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  • March 3, 2005 | New York Law Journal

    Class Action Reaction

    For the plaintiff's bar, it could be d�j� vu all over again. The recently enacted Class Action Fairness Act aimed at curbing the plaintiffs' bar may not turn out as planned for its pr

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  • April 30, 2012 | International

    Will Hong Kong Take on the Hongs?

    Hong Kong, with its low taxes and relatively light regulatory touch, has always been a darling of U.S. conservatives. For the last 18 years, th

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  • April 17, 2008 | New York Law Journal

    McDermott Sued for Role In Bankruptcy

    A bankruptcy trustee for Saint Vincent's Catholic Medical Centers of New York has sued McDermott, Will & Emery for legal malpractice, charging that partners at the Chicago-based law firm "

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  • December 15, 1999 | Legal Times

    Laying a New Foundation

    For two decades, the D.C. Bar Foundation has quietly funneled money to pro bono legal shops that represent Washington's poorest residents. The foundation last year dished out $550,000 to 16 groups

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  • April 24, 2012 | The American Lawyer

    The Churn: Lateral Moves and Promotions in The Am Law 200

    Eight months after opening, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan's Washington, D.C., office continues to grow. The latest addition: pa

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  • October 23, 2009 | The Associated Press

    Law firms pay new hires to work for public good

    WASHINGTON AP - If things had gone according to plan, Lindsay Murphy would be a big-city tax lawyer by now. Instead, the recent law school graduate found herself doing legal aid, listening to

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  • November 30, 1999 | National Law Journal

    Net Rights for the Disabled?

    IP (link to IP ctr), tech HED: Net Rights for the Disabled? By Ritchenya A. Shepherd national law journal staff reporter a suit against America Online, filed by the National Federation for the Blin

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  • March 29, 2010 | National Law Journal

    A border battle over lawsuits

    "Foreign-cubed" is the name of the latest legal nemesis that keeps lawyers for companies ranging from Toyota to Vivendi up at night. The term refers to securities class acti

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  • October 23, 2007 | New York Law Journal

    Newsbriefs

    County Clerk Sues Spitzer Over Driver's Licence Plan A suit filed yesterday in Albany Supreme Court seeks to block the Spitzer administration from allowing illegal immigrants to

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  • March 14, 2006 | The Recorder

    Hot Intellectual Properties

    Stanford Law School patent professor Mark Lemley has become one of the most sought-after lawyers in town. Companies vie for his representation, and law conference organizers flock to sign him

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