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Kilpatrick selects major IT firm Sophos for IT support

Kilpatrick Stockton has chosen Sophos Endpoint Security & Control, a world leader in IT security and control, to protect its desktops with anti-viruses as a one desktop security solution.

The firm included Sophos Premium Support Service to its license. Sophos will incorporate a Service Level Agreement in addition to the 24/7 unlimited supports, round the year. Sophos was chosen based on its intuitive console, small and uncomplicated updates, integrated spyware and adware protection, and the ability to control applications. Kilpatrick, realizing the advantage of purchasing a software solution that updates automatically, purchased the solution to protect their desktops from viruses, trojans, worms, spyware, adware, potentially unwanted applications (PUAs), and hackers. Earlier, Kilpatrick Stockton used a separate anti-adware solution along with a security solution to stop viruses and spyware. To deploy Sophos, Kilpatrick used the Sophos Competitor Removal Tool, for seamless transition.

07-16-2007

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First Online Divorce Education Center by Rosen Law Firm

Established in 1990, Rosen Law Firm has revamped its website, to include the state's first online divorce education center. The new site gives visitors easy access to complete information on divorce and other legal issues concerning family law in North Carolina.

Lee Rosen, president of Rosen Law Firm and a board certified family law specialist, said that the move offers people seeking divorce, information that is "convenient, educational, and reliable." This, he hopes, will ensure them to make "more educated and make better decisions about themselves and their families' future". For user convenience, Rosen's new websites design replaced the standard welcome page with information about the company in the backdrop with easy accessibility to informative resources. Other helpful tools include a legal forum, a child support calculator, an alimony recapture calculator, and a legal dictionary.

Rosen Law Firm has offices in Raleigh, Charlotte, and Chapel Hill. Rosen's attorneys practice in child custody, alimony, property distribution, separation agreements, and domestic violence relief. They provide individual clients support to move ahead with their lives, while seeking divorce.

07-13-2007

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Poyner & Spruill Participates in 'Race For The Cure'

Poyner & Spruill, LLP's attorneys, staff members, and family participated in the Susan G. Komen Triangle Race for the Cure (now in its 11th year), for the seventh consecutive time. The law firm dedicated this year's race efforts in the memory of Gretchen Goodfellow and Gerri Kelly, two former co-workers and breast cancer survivors. The firm, this year too, tried to make a sizeable contribution to this noble cause. Through individual fundraising efforts and a firm gift, they could mark an increase of nearly 70% than the previous years in their fundraising efforts by collecting more than $4,600. The race proceeds benefited the world's largest and most progressive grassroots network, Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, which is trying to find a cure and end breast cancer.

07-13-2007

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LexisNexis Acquires Software Provider Juris, Inc.

LexisNexis acquired Tennessee-based Juris, Inc., an accounting software provider for mid-sized law firms, though the terms of the deal are still under wraps.

LexisNexis Practice Management solution line will add Juris to its group. The solution line supplies services and tools, which aid firms to increase productivity and profitability. Juris provides law firms with all markets solution software such as leading time, billing, and accounting products including Time Matters®, Billing Matters®, and PCLaw.™ LexisNexis hopes to integrate Juris® products with key LexisNexis offerings in the near future as part of its Total Practice Solutions strategy, stated Ralph Calistri, Senior Vice President and General Manager, LexisNexis.

With its headquarters in New York, LexisNexis provides information and service solutions, including Lexis and Nexis research services to customers in 100 countries. LexisNexis is a member of the Anglo-Dutch online information services and publishing company, Reed Elsevier N.V. (ENL), which has 13,000 people working worldwide and touched annual revenues of $2.68 billion in 2005.

07-12-2007

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Olsson, Frank and Weeda adds names to its nameplate

Prominent Washington, DC, food, drug, device, and agriculture law and lobbying firm, Olsson Frank Weeda, PC, has changed its moniker to include names of three veteran attorneys - Terman, Bode, and Matz. Henceforth, the firm will be known as Olsson Frank Weeda Terman Bode Matz, PC.

The move to add the names of these senior attorneys "reflects the overall growth of the firm-growth that's in large measure due to the outstanding contributions from Steve Terman, John Bode and Marshall Matz," stated Richard Frank, founder and Olsson Frank Senior Principal. Stephen Terman has served clients from Olsson Frank for 17 years and practices in medical device law, FDA regulatory issues, and litigation. John Bode joined Olsson Frank 18 years back and practices in legislative and regulatory matters. Marshall Matz merged his private practice with the law firm 15 years ago. Olsson Frank has more than 30 attorneys and senior policy advisors offering creative solutions for its clients' legal problems.

07-12-2007

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Former Freshfields partner level age discrimination suit on firm

Former head of restructuring for international firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and senior lawyer, Peter Bloxham, 54, accused his former partners of age discrimination-a law that lets employees claim unlimited damages. The new age discrimination legislation was introduced last October and so far more than 1,500 claims have been made under it. Bloxham filed the claim against UK's third-largest law firm with London's Employment Tribunal.

Earlier the law firm had voted to reform its pension plan in 2006 whereby partners could choose between retiring and retaining most benefits or staying on and losing as much as 40% of their future compensation. According to a firm release, in course of a nine-day hearing, the law firm will argue that 78% of its partnership approved the change in benefits, which is the result of a "three-year exhaustive analysis." The former plan, paid for by active partners, gave all the retiring partners a lifetime right to only 10% of total profit, which it said was "unsustainable."

Bloxham, in his defense, is expected to argue that the law firm changed its pension plan without sufficient consultation. He will also argue that the law firm forced him to retire in October, six months prior to a planned departure. Recent survey results of more than 50 organizations in the country also reveal that almost one in nine employers in the country had been hit with age discrimination allegations since the laws took effect. Like several other law firms in the city, Freshfields had also retrenched several senior lawyers. The law firm however maintains that the policy of retrenchment is unrelated to the pension changes.

07-11-2007

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Linklaters announces billion dollars financial year-end results

International law firm Linklaters, LLP, announced its results for the financial year ended 30 April 2007. The results showed a revenue increase of 20% to $2.2 billion, while profits rose by 29% to $970 million. The average profit per equity partner rose 22% to $2.56 million. The results promise a very successful year for the firm, stated Linklaters managing partner, Tony Angel.

Linklaters, LLP, offers expert legal counsel to leading international companies, financial institutions, and governments on their most complex transactions and assignments. It operates offices in major business and financial centers around the globe. Linklaters became Linklaters LLP, a limited liability partnership in May 2007.

07-11-2007

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