-cost-25k-monthly/'>California's Anti-Trump Strategy, Featuring Eric Holder, Will Cost $25K Monthly</a><br>");
ByLine=ByLine.concat("Cheryl Miller and Katelyn Polantz<br>");
NewsAbstract=NewsAbstract.concat("California legislative leaders on Wednesday said they have retained a team of Covington & Burling attorneys led by former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder to help fend off ?potential challenges? from the incoming Trump administration.<br>");
NewsHeadlines=NewsHeadlines.concat("<a href='http://www.law.com/sites/almstaff/2017/01/04/dol-sues-google-over-failure-to-provide-compensation-data/'>DOL Sues Google Over Failure to Provide Compensation Data</a><br>");
ByLine=ByLine.concat("Rebekah Mintzer<br>");
NewsAbstract=NewsAbstract.concat("The DOL is asking an administrative law judge to order the company to turn over information on job and salary history for employees including starting salary, starting position, starting job level and other ?snapshot? information from Sept. 1 2014 and Sept. 2015 along with names and contact information for employees.<br>");
NewsHeadlines=NewsHeadlines.concat("<a href='http://www.law.com/sites/almstaff/2017/01/04/ashley-madison-data-breach-claims-should-be-arbitrated-company-says/'>Ashley Madison Data Breach Claims Should Be Arbitrated, Company Says</a><br>");
ByLine=ByLine.concat("Amanda Bronstad<br>");
NewsAbstract=NewsAbstract.concat("AshleyMadison.com?s parent company is hoping to knock out more than 20 class actions filed over its 2015 data breach by invoking online arbitration agreements the plaintiffs signed when they subscribed to its matchmaking services.<br>");
NewsHeadlines=NewsHeadlines.concat("<a href='http://www.law.com/sites/almstaff/2017/01/03/the-road-to-recovery-how-a-law-firm-tracked-down-ponzi-schemers-lost-funds/'>The Road to Recovery: How a Law Firm Tracked Down Ponzi Schemer's Lost Funds</a><br>");
ByLine=ByLine.concat("Celia Ampel<br>");
NewsAbstract=NewsAbstract.concat("When a federal judge dismissed receiver Jonathan Perlman?s lawsuits against banks whose accounts were used in a $68 million Ponzi scheme, the Miami lawyer worried he would never win substantial recovery for the victims.<br>");
NewsHeadlines=NewsHeadlines.concat("<a href='http://www.law.com/sites/almstaff/2017/01/03/apple-gets-temporary-victory-with-touchscreen-patent/'>Apple Gets Temporary Victory With Touchscreen Patent</a><br>");
ByLine=ByLine.concat("Scott Graham<br>");
NewsAbstract=NewsAbstract.concat("Apple Inc. has won at least a moral victory in a fight with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office over touchscreen technology.<br>");
NewsHeadlines=NewsHeadlines.concat("<a href='http://www.law.com/sites/almstaff/2017/01/03/ninth-circuit-deepens-split-on-class-action-ascertainability/'>Ninth Circuit Deepens Split on Class Action 'Ascertainability'</a><br>");
ByLine=ByLine.concat("Amanda Bronstad<br>");
NewsAbstract=NewsAbstract.concat("Throwing its weight on one side of a widening circuit split, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Tuesday refused to adopt stricter standards for class certification in cases where there is no readily apparent way to identify class members.<br>");
NewsHeadlines=NewsHeadlines.concat("<a href='http://www.law.com/sites/almstaff/2016/12/30/plaintiffs-firm-stuck-with-1m-tax-bill-after-trying-to-deduct-private-jet-travel/'>Plaintiffs Firm Stuck With $1M Tax Bill After Trying to Deduct Private Jet Travel</a><br>");
ByLine=ByLine.concat("Amanda Bronstad<br>");
