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  • August 9, 2004 | National Law Journal

    High court cram-down decision will have big impact

    In the recent decision Till v. SCS Credit Corp., 124 S. Ct. 1951 (2004), the U.S. Supreme Court waded into murky waters-the meaning of the Bankruptcy Code's "cram down" provisions

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  • September 1, 2005 | Corporate Counsel

    Closed Club

    When Joseph Ryan arrived at Marriott International Inc. back in December 1994 as its new general counsel, he inherited an Augean stable of well over 200 law firms. At the time, the bloated leg

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  • March 8, 2006 | New York Law Journal

    Newsbriefs

    City Bar Forms Judicial Selection Task Force The New York City Bar Association has created a task force to study the judicial selection process in New York and issue reco

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  • October 6, 2009 | National Law Journal

    Supremes Begin New Term

    WASHINGTON — A Georgia company's efforts to resist disclosure of communications with its lawyer provoked a rare discussion at the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday over the importance of attor

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  • January 25, 2011 | The American Lawyer

    Locke Lord Open for Business in Hong Kong

    Hoping to leverage its expertise in some premium niche markets, Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell has launched a Hong Kong office with a former DLA Piper partner. Brad Markoff, a REIT and capi

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  • March 31, 2009 | National Law Journal

    Firms Going Hollywood

    LOS ANGELES - At least eight law firms have opened offices in the Los Angeles area since the start of the current economic downturn about eight months ago - more than any other major metropolitan r

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  • April 19, 2002 | New York Law Journal

    Shaw Pittman Local Office Hit With Defections

    A WAVE of departures in the last six months has steadily whittled down the three core practice areas of Shaw Pittman LLP's New York office, which now faces an uncertain future.Late last week

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  • May 30, 2005 | National Law Journal

    Movers

    New arrivals Brown Rudnick Berlack Israels (Boston): New partner David J. Molton has joined the firm's litigation department in the home office. The former Pittsbu

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  • July 27, 2011 | National Law Journal

    NY Partners Switching Firms

    BAKER & McKENZIE: Lloyd Winans joins the firm's banking and finance group as partner in the New York office and will focus on advising domestic an

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  • March 5, 2002 | Daily Report Online

    Smith Helms Splits at Fork in Practice

    Julia D. Gray [email protected] Citing increasingly divergent practice areas, North Carolina's Smith Helms Mulliss & Moore has split. The reorganization took effect on

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