• April 19, 2007 | National Law Journal

    Using Technology to Cut Legal Costs

    Name and title: Mark Chandler, senior vice president, general counsel and secretary Age: 50 Company profile: Cisco Systems Inc., based in San Jose, Calif., produc

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  • January 1, 2005 | The Recorder

    Sidebar

    A MAJOR STINK OVER LEASE AGREEMENTIf a Financial District burger joint and pizza place are forced to shut their doors, hungry neighbors might look five stories up -- to the San

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  • September 20, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

    It's (Almost) a Done Deal: M&A Market Hesitantly Picks Up

    News of mergers and acquisitions seems to be rolling out at a faster pace than it has been in two years, but while corporate attorneys say deal activity has definitely increased, reaching the finis

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  • November 1, 2000 | The American Lawyer

    Climbing IP Mountain

    Big IP-specialty firms are consolidating and aggressively pursuing corporate intellectual property work. But there's still plenty of that work to go around. And it's being spread broadly, acco

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  • November 16, 2007 | Legal Times

    New Degree Program Helps Managers Figure Out Those Legal Minds

    The role and importance of professional management in law firms continues to grow. That's why George Washington University recently announced the creation of a new master's degree in law firm manag

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  • August 17, 2000 | Legal Times

    The Time is Right for Transactional Counsel

    Litigators have always had the pick of the litter when it comes to pro bono work. Handling common pro bono matters like housing disputes or discrimination cases comes easier to experienced han

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  • February 27, 2006 | The Recorder

    White & Case to Close Its San Francisco Office

    White & Case announced Friday the firm is closing its five-year-old San Francisco office and focusing instead on building out its technology practices in Palo Alto. "The future investment r

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  • December 12, 2007 | National Law Journal

    Doing Things the Right Way

    Name and title: Sheila Davidson, executive vice president, chief legal officer and general counsel Age: 45 Company profile: The New York Life Insurance Co. has so

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  • March 29, 2007 | New York Law Journal

    New Deals

    Kirkland, Dewey, Baker Botts, CravathAdvise $5.1 Billion Hospital Merger Triad Hospitals Inc. has entered into an agreement to merge with Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Hea

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  • February 13, 2006 | The Legal Intelligencer

    Boom Times at Reed Smith

    According to financial data provided to The Legal, Reed Smith saw a 21 percent increase in profits per partner in 2005, jumping from $662,000 in 2004 to $800,000 last year. The

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