NewsAbstract=NewsAbstract.concat("California plaintiffs firm Engstrom, Lipscomb & Lack owes more than $1 million in federal corporate taxes and penalties relating to business expenses from two personal aircraft, according to a federal appeals court?s ruling this week.<br>");
NewsHeadlines=NewsHeadlines.concat("<a href='http://www.law.com/sites/almstaff/2016/12/31/chief-justice-roberts-praises-overlooked-district-judges-in-year-end-report/'>Chief Justice Roberts Praises 'Overlooked' District Judges in Year-End Report</a><br>");
ByLine=ByLine.concat("Tony Mauro<br>");
NewsAbstract=NewsAbstract.concat("?This is no job for impulsive, timid or inattentive souls,? Roberts wrote, noting that ?as the singular authority on the bench,? district judges ?must respond to every detail of an unscripted proceeding, tempering firm and decisive judgment with objectivity, insight, and compassion.?<br>");
NewsHeadlines=NewsHeadlines.concat("<a href='http://www.law.com/sites/almstaff/2016/12/30/decision-on-attorney-client-privilege-spooks-defense-bar/'>Decision on Attorney-Client Privilege Spooks Defense Bar</a><br>");
ByLine=ByLine.concat("Charles Toutant and Vanessa Blum<br>");
NewsAbstract=NewsAbstract.concat("'Are courts going to find this decision only applies to public records cases? Or are they going to read it as saying attorney bills are no longer privileged once the case ends?'<br>");
NewsHeadlines=NewsHeadlines.concat("<a href='http://www.law.com/sites/almstaff/2016/12/30/will-funny-brief-backfire-at-supreme-court/'>Will 'Funny Brief' Backfire at Supreme Court?</a><br>");
ByLine=ByLine.concat("Tony Mauro<br>");
NewsAbstract=NewsAbstract.concat("The Cato Institute?s Ilya Shapiro has done it again. For the third year in a row, he has filed what he calls one of Cato?s ?funny briefs? with the U.S. Supreme Court, an amicus curiae brief that celebrates, more or less, the objectionable speech at issue in a First Amendment case.<br>");
NewsHeadlines=NewsHeadlines.concat("<a href='http://www.law.com/sites/almstaff/2016/12/29/abas-spanking-law-deans-ouster-among-top-10-law-school-stories-of-2016/'>ABA's Spanking, Law Dean's Ouster Among Top 10 Law School Stories of 2016</a><br>");
ByLine=ByLine.concat("Karen Sloan<br>");
NewsAbstract=NewsAbstract.concat("Dust ups involving everything from a handsy dean to a law school?s unfortunate new acronym caught the public?s attention. We?ve rounded up the year?s top 10 law school stories. <br>");
NewsHeadlines=NewsHeadlines.concat("<a href='http://www.law.com/sites/almstaff/2016/12/29/conflicts-splash-zones-and-a-wild-ride-a-look-back-on-the-quirkiest-patent-battles-of-2016/'>Conflicts, Splash Zones and a 'Wild Ride': A Look Back on the Quirkiest Patent Battles of 2016</a><br>");
ByLine=ByLine.concat("Scott Graham<br>");
NewsAbstract=NewsAbstract.concat("Instead of focusing on the biggest cases, we hereby present five of the quirkiest patent cases that crossed the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit?s docket this year.<br>");
NewsHeadlines=NewsHeadlines.concat("<a href='http://www.law.com/sites/almstaff/2016/12/29/historic-mug-shots-line-new-supreme-court-brief-as-court-weighs-privacy-dispute/'>Historic Mug Shots Line New Supreme Court Brief as Court Weighs Privacy Dispute</a><br>");
ByLine=ByLine.concat("C. Ryan Barber<br>");
NewsAbstract=NewsAbstract.concat("Lawyers for some of the nation?s leading news organizations found a common thread connecting Rosa Parks and the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. with the likes of John Dillinger and Al Capone, Lee Harvey Oswald and Sirhan Sirhan, O.J. Simpson and Brock Turner. Each was arrested?a shared experience memorialized in a mug shot?at least once.<br>");
