• April 7, 2003 | Corporate Counsel

    Louder Than Ever

    Corporate lawyers sighed with relief in January when the Securities and Exchange Commission decided not to subject them to a "noisy withdrawal" reporting obligation. But their relief may prove

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  • January 1, 2009 | The American Lawyer

    Past the Tipping Point

    In May, we published a small chart showing the five most "leveraged" firms in The Am Law 100, based on the ratio of all lawyers to equity partners. At the time, the list seemed

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  • May 12, 2003 | Legal Times

    Asset Freezes Hindering Legal Defense

    Indicted Washington, D.C., businessman C. Gregory Earls is in a pinch. He has four days to find a lawyer.The chief of U.S. Technologies Inc. is facing federal criminal charges that he

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  • July 24, 2012 | The American Lawyer

    The Churn: Lateral Moves and Promotions in The Am Law 200

    HENRY SOLANO, a former partner at Dewey & LeBoeuf’s New York office with extensive public and private experience—including as acting secretary of labor under Pr

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  • February 23, 2005 | National Law Journal

    Sports Industry Playing Hardball with Tivo, Fantasy Leagues

    The professional sports industry has become entangled in an emerging web of intellectual property litigation over issues ranging from who owns player statistics in fantasy leagues to who posse

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  • December 1, 2009 |

    Who Protects Innovation in America 2009: The Guardians

    There is no question that intellectual property in general, and patents in particular, form a critical component of any modern corporation's value. And these assets have an outsize value when the c

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  • February 23, 2009 | The Recorder

    On the Move

    San Francisco Todd Schneider was elected to the Board of Directors of the Consumer Attorneys of California, where he will serve as vice president

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  • August 29, 2002 |

    SEC Sets Sarbanes-Oxley in Motion

    As the Securities and Exchange Commission began implementing tougher accountability rules on corporate managers Tuesday, the question remained: Are companies -- and the SEC itself -- ready for

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  • April 30, 2004 | National Law Journal

    EEOC Dealt Setback in Sex Harassment Case

    The Chicago district office of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission -- which has won pioneering victories in sexual harassment class actions -- was recently dealt a setback by a federal

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  • October 15, 2007 | National Law Journal

    Making Beautiful Music

    Name and Title: Jun Yamato, vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary Age: 45 Company Profile: Roland Corp. U.S., with sales topping $700 million, i

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