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Two Minnesota law schools have announced plans to merge, reducing the state’s number of law schools from four to three.Hamline University School of Law and William Mitchell College of Law plan to merge after approval by the American Bar Association, according to a press release and coverage by the Star Tribune, the National Law Journal (sub. req.) and the St. Paul Pioneer Press, Above the Law and TaxProf Blog also noted the announcement.William Mitchell and Hamline have been longtime rivals, even as they held intermittent, informal merger talks over the last 10 years, according to the Star Tribune and the Pioneer Press. The new law school will be called the Mitchell | Hamline School of Law, and it will primarily be located at William Mitchell’s campus in St. Paul. The law school’s dean will be Mark Gordon, who is replacing Eric Janus as dean of William Mitchell.The two schools are currently located about three miles from each other, the NLJ says.Hamline’s … [Read more...] about Once rivals, two Minnesota law schools announce plans to merge

Emmanuel Macron views liberalizing French employment law as a priority. To achieve that effect, he plans to amplify the actions initiated in 2015 (the Rebsamen and Macron laws) and in 2016 (the El Khomri law). Some of his employment law objectives include the following:More flexibility through negotiation: Macron is likely to extend the list of matters company agreements govern.More simplicity: He wishes to merge the three employee representative bodies (works council, workers’ representatives, and health and safety committee) and simplify employers’ administrative obligations.More legal security: The law will set a cap for unfair dismissal damages.These changes will require the new president to secure a parliamentary majority in next month’s legislative elections. … [Read more...] about What the New French President Means for Employers

Euratom – An OverviewThe Euratom Treaty covers all civil nuclear activities in the European Union. As a nuclear peace treaty, it pools the nuclear industries of its Member States and ensures the security of atomic energy supply in Europe. The general objective of the Treaty is to contribute to the formation and development of Europe’s nuclear industries and to prevent nuclear materials intended for civilian use from being diverted to military use. It applies only to certain entities (Member States, physical persons, and public or private undertakings or institutions) dealing with special fissile materials (e.g., plutonium or uranium), source materials and the ores from which source materials are extracted.The Euratom Community’s institutional structure is similar to that of the European Union and is built around the same institutional triangle. Fulfilment of the tasks entrusted to the Euratom Community is therefore ensured by the European Parliament, the Commission, … [Read more...] about Brexit Versus Euratom: What “No” Vote Could Mean for UK Membership in European Nuclear Peace Treaty

A growing 300-attorney law firm located largely in the Midwest is establishing a foothold on the West Coast by combining with a Los Angeles trial and intellectual property boutique.The merger of Lathrop & Gage with the seven-lawyer Spillane Shaeffer Aronoff Bandlow trial boutique on Jan. 1, 2009 will not only give Lathrop a California presence but should create a significant synergy between the two firms’ practices.“Lathrop has had a very strong, hard intellectual property type of practice, and the copyright and trademark stuff gets developed out of the entertainment industry,” the Spillane firm’s managing partner, John Shaeffer, tells Los Angeles Business. “We’ve been very successful in developing relationships with motion picture studios and video games.”Meanwhile, although “opening a Los Angeles office gives us a true national reach, … the real impetus for the move is the opportunity to work even more closely with an … [Read more...] about Lathrop & Gage to Open Calif. Office By Merging With Spillane Trial Boutique

Home Law Scribbler Dentons to continue its megafirm rise by… Law Scribbler By Victor Li Posted November 3, 2015, 1:50 pm CST Another day, another multi-firm combination for Dentons. On Monday, Dentons and Dacheng announced it has taken the first step towards combining with Australian firm Gadens and Singaporean firm Rodyk & Davidson. According to Elliott Portnoy, global chief executive officer of Dentons, leaders at each of the four firms have approved the combination, and each firm expects to hold partnership votes by the middle of November. “When we came together with Dacheng, we thought it was important not to just to look at China or Asia, but the entire Pacific Rim,” says Joe Andrew, Dentons global chairman. “The recent [Trans-Pacific Partnership] has eliminated more than 18,000 barriers to trade. We think the time is particularly right to expand our capabilities in the Pacific Rim and allow us to provide a higher level of service to our … [Read more...] about Dentons to continue its megafirm rise by merging with firms in Australia and Singapore