NewsHeadlines=NewsHeadlines.concat("<a href='http://www.law.com/sites/almstaff/2016/12/28/lawyers-behaving-badly-2016-deposition-edition/'>Lawyers Behaving Badly 2016: Deposition Edition</a><br>");
ByLine=ByLine.concat("Ross Todd<br>");
NewsAbstract=NewsAbstract.concat("Every year stories surface of lawyers and witnesses lobbing insults?or nearby objects?at each other during depositions when things get contentious. Although 2016 was an outlier in many ways, it followed suit when it came to lawyers and litigants behaving badly.<br>");
NewsHeadlines=NewsHeadlines.concat("<a href='http://www.law.com/sites/almstaff/2016/12/28/lawyers-behaving-badly-2016-deposition-edition/'>Lawyers Behaving Badly 2016: Deposition Edition</a><br>");
ByLine=ByLine.concat("empty<br>");
NewsAbstract=NewsAbstract.concat("Evidently some lawyers and litigants don?t understand what it means to be ?on the record? during a deposition. Either that or they don?t mind being caught saying or doing something untoward, ridiculous or downright horrible<br>");
NewsHeadlines=NewsHeadlines.concat("<a href='http://www.law.com/sites/almstaff/2016/12/27/did-african-american-history-museum-snub-clarence-thomas/'>Did African-American History Museum Snub Clarence Thomas?</a><br>");
ByLine=ByLine.concat("Tony Mauro<br>");
NewsAbstract=NewsAbstract.concat("A recent letter by Sen. R. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, to officials of the Smithsonian Institution has raised the temperature on a simmering controversy over the new National Museum of African American History and Culture?s treatment of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas.<br>");
NewsHeadlines=NewsHeadlines.concat("<a href='http://www.law.com/sites/almstaff/2016/12/27/chinese-nationals-charged-with-hacking-firms-to-steal-ma-info/'>Chinese Nationals Charged With Hacking Firms to Steal M&A Info</a><br>");
ByLine=ByLine.concat("Mark Hamblett<br>");
NewsAbstract=NewsAbstract.concat("Three Chinese nationals face federal charges for allegedly hacking into two major U.S. law firms in a scheme to trade on information about imminent mergers and acquisitions.<br>");
NewsHeadlines=NewsHeadlines.concat("<a href='http://www.law.com/sites/almstaff/2016/12/27/chinese-nationals-charged-with-hacking-firms-to-steal-ma-info/'>Chinese Nationals Charged With Hacking Firms to Steal M&A Info</a><br>");
ByLine=ByLine.concat("empty<br>");
NewsAbstract=NewsAbstract.concat("Three Chinese nationals face federal charges for allegedly hacking into two major U.S. law firms in a scheme to trade on information about imminent mergers and acquisitions.<br>");
NewsHeadlines=NewsHeadlines.concat("<a href='http://www.law.com/sites/almstaff/2016/12/27/chinese-nationals-charged-with-hacking-firms-to-steal-ma-info/'>Chinese Nationals Charged With Hacking Firms to Steal M&A Info</a><br>");
ByLine=ByLine.concat("empty<br>");
NewsAbstract=NewsAbstract.concat("Three Chinese nationals face federal charges for allegedly hacking into two major U.S. law firms in a scheme to trade on information about imminent mergers and acquisitions.<br>");
NewsHeadlines=NewsHeadlines.concat("<a href='http://www.law.com/sites/almstaff/2016/12/27/firms-give-back-during-the-holiday-season/'>Firms Give Back During the Holiday Season</a><br>");
ByLine=ByLine.concat("Leigh Jones<br>");
NewsAbstract=NewsAbstract.concat("In the spirit of the holidays, we're highlighting the good work law firms are undertaking, especially this season. Whether it's through community service or pro bono projects, the legal profession each year gives back&#8212;in a big way.<br>");
