• April 30, 2007 | The American Lawyer

    Lessons of the Am Law 100

    On the surface, at least, it's the same happy story. New records galore: Gross revenue up 11.4 percent, profits per partner up 13.4 percent, revenue per lawyer up 7.3 percent, which is to say,

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  • September 12, 2001 |

    Changing of the Guard

    As head of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's enforcement division for the past three years, Richard H. Walker was the top watchdog for the regulator, leading aggressive assaults on

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  • May 3, 2005 | New York Law Journal

    Newsbriefs

    Panel: Use of 9/11 Fund Precludes Misrepresentation ClaimsThe U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit yesterday affirmed that families of 12 deceased firefighters cannot su

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  • August 24, 2005 | New York Law Journal

    Real Estate Marketplace

    In a deal valued at $10.24 million, the Hazelden Foundation recently sold 231-235 East 17th Street to Vesta Development. The landmarked building is located between 2nd and 3rd Avenues

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  • February 6, 2003 | New York Law Journal

    Law Firms: Domestic Partner Benefits No Big Burden

    Funny thing has happened on the way to gaining full family medical benefits for young lesbian and gay lawyers in domestic partnerships: straight people living in unwedded bliss have begun winn

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  • March 16, 2007 | National Law Journal

    Summer Hiring Is Heating Up

    Several of the nation's top law firms are hiring more summer associates for the upcoming season, with a few bringing aboard significantly greater numbers of would-be lawyers than in years past.

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  • June 26, 2009 | New York Law Journal

    Attorneys Ask $19 Million in Chrysler Fees

    Jones Day, Schulte Roth & Zabel, and Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel have submitted applications for nearly $19 million in attorney's fees in the Chapter 11 case of the company formerly

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  • January 20, 2009 | National Law Journal

    PoGo-Bryan Cave deal showed that the South a hot region

    The South was a desirable destination for law firms looking to merge and expand in 2008, according to Altman Weil's latest MergerLine report. Of the mergers announced last year, 44 percent in

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  • February 18, 2010 | The American Lawyer

    Latham's Profits Bounce Back

    Latham & Watkins on Wednesday released its financials for fiscal year 2009 and the picture that's emerging is of a firm on the men

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  • June 6, 2008 | New York Law Journal

    Newsbriefs

    Davis Polk Corporate Partner Joins Latham Latham & Watkins has made a rare lateral partner recruitment from Davis Polk & Wardwell. Witold Balaban, w

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