Cohen Milstein Enjoys Windy City Windfall in Hotel Tax Dispute - Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll, a plaintiffs firm that has a track record of partnering with public sector clients, earned $5.4 million for its work on behalf of Chicago in a suit looking to collect higher taxes from Expedia Inc.

Ex-Secretary Accuses Quinn Emanuel of Racial Discrimination - A former floating secretary who left the elite trial firm in 2015 claims he was subjected to racial slurs by a trial logistics director during the high-profile 2014 patent trial of Apple v. Samsung.

After Lawsuit, R. Kelly's Lawyer Left Bryan Cave - On the heels of a bombshell report by BuzzFeed that he runs a ?sex cult,? R&B icon R. Kelly has retained a longtime lawyer to deny the shocking allegations. That attorney, Chicago's Linda Mensch, joined her current firm last year after leaving Bryan Cave in the aftermath of a suit filed against her, the firm and her star client.

Dorsey & Whitney Names First Woman Chair of Policy Committee - Kim Severson, a trusts and estates partner at Dorsey & Whitney in Minneapolis and head of the firm's nonprofit foundation, has been tapped to serve as chair of its policy committee. Severson is the first woman to hold the firm in the firm?s 105-year history.

Fish & Richardson Set to Receive $12.5M Fee Award in Gilead-Merck Infringement Battle - Fish & Richardson and client Gilead Sciences Inc. are slated to receive nearly $14 million in legal fees after exposing patent misconduct by Merck & Co. Inc. that helped Gilead shake off a $200 million infringement verdict.

Orrick Develops New Role in Bet on Hot Field of Impact Finance - The firm says it is the first to create a dedicated impact finance attorney position.

Big Firms Bag Roles on Designer Jeans, Wedding Dress Bankruptcies - Struggling retail chains shopping for law lawyers in what might well become the year of the retail bankruptcy saw several of their ailing brethren dip into the Big Law ranks this month for a trio Chapter 11 cases. And Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, a firm not down for advising debtors, appears to have a role in one case.

Trump Lawyer Must Face Pete Rose Defamation Claims - A Philadelphia federal judge has refused to dismiss claims that lawyer John Dowd allegedly defamed baseball player Pete Rose.

Social Media Sleuthing of Job Candidates Could Be Risky Business - The information employers find about potential candidates could be used against them in discrimination suits, lawyers warn.