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  • September 4, 2007 | New York Law Journal

    2nd Circuit Reverses $158 Million Award Against Allegheny Energy

    Faulting Merrill Lynch for withholding "critical" details about the financial status of a subsidiary that it sold to Allegheny Energy Inc., the 2nd U.S.Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday reversed a

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  • January 15, 2004 | New York Law Journal

    New Deals

    Paul Weiss, Weil Gotshal Advise New York Drug Story PurchaseIn a deal valued at more than $700 million, Duane Reade Inc., New York's largest drug store chain has agreed t

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  • April 1, 2005 | Legal Times

    Gaining a Foothold in Guantanamo

    The U.S. military's detention of alleged enemy fighters at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, is becoming increasingly burdened by ongoing litigation in the federal courts. Suddenly a cause cel

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  • December 1, 2005 | The American Lawyer

    Life Beyond Larry

    On a quiet Friday in July, Larry Sonsini, the best-known lawyer in Silicon Valley, dropped a bomb on his partners at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati: He was preparing to join Silver Lake

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  • May 31, 2000 | The American Lawyer

    The Graying of the Bar

    When William Hoehler started work as an associate at San Francisco's Pillsbury Madison & Sutro in 1972, he envisioned an extremely simple career path: "I expected to stay until they carrie

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  • Garmendia v O'Neill

    Publication Date: 2007-12-18
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    Case Number: 2217-2217A

    Mazzarelli, J.P., Saxe, Marlow, Catterson, Malone, JJ. 2217-2217A Index 117763/04 Dr. Luis Vargas Garmendia, et al., Plaintiffs-Respondents-Appellants, v Bri

  • December 31, 2012 | Litigation Daily

    Del. High Court: Objector Can Opt Out of Shareholder M&A Deal

    In 2011, Celera Corp. reached a non-cash settlement with shareholders who alleged that the company's board breached fiduciary duties during Celera's 2011 merger with Quest Diagnostics. Ever s

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  • July 20, 2006 | Legal Times

    Pentagon Suspects Lawyer Involvement in Guantanamo Deaths

    Pentagon officials and attorneys for the 450 foreign detainees held at Guantanamo Bay have always been at odds with each other, but since three prisoners committed suicide last month, the chasm bet

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  • June 1, 2004 | Corporate Counsel

    Inside Out

    A roundtable participant said it best. Litigation is a destructive process. A clear winner rarely emerges, but if the battle lasts long enough, there are all sorts of losses. Litigation divert

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  • August 2, 1999 | New York Law Journal

    Law Firm Guide Gaining Influence

    A year ago, as the editors and writers at VaultReports.com were collecting inside information for their first guidebook on the nation's top law firms, they had trouble getting hiring partners and r

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