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  • October 6, 2006 | New York Law Journal

    Public Interest Projects

    A pledge of 5,000 hours of legal work on behalf of low-income children facing suspension from public schools and federal funding cuts for Head Start programs has been made by DLA Piper US

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  • December 6, 2006 | The American Lawyer

    Huge IPO Case Hits Big Snag at 2nd Circuit

    A federal appeals court Tuesday vacated class certification in six key cases in the massive litigation over dot-com era initial public offerings -- a potentially devastating setback for plaintiffs

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  • May 3, 2004 | New York Law Journal

    In Defense of Reasons

    Arbitration bodies and the arbitrators who work for them have the same basic goal: to render efficient and enforceable decisions.But they can have quite different ways of doing it.

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  • May 10, 2007 | New York Law Journal

    Immigration Proof Allowed; Dominatrix Mention Denied

    A jury that will decide the back wages claim of a Brazilian nanny will not be allowed to hear that her allegedly stingy boss is a dominatrix. Southern District Judge Laura Taylor Swain

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  • January 8, 2004 | The Recorder

    IPO Market Sags Again in 2003

    It doesn't take much these days to be a leading player among law firms that handle initial public offerings. During the Internet boom, a firm had to handle as many as 100 IPOs to be co

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  • August 2, 2010 | New York Law Journal

    News In Brief

    Partner Named to Federal Evidence Rules Committee Paul Shechtman, a partner with litigation boutique Stillman, Friedman & Shechtman, has been named one of two privat

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  • January 25, 2008 | New York Law Journal

    A Common Obligation

    Eight years of delicate work by New Yorkers to forge a viable pro bono legal establishment in Latin America were capped Tuesday evening with a Manhattan gathering of scores of local and foreig

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  • May 4, 2009 | New York Law Journal

    Newsbriefs

    No Pay Hike Until Economy Improves, Governor Says The shaky economy has effectively shelved the possibility of a judicial pay raise until a recovery occurs,

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  • June 16, 2006 | New Jersey Law Journal

    Starting Salaries Keep Growing at Big N.J. Firms

    First-year associate salaries at New Jersey firms continue to climb, with six major firms announcing increases in recent weeks. The latest hikes push this fall's entry-level salaries to an a

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  • December 13, 2000 | Alm

    Just Say No to Laptops

    Matt Berger doesn't go mano-a-mano over power outlets anymore. He doesn't show up early to board meetings to claim space and an AC supply. He no longer hogs tables in Starbucks to read his e-m

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