• May 2, 2003 | New York Law Journal

    New York High Court Declares It Is Not Bound by 'Spargo'

    If there was any question whether the New York Court of Appeals considered itself bound by a federal district court ruling striking down some provisions in the Code of Judicial Conduct, that i

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  • September 1, 2003 | Corporate Counsel

    Yahoo! Note Offering

    With the equity market in the doldrums and interest rates at historic lows, even former tech market darling Yahoo! Inc. is selling debt. On April 9, the Sunnyvale, California-based Internet me

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  • August 27, 2004 | The Recorder

    Youth Movement

    Forget the fat cats.Many law firms are now recruiting laterals who offer more promise than pay-off."It's a fairly healthy time for junior partners and senior associates," said

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  • June 21, 2007 | The Recorder

    Sun Shines on Select Law Firms

    Five years ago, Sun Microsystems Inc. worked with about 400 different outside law firms. Now the company's general counsel is trying to bring some sanity to the inside-outside bond.Over the

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  • June 21, 1999 | The Recorder

    Searching for a Holy Legal Grail in Israel

    Where high-tech communities flourish, law firms follow. And that means U.S. lawyers are on their way to Israel, which now ranks as the second fastest-growing high-tech region in the world.Bo

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  • January 8, 2004 | The Recorder

    Latham Leads the Way as L.A. Firms Enjoy Strong Year

    Los Angeles-based Latham & Watkins says it will cross the $1 billion threshold in gross revenues for 2003 -- becoming the first California firm to reach that plateau.The 1,500-lawy

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  • January 18, 2007 | National Law Journal

    The Go-To Schools

    With a few exceptions, the nation's largest law firms continued to rely on renowned private schools in the eastern half of the country to fill their first-year associate ranks in 2006.

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  • December 5, 2006 | The Recorder

    In Camera

    COURTHOUSE UPGRADES ARE A RED-HEADED STEPCHILD IN SACRAMENTOJudicial pension reform? You bet. New judgeships? Absolutely. Money for new courthouses? Don't hold your breath.

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  • February 1, 2004 | Corporate Counsel

    The Founding Playboy

    Today Gouverneur Morris may be one of the least-known Founding Fathers, but in his time he was one of the most accomplished. Lawyer and raconteur; aristocrat and democrat; slave owner and abol

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  • April 1, 2002 | Legal Times

    The Making of the Powers Report

    Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering was paid more than $3 million to write a memo to its client.Not just any client, of course, but the Enron Corp. And it wasn't just a memo. It was what has beco

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