• March 12, 2001 | New York Law Journal

    New York Firms Sit Out 'Salary War'

    Call it the salary war that was not.When San Francisco-based Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison announced in January that it had boosted its first-year associate salary to $135,000, an in

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  • June 27, 2005 | The Recorder

    Expert Helps Digest Complex Taco Bell Suit

    Through a novel collaboration with plaintiffs suing over access for disabled diners, Taco Bell has eased its own heartburn. Not so for Bob Evans. The San Diego architect has spent the

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  • January 1, 2003 | Corporate Counsel

    A Race Worth Running

    It's an in-house role like no other. Only a handful of positions open up every four years, and most of the jobs will be part of a losing effort. The hours are long, the decisions are stressful

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  • December 31, 2009 | The Recorder

    BAR-ometer

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  • January 5, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

    Dechert Matches Market Bonuses, Raises Salaries for 2010

    Dechert informed its U.S. associates Monday morning that bonuses would be paid for 2009 across the country and salaries would not be frozen or cut for 2010 in all but two of the firm's offices.

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  • April 26, 2010 | National Law Journal

    VERDICTS & SETTLEMENTS

    BANKING Lender is sanctioned for 'deplorable' loan terms NEW YORK — A judge has ordered the Emigrant Mortgage Co. to pay a New York s

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  • April 27, 2000 | The American Lawyer

    Too Rich To Give

    Remember the beggar in Fiddler on the Roof? When a struggling tradesman turns him down, the beggar asks, "So if you had a bad year, why should I suffer?" I wonder what the beggar's comeback would

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  • June 3, 2011 | New York Law Journal

    Do Not Forward This Article!

    It is an all-too-common workplace scenario in the digital age: An employee receives an e-mail containing a weekly business newsletter to which his employer has subscribed for years. Thinking the in

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  • December 8, 1999 | The Legal Intelligencer

    Cendant Will Pay $2.8 Bil. to End Securities Case

    In by far the largest class-action securities settlement in U.S. history, Cendant Corp. announced yesterday that it has agreed to pay $2.8 billion to shareholders who watched the company's stock pr

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  • August 30, 2006 | New York Law Journal

    Marketplace

    After 17 years, Darby & Darby is relocating its New York City headquarters from 805 Third Avenue to 7 World Trade Center. The 15-year lease in the 52-story, Silverstein Properties Inc.-own

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