NewsHeadlines=NewsHeadlines.concat("<a href='http://www.law.com/sites/almstaff/2016/12/27/women-now-dominate-law-school-classes-so-what/'>Women Now Dominate Law School Classes. So What?</a><br>");
ByLine=ByLine.concat("empty<br>");
NewsAbstract=NewsAbstract.concat("I know it?s a milestone for women, but I can?t summon much excitement. In fact, no one I know (male or female) feels anything close to exhilaration. Most of us just shrug our shoulders. Here?s what we?re not excited about: Women have crossed the 50 percent mark in the nation?s law schools: 50.32 percent of all law students, to be exact.<br>");
NewsHeadlines=NewsHeadlines.concat("<a href='http://www.law.com/sites/almstaff/2016/12/22/far-flung-places-the-travails-and-travels-of-a-product-liability-litigator/'>Far-Flung Places: The Travails and Travels of a Product Liability Litigator</a><br>");
ByLine=ByLine.concat("Anand Agneshwar <br>");
NewsAbstract=NewsAbstract.concat("Product liability defense and travel go hand in hand. So I learned early on that you might as well make the most of it and revel in the ability to soak in communities and cultures that you otherwise may never encounter.<br>");
NewsHeadlines=NewsHeadlines.concat("<a href='http://www.law.com/sites/almstaff/2016/12/21/the-sec-whistleblower-programs-biggest-year-by-the-numbers/'>The SEC Whistleblower Program's Biggest Year?By the Numbers</a><br>");
ByLine=ByLine.concat("C. Ryan Barber<br>");
NewsAbstract=NewsAbstract.concat("The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission?s whistleblower program reached a milestone on Aug. 30. Five years after the program was created under the Dodd-Frank financial reform law, the second-largest bounty in the whistleblower office?s history pushed the awards total past the $100 million mark?and the SEC was ready to celebrate.<br>");
NewsHeadlines=NewsHeadlines.concat("<a href='http://www.law.com/sites/almstaff/2016/12/22/teva-agrees-to-pay-520m-over-bribes-to-foreign-officials/'>Teva Agrees to Pay $520M Over Bribes to Foreign Officials</a><br>");
ByLine=ByLine.concat("Charles Toutant<br>");
NewsAbstract=NewsAbstract.concat("Generic drugmaker Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. has agreed to pay more than $283 million to resolve criminal charges and fines over bribes to government officials in Russia, Ukraine and Mexico, in violation of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Thursday.<br>");
NewsHeadlines=NewsHeadlines.concat("<a href='http://www.law.com/sites/almstaff/2016/12/22/teva-agrees-to-pay-520m-over-bribes-to-foreign-officials/?kw=Teva%20Agrees%20to%20Pay%20%24520M%20Over%20Bribes%20to%20Foreign%20Officials&et=editorial&bu=The%20American%20Lawyer&cn=20161227&src=EMC-Email&pt=Am%20Law%20Litigation%20Daily'>Teva Agrees to Pay $520M Over Bribes to Foreign Officials</a><br>");
ByLine=ByLine.concat("Charles Toutant<br>");
NewsAbstract=NewsAbstract.concat("Generic drugmaker Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. has agreed to pay more than $283 million to resolve criminal charges and fines over bribes to government officials in Russia, Ukraine and Mexico, in violation of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.<br>");
NewsHeadlines=NewsHeadlines.concat("<a href='http://www.law.com/sites/almstaff/2016/12/21/top-10-quotes-of-the-year-courtesy-of-yale-law-school-librarian/'>Top 10 Quotes of the Year, Courtesy of Yale Law School Librarian</a><br>");
ByLine=ByLine.concat("Karen Sloan<br>");
NewsAbstract=NewsAbstract.concat("Donald Trump uttered the most notable quote of 2016 when he told attendees at a campaign rally in Sioux City, Iowa, that he could shoot someone in the middle of New York City?s Fifth Avenue and not lose any votes. That?s according to Fred Shapiro, the associate director for collections at Yale Law School?s library, who for the past 11 years has compiled a list of the top 10 most notable quotes each year.<br>");
