http://www.philly.com/r?19=960&32=3796&7=-1&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fblogs%2Flaw_review%2F A blog on legal affairs in Philadelphia. Written by Philadelphia Inquirer reporter Chris Mondics, along with University of Pittsburgh law student and journalist Drew Singer. en-us Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:43:06 GMT 2012-01-13T00:43:06Z en-us http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=962308&44=137216226&32=3796&7=991003&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fblogs%2Flaw_review%2F137216226.html Law firms mergers shot up nationally in 2011 after a precipitous decline Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:43:06 GMT 05600e5e56cfa00ed48df1745637e5f9 Chris Mondics 2012-01-13T00:43:06Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=962308&44=136840103&32=3796&7=991003&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fblogs%2Flaw_review%2F136840103.html Over a long career, Arlin Adams played a pivotal role in regional and national events, and now at age 90 has decided to step down from his practice at Schnader Mon, 09 Jan 2012 15:04:09 GMT 61b3658818530ca11b2711b07cae3184 Chris Mondics 2012-01-09T15:04:09Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=962308&44=134789373&32=3796&7=991003&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fblogs%2Flaw_review%2F134789373.html Corporate legal departments appear to be loosening the purse strings a bit Sun, 04 Dec 2011 17:49:29 GMT 394a4174033e40d8d3582859785031a5 Chris Mondics 2011-12-04T17:49:29Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=962308&44=132954042&32=3796&7=991003&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fblogs%2Flaw_review%2F132954042.html Robert Half Legal says the hiring market is tightening for lawyers. Mon, 31 Oct 2011 21:27:40 GMT d977820b07e4a113c061b40bf1f53425 Chris Mondics 2011-10-31T21:27:40Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=962308&44=131625301&32=3796&7=991003&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fblogs%2Flaw_review%2F131625301.html The firm's shift to a broader business base continues apace. Fri, 14 Oct 2011 17:23:34 GMT d54c4c4edb2f655beba30001a81d23f4 Chris Mondics 2011-10-14T17:23:34Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=962308&44=130881089&32=3796&7=991003&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fblogs%2Flaw_review%2F130881089.html Ballard Spahr established a new real estate recovery group Tue, 04 Oct 2011 17:00:02 GMT dd5f449c2145685640f2a54b21d907ba Chris Mondics 2011-10-04T17:00:02Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=962308&44=130462758&32=3796&7=991003&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fblogs%2Flaw_review%2F130462758.html The law school joins Villanova in disclosing that grade point averages and other data posted on its website were wrong. Fri, 23 Sep 2011 22:07:48 GMT 027e1ef0e13bbcd85b8adb72d4b8439b Chris Mondics 2011-09-23T22:07:48Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=962308&44=130233014&32=3796&7=991003&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fblogs%2Flaw_review%2F130233014.html Sen. Herb Kohl of Wisconsin says the Justice Department should focus more on physical abuse and financial exploitation of the elderly Tue, 20 Sep 2011 22:28:05 GMT a4bdcf58cb32663481e570d9aafe7093 Chris Mondics 2011-09-20T22:28:05Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=962308&44=130023958&32=3796&7=991003&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fblogs%2Flaw_review%2F091811_Live_Chat_on_Financial_Scams_and_the_Elderly.html John Michael Byrne, chief counsel of the Pennsylvania Securities Commission, at 11 a.m. Monday, Sept. 19, for a live Internet chat on financial scams and the elderly. This web chat is intended to provide general information on the subject of financial exploitation of the elderly. None of the information should be construed as legal advice. People needing legal advice should consult with their lawyers. Mon, 19 Sep 2011 17:44:11 GMT 8fc5e244eb5d223d82925744f193be8b Law Review 2011-09-19T17:44:11Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=962308&44=129839982&32=3796&7=991003&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fblogs%2Flaw_review%2F129839982.html