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  • January 1, 2008 |

    Losing the Signal

    Nearly 20 years ago, Qualcomm Incorporated’s founder, Irwin Jacobs, made one hell of a bet. Jacobs, a former professor of electrical engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technolo

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  • March 28, 2012 | The American Lawyer

    Dealmakers of the Year

    It was a year for repair--and we're not just talking about Ballard Spahr's role in obtaining upkeep funds for New York City public housing projects. Notable among the year's cl

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  • September 10, 2008 | Legal Times

    Lawyers Worked for Weeks on Fannie, Freddie Plan

    In the weeks leading up to the federal government's takeover of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, dozens of top lawyers worked to figure out the best way to save the two Washington-area mortgage giants.

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  • December 7, 2005 | New York Law Journal

    Correction

    An item in yesterday's News in Brief, "Cravath Swaine Announces Year-End Bonuses," misstated the top bonus paid by the firm last year. It was $60,000.

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  • April 8, 2010 | New York Law Journal

    Firms Cling to Retirement Policies Despite Continuing Criticism

    Although partners Joel Goldberg and William Grant left Willkie Farr & Gallagher this year because they would turn 65, the fir

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  • June 2, 2003 | Legal Times

    Inadmissible

    FIRMS EYE IRAQ WORK AFTER SANCTIONS LIFTWhen the Treasury Department on May 27 lifted nearly all the remaining economic trade sanctions against Iraq, lawyers at many big f

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  • October 29, 2007 | Legal Times

    Hot Hiring, Softer Market

    Looking at the results of this year's Legal Times 150 survey, it seems a lot of managing partners are suffering from what might be termed market schizophrenia. On one hand, they'

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  • May 22, 2009 | The American Lawyer

    Large-Firm Lawyers Increasingly Striking Out on Their Own

    After Boies, Schiller & Flexner's revenues rose 18 percent to $295 million in 2008, partners David Stone and Robert Magnanini m

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  • July 2, 2010 | New Jersey Law Journal

    On The Move

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  • June 1, 2009 | Corporate Counsel

    Big Brains

    The “THINK” signs greet a visitor to IBM headquarters in Armonk, New York, at almost every turn, including at the restroom door in the legal department. And tho

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