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  • August 16, 2007 | National Law Journal

    New Security Twist to Acquisitions Spurs More Work for Law Firms

    National security concerns have prompted a new law giving the U.S. government a seat at the deal table in a growing number of acquisitions of U.S. firms by foreign entities -- a move that has incre

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  • October 1, 2011 | Legaltech News

    Communitas

    As we prepared this issue for you, it was days before the 10th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks. I've been struggling with my reactions to the milestone — which range from wa

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  • April 15, 2008 | The Recorder

    Catherine Yanni

    BORN: Feb. 18, 1953 LAW SCHOOL: Golden Gate University School of Law, 1981 PREVIOUS JUDICIAL EXPERIENCE: None For JAMS neutral a href="http://www.jamsadr.com

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  • August 29, 2006 | The Recorder

    (IP) Diligence Pays Off

    A big pharmaceutical company called on Morrison & Foerster partner Thomas Ciotti and associate Mika Mayer in April, eager to spend $10 billion on a biotech outfit. The drug maker needed du

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  • April 24, 2006 | National Law Journal

    MOVERS

    UPDATESThe former general counsel of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is rejoining Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton as a partner. G

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  • April 22, 2008 | The American Lawyer

    MoFo Fights for Wounded Vets

    Soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan who claim the Department of Veterans Affairs hasn't provided the services they need are getting their day in court. A bench trial before U.S.

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  • March 7, 2006 | The Recorder

    Judicial Profile: Marla Miller

    COURT: San Francisco Superior CourtAPPOINTED: Feb. 23, 2005, by Gov. Arnold SchwarzeneggerYEAR OF BIRTH: 1954LAW SCHOOL: Harvard Law School,

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  • April 1, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

    Federal Judge OKs $3 Mil. Settlement In CIA Lawsuit

    Ending a contentious and long-running civil suit that was plagued in recent years with allegations of government attorney misconduct, a federal judge in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday approved a $3 m

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  • March 27, 2006 | The Recorder

    On the Move

    San FranciscoLisa Brewer has joined ORRICK, HERRINGTON & SUTCLIFFE as general counsel. Brewer has served as in-house counsel to Silicon Valley companies such a

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  • March 26, 2009 | The Recorder

    Solved Mysteries: The Pooley/MoFo Conflict

    By Zusha Elinson March 26, 2009 "Who really shot JFK?" "What's in Area 51?" and &q

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