Feb 21 -- Foreign law firms or foreign lawyers cannot practise on the litigation and non-litigation side unless they fulfil the requirements of the Advocates Act and the Bar Council of India (BCI) Rules, the Madras High Court said on Tuesday. The Hindu

Feb 21 -- "Providing top quality continuing legal education for busy practitioners is at the core of both Georgetown and Bloomberg BNA's CLE mission and role in the marketplace – available to them at their convenience, from their desktop or mobile device," said ... Sacramento Bee

Feb 21 -- “Today's global practice typically involves multiple national jurisdictions — often five or more — in a single transaction,” Gisser said. “It's exciting to see a US law school respond to the global challenges in contemporary law practice. The Stanford Daily

Feb 21 -- STSW began as one of the leading firms in Maryland in criminal, white-collar criminal, catastrophic injury and family law. From those strong beginnings, STSW has expanded the firm's practice to become the full-service law firm it is today. PR Web (press release)

Feb 21 -- Opponents say the practice is being abused by gas and oil companies, who use it to circumvent the landowners' property rights. "If the landowners were the ones making the large profits, then I'd believe the argument," said Vanessa Pesec of the Network ... SalemNews.net

Feb 20 -- Many Chinese lawyers point to 1979 as the time of the reinstitution of the Chinese legal profession following a long period of dormancy under Chairman Mao, but in fact 1993 is the year when private law firms were first allowed to be set up. The Lawyer

Feb 20 -- He acquired his expertise as a patent examiner at the US Patent & Trademark Office and at a large, international law practice based in Washington, DC. where he focused on prosecution and litigation of various electrical, mechanical and chemical ... Pittsburgh Post Gazette

Feb 18 -- The St. Clair County legal practice of The Law Office of Dennis Rushing, PC has created a website to help Alabama residents in need of civil and criminal defense representation. I believe every person deserves to have capable legal representation when ... PR Web (press release)