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  • October 29, 2007 | National Law Journal

    IN BRIEF

    ABA to call for death penalty moratorium The American Bar Association will call for a nationwide moratorium on executions on Oct. 29 based on flawed death penalty systems

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  • July 14, 2009 | National Law Journal

    India Beckons U.S. Lawyers

    Michelle Vega spent more than six years as a litigation associate at Kelley Drye & Warren in New York before leaving the firm to care for a sick relative. When Vega started looking for a job a

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  • July 1, 2011 | Focus Europe

    Uncivil Courts

    Multinational corporations are used to litigation, but all things being equal, they'd rather not be litigating in the courts of emerging nations, where precedent can be scanty, corruption

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  • November 22, 2006 | New York Law Journal

    Judge Stays Release of Brinks Figure

    A defendant who won a new trial on charges stemming from the 1981 Brinks armored truck robbery in Nyack, N.Y., will remain behind bars while prosecutors appeal the ruling. Southern Dis

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  • January 3, 2008 | The Recorder

    Heller Re-Elects Larrabee to Top Job

    In spite of a down year, Heller Ehrman has given a vote of confidence to Chairman Matthew Larrabee, re-electing him for three more years.Ballots for the uncontested election went out last mo

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  • February 25, 2009 | National Law Journal

    Split verdict on women partners

    Most law firms have made their partner promotions for 2009, and the results are a "mixed bag" for women, according to the Project for Attorney Retention. A a href

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  • February 10, 2009 | The Recorder

    Tale of the Tape

    Trial lawyers all know how vital a role a court reporter plays during trial. The reporter is tasked with transcribing an accurate trial record and providing the only source for appellate review. A

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  • September 16, 2008 | New York Law Journal

    Corporate Law Firms See Dark Days Ahead

    The nation's top law firms are facing an uncertain new landscape following the demise of two of Wall Street's biggest and most established investment banks. The bankruptcy o

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  • August 11, 2008 | The American Lawyer

    New York Midlevel Associates' Salary Lead Shrinks

    Finally, everyone's being paid like a New York lawyer. Thanks to an informal wage freeze in the United States' largest market, midlevels in other major cities caught up to the salaries o

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  • May 1, 2006 | New York Law Journal

    10 Firms Hit $2 Million Mark in Partner Profits

    The rich mostly got richer in 2005, as more of the top law firms charted in the AmLaw 100 survey pushed past the $1 million and $2 million marks in terms of profits per partner. A whop

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