• June 2, 2000 | Texas Lawyer

    Tina Simon, Home Interiors & Gifts Inc.

    Bettina Solomon Simon is finding a comfortable home as general counsel at Home Interiors & Gifts Inc., a legendary Dallas-based party-plan, home-decorating company founded by a woman to pr

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  • January 26, 2004 | The Recorder

    Stop the Clock

    In an effort to pare down its legal bills, Silicon Valley computer giant Cisco Systems Inc. is seeking to replace hourly billing rates from outside counsel with more creative -- and cheaper --

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  • August 24, 2007 | The Legal Intelligencer

    Is All Quiet on the Law Firm Merger Front?

    Merger chatter in the Pennsylvania market seems to be quieter than this time last year, but legal industry experts say it's never really stopped. Merger activity in 2007 is set to outpace th

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  • February 22, 2002 | Corporate Counsel

    What's in a Name?

    Let's be honest. Is the title "chief legal officer" really necessary? Surely a CLO's job isn't any different from a GC's. Doesn't the CLO title just smack of self-importance or managemen

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  • September 20, 2004 | Legal Times

    Piper Rudnick, Gray Cary Getting to Know Each Other

    Piper Rudnick has opened discussions with Palo Alto-based Gray Cary Ware & Freidenrich about a merger between the two firms.Law firm consultant Peter Zeughauser confirmed that the

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  • January 14, 2005 | The Recorder

    SEC Says Google's Lawyers Goofed

    Google and its general counsel, David Drummond, reached a settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission Thursday in connection with the company's failure to register more than $80 mil

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  • December 20, 2002 | Texas Lawyer

    INADMISSIBLE

    Mike Gibson, a veteran criminal defense lawyer and partner in Dallas' Burleson Pate & Gibson, represents all four brothers arrested in Dallas on Dec. 18 on charges that they allegedly used

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  • July 16, 2010 | The Recorder

    Stephen Kim

    To many people, the Diamond name is something they grab for in the snack aisle when they need nuts for a recipe or a party. But like Land O'Lakes, Ocean Spray and Sunkist, Diamond Foods Inc. is a m

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  • April 8, 2002 | Legal Times

    Put Business Needs First

    While many associates and partners are scrambling for projects that may deflect attention from their lower billable hours, a lot of marketing departments are busier than ever. Now is certainly the

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  • May 26, 2003 | New Jersey Law Journal

    Opinions Approved for Publication

    SUPREME COURT Diana G. Brunell v. Wildwood Crest Police Department; Samuel Stango v. Lower Township Police Department (A-126/127-2001, decided May 21, 2003). Depending

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