• March 1, 1989 | The American Lawyer

    Joseph Flom, 1923-2011 He Built the Preeminent Law Firm in America

    Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom partner and M&A pioneer Joseph H. Flom died early Wednesday, the firm announced. He was 87 years old. During a legal career that spanned six decades

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  • June 29, 2000 | The American Lawyer

    Hitting the Wall

    Even with another record year of profits, it doesn't take a cynic to wonder whether the legal market has peaked.Perhaps it's a reporter's cynicism, but it's been hard to look at this y

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  • Sargon Enterprises, Inc. v. University of Southern California

    Publication Date: 2012-11-26
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Date Filed: 2012-11-26
    Court: Ca. Sup. Ct.
    Judge:
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Browne George Ross, Brown Woods George, Allan Browne, Eric M. George, Benjamin D. Scheibe, Ira Bibbero; Glaser Weil Fink Jacobs Howard Avchen & Shapiro, Patricia L. Glaser, Elizabeth G. Chilton and Andrew Baum for Plaintiff and Appellant.
    for defendant: Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart Oliver & Hedges, Kathleen M. Sullivan, Daniel H. Bromberg, John B. Quinn, Michael E. Williams and Michael T. Lifrak for Defendants and Appellants. Cole Pedroza, Curtis A. Cole and Cassidy E. Cole for California Medical Association, California Hospital Association and California Dental Association as Amici Curiae on behalf of Defendants and Appellants. Daniel J. Popeo, Richard A. Samp; Bergeson and Mark E. Foster for Washington Legal Foundation and Allied Educational Foundation as Amici Curiae on behalf of Defendants and Appellants. Mayer Brown and Donald M. Falk for Actelion Pharmaceuticals U.S. as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Defendants and Appellants. Ada Meloy; Hogan Lovells US, Michael Shepard, Martin Michaelson, Alexander Dreier and David Ginn for American Council on Education and other Higher Education Associations and Institutions as Amici Curiae on behalf of Defendants and Appellants. Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, Thomas M. Peterson and Benjamin P. Smith for Asahi Kasei Pharma Corporation as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Defendants and Appellants.

    Case Number: No. S191550

    Cite as 12 C.D.O.S. 12935SARGON ENTERPRISES, INC., Plaintiff and Appellant,v.UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIF

  • March 23, 2007 | Corporate Counsel

    GE Overhauls Outside Counsel Roster

    Just two years after some 200 law firms endured the ultimate test of strength and patience for a shot at one of the 140 coveted preferred provider positions at General Electric Co., the largest leg

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  • December 2, 2005 |

    Build a Retaining Wall for Lawyers

    Good hiring practices are an important ingredient in maintaining a first-rate legal department. But even the best hiring decisions will be of little benefit if the attorneys do not stay with y

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  • December 13, 2011 | New York Law Journal

    DiFiore to Chair Joint Commission on Public Ethics

    Westchester County District Attorney Janet DiFiore has been named by Governor Andrew M. Cuomo as chairwoman of the Joint Commission on Public Ethics, the state's new ethics-in-government agency./p

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  • May 18, 2009 | The Legal Intelligencer

    Lockstep Model Loses Favor as Law Firms Pressure Partners

    Editor's Note: This is the second part in a weekly series from The Legal Intelligencer examining the lasting effects of the current economy on the legal industry. This article has been

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  • May 20, 2011 | Bloomberg

    Crystal ball shows dim outlook for AIG's future

    Look through the footnotes in American International Group Inc.'s latest annual report, and you will see a long section analyzing the company's ability to use past losses to offset future inc

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  • November 15, 2012 | New Jersey Law Journal

    Top Lawyer Pay Craters Nationally

    What a difference a year makes. This time last year, Charles Kalil was in the number 12 spot on Corporate Counsel magazine's annual list of the highest-paid Fortune 500 general cou

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  • February 3, 2003 | Texas Lawyer

    Zager Jumps to Akin Gump; Brobeck's Survival Unlikely

    Less than a day before partners in San Francisco-based Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison were informed the firm likely will wind down its operations in the wake of a failed merger attempt, high-profile

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