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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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  • October 1, 2010 | The American Lawyer

    Big Deals

    Intel / McAffee Intel Corporation agreed to pay $7.68 billion in cash for Mc­Afee, Inc., on August 19. The acquisition w

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  • May 1, 2012 | The American Lawyer

    Big Suits

    GE v. Mitsubishi A federal jury in Dallas ruled on March 8 that Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., had infringed one of General Electric Company's wind turbine patents

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  • June 1, 2003 | The American Lawyer

    Magic Tricks

    England's empire builders of international legal services are taking a hit in their own once-indomitable engine rooms. For a decade, most of London's so-called Magic Circle firms have taken de

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  • February 22, 2010 | New York Law Journal

    State, U.S. Courts Allow Suits Against MBIA to Proceed

    For the second time in a week, bond insurer MBIA Wednesday lost a motion to dismiss a challenge to its controversial 2009 restructuring, in which the insurer transferred $5.4 billion in assets to a

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  • January 11, 2002 | New Jersey Law Journal

    Big Mergers Fall, But N.J. Lawyers Have Few Worries

    Mega-merger activity in New Jersey took a beating in 2001, but local deal-making lawyers aren't bothered by the falloff because most of that work is done by out-of-state firms.Sure, corporat

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