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  • May 23, 2007 | National Law Journal

    Firms see benefits hike with salaries

    Pay hikes to $160,000 for first-year associates no doubt have made those daunting hourly demands at big law firms more tolerable, but some shops are finding that a few special perks can

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  • September 22, 2003 | The American Lawyer

    The Globalization of Pro Bono Work

    Time for a little chest-puffing. When it comes to pro bono work, American lawyers are the most generous in the world. Lawyers in other countries regularly donate money to charities, but

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  • January 13, 2012 | The Recorder

    Lim Ruger Scoops Up 4-Lawyer Firm to Gain Toehold in San Francisco

    Los Angeles minority-owned firm Lim Ruger has opened a San Francisco office by merging with Wang & Chang, a local four-attorney shop. The combined 23-attorney litigation and transactions

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  • October 13, 2009 | The American Lawyer

    Report: BofA to Waive Privilege in Merrill Flap

    It's about to get a little uncomfortable over at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz and Shearman & Sterling--not to mention inside Bank of America. In a bombshell reversal, BofA's board has

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  • July 1, 2004 | Corporate Counsel

    Star Search

    As Google Inc. prepares to go public, its law department has become one of the hottest draws in Silicon Valley. But although the world's most popular Internet search company is on a hiring spr

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  • July 1, 2011 | Focus Europe

    Big Deals

    The five largest recent transactions, all worth at least $500 million, involving targets or acquirors from each of six European jurisdictions or regions: Germany, France, United Kingdom, Spain, I

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  • March 13, 2006 | National Law Journal

    Firms show modest growth in new partners

    More lawyers made partner at top law firms this year, with many shops bolstering their ranks by more than 25%. Overall, new partner classes in 19 of the nation's biggest firms gr

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  • March 1, 2006 | Legaltech News

    Editor's Note

    What a glorious evening! Our third annual Law Technology News Awards dinner, held January 30 during LegalTech New York, was a wonderful event. We were delighted to have so many of you with us as we h

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  • April 27, 2009 | National Law Journal

    Foreign affairs

    U.S. white-collar and securities defense lawyers are increasingly taking their shows on the road, defending and advising overseas clients as both the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SE

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  • July 30, 2007 | The American Lawyer

    Skadden Enjoys U.K. Spotlight as High-Profile M&A Counsel

    Whenever a U.S. firm is tapped as lead counsel to act on a bid for a major British company, the market takes note. Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom's role representing Qatari investment fun

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