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  • October 30, 2013 | New York Law Journal

    The Experts

    1960s SIDNEY KESS Kostelanetz & Fink 1968 — TAX TI

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  • October 24, 2013 | The American Lawyer

    Clawback Controversy Now Clouding Dewey Bankruptcy

    The fight over the validity of so-called unfinished business claims in law firm bankruptcies has heated up in courts on both coasts this week. On Wednesday, a group of 28 firms

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  • August 20, 2013 | The Legal Intelligencer

    Third Cir. Found Exclusive Fed. Jurisdiction Under RCRA

    If you were like me, at about the time you graduated from law school, you rded essentially all of your casebooks; if you were like some of my more disaffected friends, you did more than

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  • City of Atlanta v. Bennett

    Publication Date: 2013-07-25
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Dillard, Stephen Louis A.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Ernest Greer, Michael King, and Mark Trigg Greenberg Traurig LLP, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Larry Chesin and Allan Parks Parks, Chesin & Walbert PC, Atlanta, for appellees.
    Case Number: A12A2063

    In a class-action lawsuit alleging that a firefighter promotional examination was tainted by cheating, the trial court abused its discretion in excluding the testimony of the owner of the company th

  • Holton v. Physician Oncology Servs. LP

    Publication Date: 2013-05-09
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Hunstein, Carol W.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Peter N. Hall, David W. Long-Daniels, and Michael J. King Greenberg Traurig LLP, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: R. Daniel Beale, Spencer F. Preis McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP, and Shannon R. Creasy, Atlanta, for appellees.
    Case Number: S13A0012

    The inevitable disclosure doctrine is not an independent claim under which a trial court may enjoin an employee from working for an employer or disclosing trade se

  • Murtagh v. Emory Univ.

    Publication Date: 2013-04-17
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Branch, Elizabeth
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Lauren Goodhart Goodhart Law Firm, Jami Kohn Weinstock & Scavo PC, and Mark Spix, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Todd Wozniak, Lindsey Edelmann Greenberg Traurig LLP, and Theodore Eichelberger Alston & Bird LLP, Atlanta, for appellees.
    Case Number: A12A2127

    The trial court erred in its imposition of a $15K fine, since it constituted an adjudication of criminal contempt in excess of $500 per act authorized under O.C.G.A. § 15-6-8 subsect

  • March 29, 2013 |

    Lanny Breuer joins Covington & Burling

    Lanny Breuer, who served as the head of the Department of Justices (DOJ) Criminal Division in the aftermath of the financial crisis, has joined Covington & Burling as vice chair.

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  • February 19, 2013 |

    EPA general counsel heads to Washington, D.C., law firm

    The former general counsel of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is following in the footsteps of other top Washington officials and headed for law firm practice.

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  • February 7, 2013 |

    David Kappos joins Cravath

    David Kappos, the celebrated former director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO), has joined Cravath, Swaine & Moore as partner.

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  • February 1, 2013 |

    FTC Chairman will step down

    The chairman of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced yesterday that he will be stepping down.

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