NewsHeadlines=NewsHeadlines.concat("<a href='http://www.law.com/sites/almstaff/2016/12/21/apple-accuses-nokia-acacia-of-antitrust-conspiracy/'>Apple Accuses Nokia, Acacia of Antitrust Conspiracy</a><br>");
ByLine=ByLine.concat("Scott Graham<br>");
NewsAbstract=NewsAbstract.concat("Nokia chose two of Apple?s favorite nonpracticing entities?Acacia Research Corp. and Conversant Intellectual Property Management Inc.?to do Nokia?s dirty work, Apple contends in a breach of contract, unfair competition and antitrust complaint.<br>");
NewsHeadlines=NewsHeadlines.concat("<a href='http://www.law.com/sites/almstaff/2016/12/21/brazilian-company-to-pay-record-2-6b-fine-to-settle-foreign-bribery-case/'>Brazilian Company to Pay Record $2.6B Fine to Settle Foreign Bribery Case</a><br>");
ByLine=ByLine.concat("Mark Hamblett<br>");
NewsAbstract=NewsAbstract.concat("Settling wide-ranging bribery allegations for a record amount of money, Brazilian construction conglomerate Odebrecht SA admitted guilt Wednesday and agreed to pay $2.6 billion.<br>");
NewsHeadlines=NewsHeadlines.concat("<a href='http://www.law.com/sites/almstaff/2016/12/20/scotus-2016-highlights-and-lowlights/'>SCOTUS 2016: Highlights and Lowlights</a><br>");
ByLine=ByLine.concat("Tony Mauro and Marcia Coyle<br>");
NewsAbstract=NewsAbstract.concat("By tradition, the U.S. Supreme Court tries to stay out of the limelight during a presidential election year. All we can say is: better luck next time. The court was in the headlines early and often, especially after the death of Justice Antonin Scalia in February and the ensuing battle over President Barack Obama?s nominee to replace him.<br>");
NewsHeadlines=NewsHeadlines.concat("<a href='http://www.law.com/sites/almstaff/2016/12/20/trump-guarantees-to-fund-trump-u-class-action-settlement-days-before-he-takes-office/'>Trump Guarantees to Fund 'Trump U' Class Action Settlement Days Before He Takes Office</a><br>");
ByLine=ByLine.concat("Amanda Bronstad<br>");
NewsAbstract=NewsAbstract.concat("President-elect Donald Trump has personally guaranteed that $25 million will be paid into an escrow account by Jan. 18, two days before his inauguration, as part of a class action settlement over his former Trump University.<br>");
NewsHeadlines=NewsHeadlines.concat("<a href='http://www.law.com/sites/almstaff/2016/12/19/feds-indict-lawyers-behind-prenda-law-porno-trolling-scheme/'>Feds Indict Lawyers Behind Prenda Law 'Porno-Trolling' Scheme</a><br>");
ByLine=ByLine.concat("Scott Graham<br>");
NewsAbstract=NewsAbstract.concat("Two lawyers who participated in an infamous scheme of copyright trolling have been indicted on federal fraud, perjury and money laundering charges.<br>");
NewsHeadlines=NewsHeadlines.concat("<a href='http://www.law.com/sites/almstaff/2016/12/19/chief-justice-roberts-shuts-down-bid-to-force-garland-vote/'>Chief Justice Roberts Shuts Down Bid to Force Garland Vote</a><br>");
ByLine=ByLine.concat("Marcia Coyle<br>");
NewsAbstract=NewsAbstract.concat("A long-shot effort to force U.S. Senate action on the Supreme Court nomination of Merrick Garland failed Monday at the hands of Chief Justice John Roberts Jr.<br>");
NewsHeadlines=NewsHeadlines.concat("<a href='http://www.law.com/sites/almstaff/2016/12/19/zombie-whistleblower-denied-award-for-tip-takes-sec-to-court/'>'Zombie' Whistleblower, Denied Award for Tip, Takes SEC to Court</a><br>");
ByLine=ByLine.concat("C. Ryan Barber<br>");
