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  • February 2, 2005 | The American Lawyer

    Double Agent

    In 2001 an anonymous letter arrived at the Securities and Exchange Commission. The letter raised questions about accounting practices at Symbol Technologies Inc. and cited two fraudulent t

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  • July 31, 2008 | The American Lawyer

    Associates Survey 2008

    Ranking The Firms: National Rankings Get the full results of the Ass

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  • September 1, 2003 | Texas Lawyer

    Testing the Constitutionality Of McCain-Feingold Law

    On most September days, the majestic U.S. Supreme Court chamber is empty except for the occasional lecture given to tourists about the architecture and history of the courtroom. But on Sept. 8

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  • August 6, 1999 | The Recorder

    MoFo, KPMG Not Waiting for ABA Vote

    Morrison & Foerster and Big Five accounting firm KPMG have struck an alliance that could be a harbinger of the future: multidisciplinary practices that combine legal, accounting and other busin

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  • November 15, 2004 | National Law Journal

    Big Firms Growing -- by a Thin 1.5 Percent

    Is this what they mean by a jobless recovery? The nation's 250 largest law firms continued to grow last year, but just barely. The attorney head count inched up by 1.5 percent, compare

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  • September 2, 2003 | Legal Times

    Court, Bar, Brace For McCain-Feingold Argument

    WASHINGTON -- On most September days, the majestic U.S. Supreme Court chamber is empty except for the occasional lecture given to tourists about the architecture and history of the courtroom.

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  • May 7, 2007 | The American Lawyer

    Firms Hunting for Stars Re-Examine Partner Compensation

    Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton managing partner Mark Walker is old-school when it comes to partner compensation. He sees no reason to change Cleary's seniority-based lockstep scheme, in which

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  • Samuels v. Chertoff

    Publication Date: 2008-12-30
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    Date Filed: 2008-12-19
    Court: 2nd Cir.
    Judge: Pooler, Circuit Judge
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    Case Number: 05-2646-ag

    Argued: September 4, 2008Before: POOLER, SACK, and KATZMANN, Circuit Judges.Michael Alexander Samuels petitions for review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals ("BIA" or "Board") that

  • June 28, 2007 | The American Lawyer

    An A-List Firm Takes the Road Less Traveled

    Lisa Cleary is pure kinetic energy. The Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler partner spins in her desk chair to retrieve a document from her office shelves. She whirls back with a checklist in hand.

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  • March 25, 2002 | Daily Business Review

    Whither Holland & Knight?

    Democratic gubernatorial candidate Bill McBride, the former managing partner of Holland & Knight, took the microphone last month at a campaign rally in front of a rustic bed-and-breakfas

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