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  • November 18, 2002 | The Recorder

    Power Struggle

    After 18 months of intermittent hearings, $64 million in professional fees and some 11,000 documents on the docket, the Chapter 11 bankruptcy case of the Pacific Gas & Electric Co. is abou

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  • January 1, 2011 | The American Lawyer

    From the Bankruptcy Files

    The Chapter 11 roller coaster rose and fell in whiplash fashion throughout 2010. Though new filings were down, several notable bankruptcies from the previous two years kept scads of lawyers b

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  • November 30, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

    Bucking Trend, N.Y. Firms See Revenue Uptick

    Law firms in New York have so far this year outperformed their peers nationwide as firms attempt to bounce back from the depths of the recession, according to a new survey. The researc

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  • April 7, 2003 | Legal Times

    A Litigator Defends the Profession

    Trial and Error by John cker(Carroll & Graf Publishers, 357 pages, $26)In Trial and Error: The Education of a Courtroom Lawyer, John

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  • October 25, 2004 | New York Law Journal

    Newsbriefs

    Compensation Rises for In-House Counsel This year has seen a healthy rise for in-house counsel compensation, according to a study by Altman Weil. Both average salaries an

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  • August 5, 2008 | New York Law Journal

    Newsbriefs

    Albany Attorney Nominated for Northern District Bench President George Bush has nominated Albany attorney Thomas J. Marcelle to fill the last vacant judgesh

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  • July 7, 2010 | Daily Business Review

    WASP law firms finally dead?

    Harvard law professor Noah Feldman had some very nice things to say about WASPs (in case you forgot, that stands for "White, Anglo-Saxon Protestant") and their contribution to diversity in an op-ed

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  • January 7, 2011 | New York Law Journal

    News In Brief

    NYCLA Expresses Regret With 18-B Decision The New York County Lawyers' Association has issued a statement expressing disappointment with Acting Supreme

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  • October 30, 2001 | The Recorder

    Something Just Doesn't Smell Right About Those PG & amp;E Fees

    While U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Dennis Montali seemed assuaged last week by Pacific Gas & Electric Co. that lawyers representing the utility should be paid what they ask in fees, U.

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  • January 1, 2008 | The American Lawyer

    Two For The Road

    Two London deal partners are showing a lack of loyalty to both firm and country. And two American firms-Hogan & Hartson and Baker Bottsare paying the price. After just 18 months o

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