NewsAbstract=NewsAbstract.concat("They are called ?zombie? whistleblowers?tipsters who came forward to federal regulators before the Wall Street reform laws of 2010 and then return to try to reap the benefits of a bounty program created by the postcrisis reforms.<br>");
NewsHeadlines=NewsHeadlines.concat("<a href='http://www.law.com/sites/almstaff/2016/12/19/judge-criticized-in-stanford-sexual-assault-case-wont-be-disciplined/'>Judge Criticized in Stanford Sexual Assault Case Won't Be Disciplined</a><br>");
ByLine=ByLine.concat("Cheryl Miller<br>");
NewsAbstract=NewsAbstract.concat("A state judicial commission on Monday declined to punish Aaron Persky, the Santa Clara County Superior Court judge who was widely criticized for the six-month jail sentence he imposed on a former Stanford University student accused of sexually assaulting an unconscious woman.<br>");
NewsHeadlines=NewsHeadlines.concat("<a href='http://www.law.com/sites/almstaff/2016/12/20/firms-snap-up-theranos-work-after-boies-schiller-exits/'>Firms Snap Up Theranos Work After Boies Schiller Exits</a><br>");
ByLine=ByLine.concat("Ben Hancock<br>");
NewsAbstract=NewsAbstract.concat("Theranos Inc. has begun drawing on a wider network of law firms, amid a rift with its once-stalwart ally Boies, Schiller & Flexner.<br>");
NewsHeadlines=NewsHeadlines.concat("<a href='http://www.law.com/sites/almstaff/2016/12/15/in-novel-gambit-losing-litigant-launches-law-school-challenge-and-says-dershowitz-will-be-the-judge/'>In Novel Gambit, Losing Litigant Launches Law School Challenge?And Says Dershowitz Will Be the Judge</a><br>");
ByLine=ByLine.concat("Tom McParland<br>");
NewsAbstract=NewsAbstract.concat("As PR gambits go, this one is off to a rocky start. Announced in a press release last week, ?The Law School Challenge? purported to offer $100,000 in scholarships to the top three teams who defend their written opinion in front of a panel of judges, said to include renowned attorney and Harvard Law School Professor Emeritus Alan Dershowitz.<br>");
NewsHeadlines=NewsHeadlines.concat("<a href='http://www.law.com/sites/almstaff/2016/12/16/top-partners-at-kirkland-ellis-see-cuts-to-equity-shares/'>Top Partners at Kirkland & Ellis See Cuts to Equity Shares</a><br>");
ByLine=ByLine.concat("Susan Beck<br>");
NewsAbstract=NewsAbstract.concat("Kirkland?s litigation partners were particularly hard hit, with some senior partners seeing their shares slashed significantly, according to three sources familiar with the firm?s move.<br>");
NewsHeadlines=NewsHeadlines.concat("<a href='http://www.law.com/sites/almstaff/2016/12/16/massive-jury-award-could-grow-for-merck-in-patent-infringement-case/'>Massive Jury Award Could Grow for Merck in Patent Infringement Case</a><br>");
ByLine=ByLine.concat("Tom McParland<br>");
NewsAbstract=NewsAbstract.concat("Already the largest patent infringement verdict in U.S. history, the $2.5 billion in damages awarded to Merck?s Idenix unit could grow by as much as three times the amount assessed by a federal jury in Wilmington last week.<br>");
NewsHeadlines=NewsHeadlines.concat("<a href='http://www.law.com/sites/almstaff/2016/12/16/bio-rad-spars-with-ex-gc-over-scope-of-privilege-in-whistleblower-trial/'>Bio-Rad Spars With Ex-GC Over Scope of Privilege in Whistleblower Trial</a><br>");
ByLine=ByLine.concat("Ross Todd<br>");
NewsAbstract=NewsAbstract.concat("As the whistleblower retaliation suit brought by former Bio-Rad general counsel Sanford Wadler hurtles toward trial next month, the lawyer and his former employer are battling over what internal company communications can be used as evidence.<br>");
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