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  • December 1, 2007 | The American Lawyer

    Germany

    The 2004 European Union law allowing companies to incorporate as European corporations, or Societas Europae (SE), was slow to catch on. But after insurance giant Allianz SE became the first hi

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  • March 18, 2011 | New York Lawyer

    Some US Lawyers Leave Tokyo as BigLaw Reacts to Radiation Threat

    Expatriate lawyers have joined the exodus of foreigners from radiation-threatened Tokyo, and a number of international law firms have temporarily relocated staff or closed offices. Six

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  • January 30, 2008 | The Recorder

    Atlanta Firm Swipes Perkins Team in Valley

    LOS ANGELES — Atlanta-based King & Spalding is venturing into California, poaching at least eight attorneys from Perkins Coie's Silicon Valley office.Edward Wes Jr., Perkins C

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  • June 16, 2005 | New York Law Journal

    Genocide Suit Principles Are Reaffirmed

    Recent case law has done nothing to change the principle that corporations may be held liable under international law for violating norms of universal concern such as the prohibitions on genoc

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  • July 7, 2008 | National Law Journal

    Start game

    Name and title: Seth Krauss, executive vice president and general counsel Age: 37 Action-packed: Take-T

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  • July 1, 2011 | International

    Big Deals

    The largest recent transactions, all worth at least $500 million, involving targets or acquirors from each of six Asian jurisdictions or regions: China/Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, India, Austr

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  • November 24, 2003 | National Law Journal

    Section 220 Inspections

    Imagine this situation: No lawsuit has been filed, yet plaintiffs' lawyers are pawing through a company's sensitive nonpublic documents, including special investigation committee records

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  • October 10, 2011 | Legaltech News

    Coverage Quandary: Is Cyber-Insurance Necessary?

    It's been a wild year for cybercrimes, with allegations of phone hacking at a target="_blank" href="http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/m/rupert_murdoch/index.html?scp=1-spo

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  • August 4, 2003 | Legal Times

    Inadmissible

    BIGGEST FIRMS SQUEEZING SMALLER RIVALS IN D.C.It's not easy competing against D.C.'s behemoth law firms.That's the lesson from The American Lawyer's annual

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  • May 27, 1999 | Law News Network

    Rising: The British Invasion

    Watch out brahmins and white shoes -- the Redcoats are coming. With this week's Rogers & Wells and Clifford Chance deal, a new powerhouse spans the pond, serving clients in mergers & acquis

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