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  • July 21, 2008 | International Edition

    The Power of Straight Talking

    Richard Wiseman is well on his way to becoming an institution as far as in-house lawyers are concerned. After all, very few corporate counsel have been in the job as long as the straight-talking Ro

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  • July 9, 2010 | Corporate Counsel

    On the Job: Moves

    Starting from Scratch TASC GC has to build a whole legal department, but he’s working in the sector he loves.

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  • May 3, 2004 | Alm

    American Lawyer Celebrates Anniversary, Awards

    About 700 attorneys turned out to celebrate The American Lawyer magazine's 25th anniversary on Wednesday, April 28, at a gala dinner held at Cipriani New York restaurant.H

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  • January 23, 2007 | Alm

    Law Firm Bonuses: Caution Offsets Firm Largess in 2006

    Law firm associate bonuses generally were flat in 2006 compared with the year before, but with business brisk and law firms scrambling to attract and keep good associate help, the question is:

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  • November 30, 2006 | New York Law Journal

    New Deals

    Cravath, Jones Day, Sullivan Counsel $2.4 Billion Reader's Digest Buyout The Reader's Digest Association (RDA), based in Pleasantville, N.Y., has entered into a merger agreement

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  • October 1, 2012 | The Careerist

    Careers: Nirvana in big law

    It's all so obvious, isn't it? For all the talk about the disaffection that plagues the lawyer class, the secret to happiness is quite simple: You have to love what you're doing. Tha

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  • September 18, 2008 | New York Law Journal

    New Deals

    With Markets in Turmoil, Firms Muster for Bankruptcy, Bailouts With the financial markets reeling, the Federal Reserve announced late Tuesday that it wo

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  • November 24, 2008 | National Law Journal

    Poaching lawsuits aim to stifle talent raids

    Poaching lawsuits are on the rise as employers, fighting to stay alive during turbulent economic times, are using litigation to keep competitors from snatching away top talent — alo

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  • October 18, 2011 | New York Law Journal

    Circuit's Alien Torts Act Ruling Added to Justices' Review List

    WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court amped up its docket yesterday by agreeing to decide two contentious legal issues: whether corporations can be sued in U.S. courts for faraway human rights violat

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  • May 27, 2010 | National Law Journal

    United, Continental CEOs say merger won't increase fares

    The heads of United and Continental airlines appeared today before the Senate Antitrust Subcommittee, arguing that their pending $3 billion merger won't harm competition or lead to increased fa

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