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  • April 15, 2008 | National Law Journal

    State SGs enter exclusive high court club

    An excellent term for a U.S. Supreme Court advocate is victory in one of the most important cases on the docket. An extraordinary term is that victory plus an opportunity to argue-win or lose

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  • In Re 911 Terrorist Attacks; (Saudi Joint Relief Committee, et al.), 11-3294-cv(L)

    Publication Date: 2013-04-18
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    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
    Judge: Before: Cabranes, Raggi, CJJ, and Rakoff, DJ.**
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs-Appellants on Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act Issues: Stephen A. Cozen, Elliott R. Feldman, Cozen O'Connor, Philadelphia, PA; Ronald L. Motley, Robert T. Haefele, Motley Rice, LLC, Mount Pleasant, SC; Carter G. Phillips, Richard Klingler, Sidley Austin, LLP, Washington, DC; Andrea Bierstein, Hanly Conroy Bierstein Sheridan Fisher & Hayes, LLP, New York, NY; Robert M. Kaplan, Ferber Chan Essner & Coller, LLP, New York, NY; James P. Kreindler, Justin T. Green, Andrew J. Maloney, III, Kreindler & Kreindler LLP, New York, NY; Jerry S. Goldman, Anderson Kill & Olick, P.C., New York, NY; Chris Leonardo, Adams Holcomb LLP, Washington, DC, on the brief, Sean P. Carter Cozen O'Connor, Philadelphia, PA.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellee Saudi Joint Relief Committee: Gregory G. Rapawy, Brendan Crimmins, William J. Rinner, on the brief, Michael K. Kellogg, Kellogg, Huber, Hansen, Todd, Evans & Figel, PLLC, Washington, DC. For Defendant-Appellee Saudi Red Crescent Society.1: Lynne Bernabei, Alan R. Kabat, Bernabei & Wachtel, PLLC, Washington, DC.
    Case Number: 11-3294-cv(L)

    Cite as: In Re 911 Terrorist Attacks; (Saudi Joint Relief Committee, et al.), 11-3294-cv(L), NYLJ 1202596362053, at *1 (2d Cir., Decided April 16, 2013)B

  • Oppenheimer AMT-Free Municipals v. ACA Financial Guaranty Corp., 9748

    Publication Date: 2013-09-10
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    Court: Appellate Division, First Department
    Judge: Before: Mazzarelli,J.P., Acosta, Renwick, Richter, Gische, JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For appellant: Thomas R. Newman, Cameron MacRae III, Hugh T. McCormick and Nathan Abramowitz of counsel, Duane Morris LLP, New York.
    for defendant: For respondents: John G. Hutchinson, Lee S. Attanasio, John J. Lavelle and Benjamin J. Hoffart of counsel, Sidley Austin LLP, New York.
    Case Number: 9748

    Cite as: Oppenheimer AMT-Free Municipals v. ACA Financial Guaranty Corp., 9748, NYLJ 1202618315055, at *1 (App. Div., 1st, Decided September 3, 2013) 9748p class="

  • May 22, 2007 | National Law Journal

    Law School Loses Bid to Shed Probation Status

    Whittier Law School has lost a court decision in an attempt to revoke its probationary status with the American Bar Association, which in recent years has faced several court challenges concerning

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  • November 11, 2009 | Daily Report Online

    In The Trenches: YLD to fund five internships for jobless lawyers

    The good news for rookie lawyers looking for jobs: The State Bar of Georgia's Young Lawyers Division plans to fund several 10-week legal aid internships to give new law school graduates work

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  • August 30, 2005 | Corporate Counsel

    Supreme Accomplishment: Few GCs Argue at High Court

    David Hechler [email protected] NEW YORK-Few things can cap a lawyer's career like arguing a case before the U.S. Supreme Court. Unfortunately, that's an opportunity most general

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  • April 1, 2006 | The American Lawyer

    Hedged Bets

    When Barry Barbash started working on hedge funds 25 years ago, he wasn't exactly facing stiff competition for the work. "The general rule of thumb was that the lowest person on the totem pole

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  • Resisting Environmental Destruction on Indigenous Lands v. United States Environmental Protection Agency

    Publication Date: 2013-04-23
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    Date Filed: 2012-12-26
    Court: 9th Cir.
    Judge: Before: Michael Daly Hawkins, M. Margaret McKeown, and Carlos T. Bea, Circuit Judges.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Colin C. O'Brien (argued), Earthjustice, Anchorage, Alaska; Eric P. Jorgensen, Earthjustice, Juneau, Alaska, for Petitioners.
    for defendant: Ignacia S. Moreno, Daniel Pinkston (argued), Alan D. Greenberg, United States Department of Justice, Denver, Colorado, for Respondent. Kathleen M. Sullivan (argued), William B. Adams, David S. Mader, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP, New York, New York; Duane A. Siler, Sarah C. Bordelon, Tony G. Mendoza, Crowell & Moring LLP, Washington, D.C., for Intervenors-Respondents. Lisa E. Jones, Samuel B. Boxerman, and James R. Wedeking, Sidley Austin, LLP, Washington, D.C., Mara E. Zimmerman, Washington, D.C., for Amicus Curiae American Petroleum Institute. Cameron M. Leonard, Office of the Attorney General, Fairbanks, Alaska, for Amicus Curiae State of Alaska.
    Case Number: No. 12-70518

    Cite as 13 C.D.O.S. 4006RESISTING ENVIRONMENTAL DESTRUCTION ON INDIGENOUS LANDS, REDOIL; ALASKA WILDERNESS LEAGUE; CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY; N A

  • July 2, 2003 | Legal Times

    In 'Grutter v. Bollinger' Amicus Avalanche, One Brief Stood Out

    It began four years ago in a private conversation between James Cannon, a retired journalist and political operative, and former President Gerald Ford, whom Cannon served as a domestic a

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  • October 6, 2008 | The American Lawyer

    Supreme Court Begins New Term Today

    In this week's issue of Legal Times, ace Supreme Court reporter Tony Mauro covers a lot of ground in his previe

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