Judge suggests the Obama administration replace individual mandate with a tax to cure constitutional problems Wed, 14 Sep 2011 22:27:46 GMT d6da0a209bf8620355e6af304f0226c8 Chris Mondics 2011-09-14T22:27:46Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=962308&44=129686492&32=3796&7=991003&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fblogs%2Flaw_review%2F129686492.html University of Illinois law professor speculates that computers may soon predict lawsuit outcomes Mon, 12 Sep 2011 22:08:05 GMT b1faed9010dfff20514cbb9f533e5e78 Chris Mondics 2011-09-12T22:08:05Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=962308&44=129684739&32=3796&7=991003&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fblogs%2Flaw_review%2F129684739.html The firm adds the name of partner Ronald Shiller, who joined from DLA Piper in 2009 Mon, 12 Sep 2011 21:42:55 GMT d02ab2f2f5d09cc65e0b5ed2bc037d4d Chris Mondics 2011-09-12T21:42:55Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=962308&44=129544046&32=3796&7=991003&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fblogs%2Flaw_review%2F129544046.html The lawsuit filed Thursday by Center City's Cozen O'Connor law firm shows that litigation over 9/11 is far from over Fri, 09 Sep 2011 18:50:32 GMT 507972ac306f1d29a3f342470728248a Chris Mondics 2011-09-09T18:50:32Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=962308&44=128916789&32=3796&7=991003&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fblogs%2Flaw_review%2FNew-wrinkle-in-Ecuador-case.html Further questions raised about Ecuadoran judicial system Thu, 01 Sep 2011 22:29:12 GMT 898d9be36e805878401e7fe4a826e3e1 Chris Mondics 2011-09-01T22:29:12Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=962308&44=128210562&32=3796&7=991003&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fblogs%2Flaw_review%2FFox-Rothschild-adds-to-its-LA-office.html Philly firms continue to expand in LA Wed, 24 Aug 2011 12:57:22 GMT 29a233678a36fa6a39622956d1edb12b Chris Mondics 2011-08-24T12:57:22Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=962308&44=127952182&32=3796&7=991003&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fblogs%2Flaw_review%2FA-right-to-be-forgotten.html Like it or not, this is Google's world now. We live in an age of Web caches, where it's getting tougher and tougher to keep our pasts to ourselves. But this lawsuit out of Spain asks "Do we have a right to be forgotten?" Wed, 17 Aug 2011 19:18:26 GMT 0bcd5f9c6f31bcda89acf9d86d8589cb Drew Singer 2011-08-17T19:18:26Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=962308&44=127897539&32=3796&7=991003&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fblogs%2Flaw_review%2F127897539.html Villanova may now have the most reliable law school admissions data in the nation. Tue, 16 Aug 2011 21:04:58 GMT 4be8104e36aee0776963d77e51147754 Chris Mondics 2011-08-16T21:04:58Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=962308&44=127599839&32=3796&7=991003&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fblogs%2Flaw_review%2FMore-scrutiny-of-law-school-data.html It appears that the critical focus on law school admissions data and their reports of graduate employment won’t go away. Mon, 15 Aug 2011 10:36:23 GMT 982224b0688f9ac8a2b555ce1964056c Chris Mondics 2011-08-15T10:36:23Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=962308&44=127313433&32=3796&7=991003&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fblogs%2Flaw_review%2FCozen_lawyers_discuss_SP_downgrade.html Say what you will about the messy debate over raising the debt limit, concluded last Friday, but the down to the wire negotiations signaled some hard new realities Tue, 09 Aug 2011 19:23:08 GMT 97bcd8247829d68fb9f67491b3bec901 Chris Mondics 2011-08-09T19:23:08Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=962308&44=127240524&32=3796&7=991003&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fblogs%2Flaw_review%2F127240524.html Who needs those "comprehensive" US News rankings? A new study published this week shows where law schools rank in exactly one category: law firm placement. Mon, 08 Aug 2011 16:26:14 GMT b3424f62986f4a5b8b4d348c01e7932d Drew Singer 2011-08-08T16:26:14Z