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  • March 16, 2007 | National Law Journal

    Summer Hiring Is Heating Up

    Several of the nation's top law firms are hiring more summer associates for the upcoming season, with a few bringing aboard significantly greater numbers of would-be lawyers than in years past.

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  • April 1, 2005 | The American Lawyer

    Dirty Companies For Sale

    Halliburton inc. announced this year that it is seeking a buyer for its Kellogg Brown & Root, Inc., engineering business. The name may ring a bell for a number of reasons. KBR can't stay o

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  • July 5, 2007 | Texas Lawyer

    Texas Appellate Court Blocks Quantum Meruit Claim Based on Sovereign Immunity

    A recent Texas state ruling by Houston's 1st Court of Appeals blocks quantum meruit claims against local governmental entities. In a 3-0 decision on June 21, the 1st Court decided two is

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  • January 18, 2000 | New York Law Journal

    'Boom-Year' Bonuses Become Routine

    The boom-year bonus has evolved from a surprise dividend to an expected part of associate compensation. The dilemma for law firms seems to be whether to hand out bonuses -- for an aggregate

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    TWo firms fall below $2 Million

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  • February 2, 2009 | Bloomberg

    Bankruptcy lawyers seeking $18.50/minute

    Lawyers at Kirkland & Ellis, home to former Whitewater prosecutor Ken Starr, are asking as much as $1,110 an hour for bankruptcy work while creditors are recovering less of their loans th

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  • April 25, 2013 | The American Lawyer

    Big Deals

    American/US AirwaysWilliam Douglas Parker finally signed up an agreement to merg irways Group Inc. with another major airline after years of trying. Th

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  • August 26, 2002 | Legal Times

    On the Record

    Robert Lavet is senior vice president and deputy general counsel at Sallie Mae in Reston, Va., which he joined in 1992. A past president of the Washington Metropolitan Area Corporate Counsel A

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  • June 26, 2009 | New York Law Journal

    Attorneys Ask $19 Million in Chrysler Fees

    Jones Day, Schulte Roth & Zabel, and Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel have submitted applications for nearly $19 million in attorney's fees in the Chapter 11 case of the company formerly

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  • July 1, 2002 | Legal Times

    When Lawyers Sit on Boards

    With corporate scandals abundant, this much is clear: When it comes to corporate governance, gray areas aren't good. In the past few months, the Securities and Exchange Commission has called upon t

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