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  • December 1, 2011 | The American Lawyer

    The Churn

    If being a judge is akin to being an umpire—to borrow an analogy from Chief ­Justice John Roberts—then several judges have decided to become ballplayers, hanging up thei

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  • March 19, 2008 | New York Law Journal

    Mourning Bear Stearns' Passing

    NEW YORK � The bargain-basement sale of Bear Stearns to JPMorgan Chase brought out some of the biggest names in the legal profession.Sullivan & Cromwell; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meag

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  • January 25, 2006 | New York Law Journal

    Patent and Trademark Law

    The Supreme Court recently granted certiorari in eBay, Inc. v. MercExchange LLC to decide whether the Court should revisit almost 100 years of precedent concerning the appropriateness o

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  • October 1, 2008 | The American Lawyer

    One Side of Midnight

    Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe partners are slumming it these days. Practice group retreats? Not this year. Flights to meetings? Try videoconferencing. If you need to fly, go by your

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  • February 17, 2011 | The American Lawyer

    NYSE Work If You Can Get It: 7 Firms on Exchange Merger

    NYSE Euronext, the operator of the New York Stock Exchange, and Germany's Deutsche Borse formally announced their a class="linelink" target="new" href="http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2011/02/15/new-y

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  • August 15, 2006 | Alm

    Salomon Smith Barney Class Case Dismissed

    The mutual fund industry, which has been under intense scrutiny in recent years, has received some good news from a federal judge who dismissed a class action lawsuit filed against Salomon Smi

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  • November 3, 2010 | The American Lawyer

    Inside the Octagon: Lewis and Roca Lawyer Stands Tall for the UFC

    The Ultimate Fighting Championship and World Extreme Cagefighting announced a a href="http://spor

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  • July 22, 2012 | National Law Journal

    At Big Firms, Equity Gender Gap Persists

    Virtually every firm claims that it is committed to helping women succeed. And they all seem to offer an array of women's programs — affinity groups, business-development training and wo

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  • December 16, 2005 | New York Law Journal

    Dream Big

    While enjoying your eggnog and visions of bonuses dancing in your head, here's some more seasonal cheer -- a happy-ending tale of a big-firm associate who made it in sports law. This is the story o

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  • April 16, 2007 | National Law Journal

    Dealing with the 'R' word

    After William D. Bailey Jr. joined his law firm in 1960, he came to favor a mandatory retirement policy as a way to keep fresh blood pumping through the Wilmington, Del., office.

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