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  • September 1, 2006 | Corporate Counsel

    An Ornery Flock

    If this was the new look of harmony and consensus at the U.S. Supreme Court, it needs work. There, on the final day of the Court's term, June 29, was Justice John Paul Stevens, calmly

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  • October 8, 2007 | Legal Times

    Honors and Appointments

    THE BEST LAWYERS IN AMERICASixteen attorneys in Alston & Bird's D.C. office and 10 attorneys in Foley & Lardner's D.C. office have been recognized in the 2008 editi

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  • June 1, 2009 | National Law Journal

    More Sotomayor Speculation

    WASHINGTON — The mystery surrounding the very brief, per curiam panel decision in the New Haven firefighters' discrimination case is not the only mystery involving Supreme Court

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  • January 1, 2011 | The American Lawyer

    New Business

    New work landed by major firms, including high-profiledeals, ­suits, and other matters announced in November 2

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  • April 1, 2003 | The American Lawyer

    Law Firm Recruiting Comes Out

    Doug Plante is looking for certain things in a firm. It has to be big enough that he can explore different practice areas. New York is a must. And it's got to be serious about welcoming an ope

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  • May 11, 2011 | National Law Journal

    Company, Officers Convicted of Bribing Mexican Utility

    A federal jury has found a California company and two of its senior executives guilty of violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act by paying bribes, including a $300,000 red Ferrari, to two offic

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  • February 21, 2011 | National Law Journal

    Power Authority

    In his corner office with views of the U.S. Capitol and the National Mall, Department of Energy General Counsel Scott Blake Harris looks like the consummate lawyer in his dark suit, Fr

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  • January 5, 2007 | The American Lawyer

    How the Thompson Memo Came to Be

    For many months, sound and fury had been building about the Thompson memo. Organizations ranging from the American Civil Liberties Union to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce had called for reform of

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  • July 7, 2005 | The Recorder

    Sun Microsystems Shopping For Transactions Firms

    Sun Microsystems Inc. has been shopping lately -- not just for companies, but for law firms to represent its transactions.The IT giant recently acquired SeeBeyond Technology Corp. for

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  • October 2, 2009 | The American Lawyer

    The 2009 Global 100: Weathering the Downturn

    Soon after Simon Davies took over as Linklaters' managing partner in the fall of 2007, he brought together a group of the firm's partners for some scenario planning. Turbulence in the subprime mort

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