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  • May 1, 2007 | The Minority Law Journal

    Tough Grader

    Having already grilled its outside counsel about their diversity once, Accenture Ltd. is preparing to test them again. And this time the consulting giant is threatening to dump law firms that

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  • August 12, 2009 | Bloomberg

    Singapore opens door to foreign firms

    Singapore, which allowed six foreign law firms to practice local corporate law in December, will award more licenses as soon as next year if that would help the economy, Law Minister K. Shanm

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  • February 16, 2007 | The Recorder

    Corporate Corruption Spurs Insurance Practice

    Conniving corporate criminals can be just as toxic as asbestos -- for insurance carriers. And for insurance lawyers, disputes between insurers and corporate policyholders in hot water are a

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  • December 16, 2009 | The Recorder

    For Varian GC, the World Is Flat

    Varian Medical Systems Inc. was founded in Palo Alto in the 1940s by a group of scientists and inventors. It is now the world's leading manufacturer of medical devices and software for treating can

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  • May 7, 2007 | The American Lawyer

    Firms Hunting for Stars Re-Examine Partner Compensation

    Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton managing partner Mark Walker is old-school when it comes to partner compensation. He sees no reason to change Cleary's seniority-based lockstep scheme, in which

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  • September 26, 2012 | Daily Report Online

    Existence of email evidence in contention

    Contractor Heery International claims that DeKalb County school officials destroyed incriminating emails, but lawyers for the school district say Heery is just upset that it hasn't found the

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  • May 10, 2007 | National Law Journal

    Finding office space is a full-time job

    ATTORNEY ROBERT IVANHOE spends up to 1,000 hours each year working on high-stakes real estate deals involving some of the choicest property in the world for a single commercial tenant.

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  • June 4, 2012 | New York Law Journal

    VOLS Hours Exceed Goals

    The firms that take the Volunteers of Legal Service Pro Bono Pledge exceeded 1 million hours of pro bono service for the fourth year in a row, according to the results of our recently complet

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  • June 4, 2012 | New York Law Journal

    VOLS Hours Exceed Goals

    The firms that take the Volunteers of Legal Service Pro Bono Pledge exceeded 1 million hours of pro bono service for the fourth year in a row, according to the results of our recently complet

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  • July 19, 2010 | New York Law Journal

    Ruling Ends Decade-Long Battle Over Use of 'Cohiba' Cigar Name

    The legendary Cuban Cohiba cigar, manufactured by state-owned Cubatabaco, is said to be the favorite brand of one of the world's most notorious cigar aficionados, Fidel Castro. But after more than

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