• May 16, 2002 | New York Law Journal

    Destination: New York

    By most measures, these are not the best of times for the New York City economy.That economy has lost more than 100,000 jobs since last summer. While the rest of the nation talks

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  • January 26, 2000 | National Law Journal

    Corporate Counsel Focus: David H. Lissy, Ames Department Stores Inc.

    TITLE: Senior vice president, general counsel and corporate secretaryAGE: 56THE COMPANY: Rocky Hill, Conn.-based Ames is the nation's largest regional discount re

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  • Kerner v. Superior Court (Widom)

    Publication Date: 2012-05-22
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Date Filed: 2012-04-26
    Court: C.A. 2nd
    Judge:
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Cohon & Pollak, Jeffrey M. Cohon, Henry Nicholls; Sedwick, Robert�F.�Helfing and Heather L. McCloskey for Petitioners.
    for defendant: No appearance for Respondent. Katten Muchin Rosenman, Steve Cochran, Stacey McKee Knight and Melissa�S.�Glousman for Real Party in Interest.

    Case Number: No. B233918, B235664 No. B234423, B236927

    Cite as 12 C.D.O.S. 5518 LISA KERNER, Petitioner, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY, Respon

  • June 23, 2000 | National Law Journal

    Lawyers and Technology: Savvy in St. Louis

    St. Louis isn't exactly Palo Alto, Austin or Seattle. But don't bother telling that to the folks at Bryan Cave. The Gateway City's largest firm recently joined a handful of firms (including Lo

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  • February 1, 2006 | National Law Journal

    Divorce Documents Can't Be Sealed

    LOS ANGELES - A recent state appellate court ruling in the divorce of a Los Angeles billionaire has declared a California statute unconstitutional because it allows spouses to seal entire docu

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  • May 26, 2009 | Bloomberg

    Accounting boards in need of competition

    The race to the bottom is on for the two boards that set most of the world's accounting standards. This can mean just one thing. It's time they got competition. Let us begin with a cr

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  • June 21, 2002 | The Legal Intelligencer

    Is MDP DOA? Experts Ponder Effect of Andersen Guilty Verdict

    After last week's guilty verdict against Arthur Andersen, proponents and opponents of multidisciplinary practice alike are waiting to see if the controversial concept should be added to the long li

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  • November 12, 2001 |

    Firms Wary of Challenging Asbestos Claims

    The strategy of challenging the veracity and value of asbestos claims that bankrupt Babcock & Wilcox Co. is attempting in two New Orleans courtrooms was a tactical failure almost 20 years

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  • May 26, 2004 | New York Law Journal

    Tracking the Boom in Prescription Drug Litigation

    Twenty years ago, Congress wrote a prescription for the high cost of medicine. The Hatch-Waxman Act of 1984 virtually created the modern generic drug industry, reducing prices for many

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  • June 2, 2005 | New York Law Journal

    Quattrone Challenges NASD-Imposed Ban

    A former high-flying investment banker challenging an NASD-imposed lifetime ban from the securities industry claims that the NASD wants to have its cake as a private, self-regulating organizat

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