• May 23, 2005 | The Recorder

    E-Confusion

    When a New York jury awarded securities broker Laura Zubulake $29 million in a sex discrimination suit last month, in-house lawyers around the country uttered a collective gasp.The fed

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  • July 11, 2011 | Legal Times

    Speculation Starts About Next DOJ Antitrust Chief

    Antitrust lawyers say they expect more of the same from the next head of the U.S. Justice Department's Antitrust Division, as an election year overshadows the selection of an official with enormous

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  • September 3, 2013 | The American Lawyer

    The Churn: Lateral Moves in The Am Law 200

    In Brussels, GEORG BERRISCH has lateraled to Baker Botts from Covington & Burling. He will be a partner dealing with competition law, state aid, and trade matters in the

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  • October 26, 2009 | National Law Journal

    D.C. area's largest branch offices

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  • October 10, 2007 | Legal Times

    Justices skeptical of investors' suits

    WEIGHING WHAT HAS been billed as the securities fraud case of the decade, the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday seemed poised to slam the door shut on investor class actions aimed at deep-pocket

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  • December 30, 2003 | Legal Times

    Neutral Territory

    Ten years ago, taking a job as a neutral often meant slowing down from the hectic pace of a law firm partnership or the stress of the bench.But today, demand for alternative dispute re

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  • December 22, 2008 | New York Law Journal

    Newsbriefs

    Two Candidates Receive Highest City Bar Rating The New York City Bar Association has rated as "exceptionally well qualified" two of the five candi

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  • November 15, 2012 | The American Lawyer

    Judge Finds Efficiency in Class Certification for Suit Against Sears

    The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit caught tons of flack from tort reformers six months ago for green-lighting class action claims over mold-ridden Whirlpool Corporation washing m

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  • October 4, 2005 | Corporate Counsel

    In-House Attorneys Become IT Gatekeepers

    Sylvia Kerrigan remembers when she first tackled electronic discovery at her company about two years ago. The assistant general counsel at Houston-based Marathon Oil Corp. says it was like slo

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  • April 1, 2010 | Corporate Counsel

    On the Job: Moves

    Refining His Position Bubbling up to the top at the world’s largest oil company. Talk about company loyalty. In 1973, straight out of law

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