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  • February 13, 2009 | The Recorder

    Pot Lawyers Walk Fine Line

    Joshua Hedlund will soon be sentenced for his connections to an indoor marijuana farm in Berkeley, Calif., where police found more than 5,000 plants. Years before pleading guilty, though, he

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  • June 13, 2011 | Daily Business Review

    Transatlantic merges with Allied World in $3.2 billion deal

    Transatlantic Holdings Inc. and Switzerland’s Allied World Assurance Company Holdings AG agreed to merge in a $3.2 billion deal that creates a reinsurer with operations in 18 countries.br

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  • November 1, 2010 | The American Lawyer

    The Churn

    Bullish employment and manufacturing data boosted U.S. stocks in September, generating the strongest rally the month had seen since 1939. Am Law 200 firms were equally optimistic about corporate Am

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  • July 7, 2009 | The American Lawyer

    McKee Nelson Acquired by Bingham McCutchen

    After enduring a rough few years caused by the collapse of the structured finance market, the elite specialty firm of McKee Nelson has agreed to be acquired by the larger Bingham McCutchen.

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  • February 4, 2008 | National Law Journal

    Vacancies threaten to paralyze the NLRB

    WASHINGTON � Facing paralysis because of vacancies, the National Labor Relations Board recently delegated its authority in two ways that may put its work in a perilous legal position, ac

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  • March 5, 2009 | The American Lawyer

    Despite 'Oversupply' of Lawyers, Japanese Firms Avoid Layoffs

    The once-vaunted tradition of lifetime employment in Japan is not much in evidence these days. Already worn down during the nation's prolonged 1990s recession, job security is being hammered ever m

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  • October 23, 2009 | The Legal Intelligencer

    Justices Expand Claims for Group of Asbestos Plaintiffs

    Asbestos plaintiffs secured a victory in the state Supreme Court Wednesday that allowed them to bring subsequent suits once cancer develops even if they've already collected for prior asbesto

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  • May 22, 2006 | Legal Times

    Avian Flu Goes to Work

    With concerns about a possible global avian flu pandemic on the rise, U.S. employers, especially those with multinational operations, may need to grapple with complex and unprecedented l

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  • September 24, 2007 | Legal Times

    Keeping Score

    Wiley's White-Collar LossLast week Barbara Van Gelder said goodbye to Wiley Rein, where she was the head of the firm's white-collar practice, and hello to Morgan, L

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  • May 18, 2009 | National Law Journal

    DLA Piper Cuts Associate Pay

    NEW YORK — DLA Piper is slashing salaries for its U.S. associates in conjunction with an announcement that the law firm is shifting to merit-based compensation. The law firm will

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