• May 8, 2002 | New York Law Journal

    Andersen Court Will Examine Notes Taken By Witness` Lawyers

    HOUSTON - The judge hearing Arthur Andersen's obstruction of justice case agreed yesterday to look at notes taken by lawyers for David Duncan, who is expected to be the prosecution's star witness,

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  • July 26, 2005 | New York Law Journal

    Adapting Paper-Based Rules to E-Discovery

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  • November 10, 2011 | New Jersey Law Journal

    Associates Class of 2011

    Hiring by New Jersey law firms is on a steady swing back nearly to prerecession levels, judging by the anecdotal evidence assembled in this, our annual new-associates magazine. This year's

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  • November 14, 2012 | Special To Law.Com

    Legal Community Forges Ahead Amid Storm-Related Challenges

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  • May 3, 2000 | New York Law Journal

    NYS Bar Panel Soundly Rejects MDPs

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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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  • 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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  • August 23, 2001 | Corporate Counsel

    Hold Our Hands, Please

    Well, the clients have spoken. And the word is that corporate legal departments are not happy with their outside counsel, says a recent study. More and more, large law firms have become indist

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  • December 14, 2000 | Daily Report Online

    Atlanta Won't Follow $40K Bonuses for N.Y. First-Years

    Year-end bonuses at New York law firms are peaking at $40,000 for first-year associates, but that doesn't necessarily mean Atlanta firms will follow suit.Some of New York's largest fir

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  • In Re: Initial Public Offering Securities Litigation, 21 MC 92

    Publication Date: 2010-07-15
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. District Court, Southern District
    Judge: District Judge Shira A. Scheindlin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs' Executive Committee: Stanley D. Bernstein, Esq., Rebecca M. Katz, Esq., Christian Siebott, Esq., Bernstein Liebhard LLP, New York, New York Robert A. Wallner, Esq., Ariana J. Tadler, Esq., Peter G.A. Safirstein, Esq., Neil Fraser, Esq., Milberg LLP, New York, New York David Kessler, Esq., Barroway Topaz Kessler Meltzer & Check LLP, Radnor, Pennsylvania Jules Brody, Esq., Stull, Stull & Brody LLP, New York, New York Howard B. Sirota, Esq., Sirota & Sirota LLP, New York, New York Fred Taylor Isquith, Esq., Thomas H. Burt, Esq., Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & Herz LLP, New York, New York
    for defendant: Liaison Counsel for Underwriter Defendants: Gandolfo V. DiBlasi, Esq., Penny Shane, Esq., David M.J. Rein, Esq., Richard J.L. Lamuscio, Esq., Sullivan and Cromwell LLP, New York, New York Liaison Counsel for Issuer Defendants: Jack C. Auspitz, Esq., Joel C. Haims, Esq., Hilary M. Williams, Esq., Angela T. Rella, Esq., Reema S. Abdelhamid, Esq., Morrison and Foerster LLP, New York, New York For the Greene Objectors: Leland L. Greene, Esq., Garden City, New York For the Siegel Objectors: Edward F. Siegel, Esq., Cleveland, Ohio For the Pentz Objectors: John J. Pentz, Esq., Class Action Fairness Group, Maynard, Massachusetts For the Weinstein Objectors: Jeffrey L. Weinstein, Esq., The Weinstein Law Firm, Athens, Texas For the Bechtold Objectors: Theodore A. Bechtold, Esq., Brooklyn, New York James J. Hayes (Pro Se), Annandale, Virgnia

    Case Number: 21 MC 92

    District Judge Shira A. ScheindlinDecided: July 07, 2010For Plaintiffs' Executive Committee: Stanley D. Bernstein, Esq., Rebec