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  • June 21, 2001 | The American Lawyer

    Space Odyssey

    If only these walls could speak, they'd be saying: Bet your old man didn't have zebra stripes on his office walls!If your old man was a lawyer, he didn't have to. The design of his off

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  • January 5, 2005 | Alm

    Clifford Chance Head To Relocate to N.Y., Build U.S. Practices

    In a move to affirm his law firm's commitment to the U.S. market, Clifford Chance's global managing partner, Peter Cornell, has announced he will relocate to New York. Cornell, 52, wil

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  • November 6, 2009 | New York Law Journal

    The Issues in Moving From Law Firm Lockstep to 'Levels' Compensation

    Law firms are changing the way they hire, evaluate, develop, promote and pay their associates. Case in point: the accelerating interest among law firms in moving from "lo

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  • June 6, 2008 | New York Law Journal

    Newsbriefs

    Davis Polk Corporate Partner Joins Latham Latham & Watkins has made a rare lateral partner recruitment from Davis Polk & Wardwell. Witold Balaban, w

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  • December 9, 2002 | The Recorder

    Cooley Accident Case Prompts Phone Policies

    Law firms are paying close attention to a case in Virginia that may put Cooley Godward on the financial hook for a hit-and-run car accident involving a former associate.The associate w

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  • February 10, 2010 | New York Law Journal

    Same-Sex Custody Dispute Raises Question of 'Fatherhood'

    ALBANY - The state's highest court will hear arguments during its February session on whether a woman, who is neither biologically nor legally tied to the child borne by her partner when they were

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  • December 28, 2006 | New York Law Journal

    Anti-Suit Injunction

    In an unconventional move, a Manhattan federal judge has granted an injunction sought by a Norwegian company halting litigation in Ukraine pending the results of ongoing arbitration in New Yor

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  • May 5, 2000 | National Law Journal

    Option Claims End Up in Court

    So you're finally ready to take the plunge and join an Internet firm. And while chastened by Nasdaq's recent plunge, you think you've found a company whose fortunes are strong enough and whose opti

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  • September 11, 2003 | The Recorder

    Not-So-Great Expectations

    Even the greediest of associates has been humbled by the economic downturn.With so many lawyers looking for work, salary rarely comes up in job interviews -- a big change from the days

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  • October 18, 2001 | The Recorder

    Snow's Run at Brobeck Reaches End

    Tower Snow Jr., Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison's charismatic chairman, announced on Wednesday that he would not seek re-election when his term ends in December.In a firmwide e-mail, S

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