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  • July 18, 2007 |

    Courting a Jury

    For all of the hype these days over enormous jury verdicts -- including the record $1.5 billion judgment against Microsoft Corp. in March -- few juries ever decide a patent dispute. The huge stakes

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  • March 12, 2008 | New York Law Journal

    Marketplace

    Plans for a senior care facility in the Town of North Hempstead have been announced by the Nassau County Industrial Development Agency, the largest IDA financing in Nassau County history.

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  • October 7, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

    U.K. Bribery Act Could Bring Work to U.S. Firms

    White-collar criminal lawyers on both sides of the Atlantic are gearing up for the introduction of a new U.K. Bribery Act, which looks set to generate significant work for teams throughout the Unit

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  • August 22, 2007 | The Associated Press

    Appeals court upholds former Illinois Gov. George Ryan's racketeering conviction

    CHICAGO AP - A federal appeals court upheld former Gov. George Ryan's racketeering and fraud conviction Tuesday and refused to grant him a new trial in the biggest political scandal to rock I

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  • December 14, 2010 | New York Law Journal

    In Power Shift, Boston Wrests Control of BigLaw Firm From NY

    Following a series of partner departures over the last year that weakened its New York office, Nixon Peabody yesterday announced a change in management that puts control of t

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  • May 17, 2007 | The Recorder

    Davis Firm Grabs City Patent Boutique

    Davis Wright Tremaine is snapping up three-lawyer San Francisco patent and trademark boutique Parsons Hsue & de Runtz. The addition of James Hsue and K. Alison de Runtz

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  • April 1, 2004 | Corporate Counsel

    Strong Medicine

    Last August, Richard Breeden, the court-appointed monitor in the WorldCom, Inc., bankruptcy, prescribed far-reaching corporate governance changes for the formerly scandal-ridden telecom

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  • May 28, 2007 | National Law Journal

    Ronald's lawyer

    Name and title: Gloria Santona, corporate executive vice president and general counsel Age: 56 Billions and billions: McDonald's Corp.'s 2006 global

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  • April 5, 2004 | D&o Advisor

    MCI Reforms: Should Others Follow?

    Last August, Richard Breeden, the court-appointed monitor in the W m Inc. bankruptcy, prescribed far-reaching corporate governance changes for the formerly scandal-ridden telecom. W

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  • February 2, 2010 | Daily Business Review

    Firms in good position to negotiate for better office space

    With the commercial real estate market getting clobbered lately, law firms are looking for deals when on new leases. A thaw in credit markets is credited with an increase in year-end lease s

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