• October 19, 2007 | New York Law Journal

    Crossroads

    Q: For personal reasons, I'd like to transfer to another of my firm's U.S. offices. I know my firm's other office has a need in my practice area for my class level. My concern is tha

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  • April 7, 2006 | New York Law Journal

    Ellis, plaintiff-appellee v. Tribune Television Co., defendant-appellant

    Decided March 29, 2006Before Oakes, Sotomayor and Wesley, C.JJ. Appeal from a judgment of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut (Droney, J.), entered Mar

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  • January 17, 2007 | National Law Journal

    Big Exodus of U.S. Prosecutors in L.A.

    LOS ANGELES � More than a dozen federal prosecutors, faced with maturing government careers and low salaries, have left the U.S. attorney's office for the Central District of California � the

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  • February 15, 2006 | The Recorder

    Associate-Raise Party Has Its Holdouts

    In the early 20th century, a horse-drawn wagon, oftentimes carrying a musical band, led parades and political rallies. If you were behind it, you had "jumped on."There are no wagons with ban

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  • October 19, 2005 | New York Law Journal

    Newsbriefs

    City Settles With Banks Over WorldCom Investments Citigroup Inc. and several other major banks will pay New York City $78.9 million to settle a lawsuit filed in connectio

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  • October 24, 2012 | Bloomberg

    Bank of America has 'top capital' among peers

    Bank of America Corp., the lender that got a $5 billion boost from Warren Buffett last year, now has the "top capital" among peers and is capable of paying a bigger dividend, said chi

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  • April 24, 2000 | National Law Journal

    Sidebar

    Wrong button? Say you're a corporate associate at the Washington, D.C., office of a big New York firm. It's Friday afternoon. Suddenly, a partner e-mails you a copy of a memo saying that you haven'

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  • September 6, 2001 | New York Law Journal

    Are Associate Layoffs Heading East?

    In an iffy economy, and in the wake of recent layoffs at two major California law firm, many New York City associates have been asking nervously: Is it going to happen here?While there

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  • February 18, 2003 | The Recorder

    Quiet End as Brobeck Shuts Its Doors

    Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison quietly trudged through its final day Friday with departing lawyers setting up shop at new firms and glum staffers simply hoping they would get paid for their u

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  • May 31, 2007 | National Law Journal

    401(k) Fee Suits Over High Cost to Employees on the Rise

    Litigation concerning excessive administrative fees charged to employees by their 401(k) plans is heating up and adding a new twist. The suits come amid stepped-up investigations by a co

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