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  • December 7, 2009 | Law.com Corporate

    Wilson Sonsini's Jackpot Pursuit

    When John Roos left Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati in May to become U.S. ambassador to Japan, he was forced to leave behind his stake in the law firm's famed investment fund, WS Investment Co

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  • September 21, 2009 | Law.com Corporate

    Thelen Files for Bankruptcy

    Thelen LLP filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in the Southern District of New York on Thursday night, almost a year after the firm voted to dissolve.The move was the only way to be fair to all u

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  • January 2, 2007 | The Recorder

    Senior Lawyers Are Still Billing After All These Years

    At age 70, Morrison & Foerster partner Melvin Goldman is still vigorously defending clients in securities cases. "The idea of peaking in your practice and then tailing off as you grow ol

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  • September 24, 2007 | The Recorder

    Baker & McKenzie's New Managing Partner Runs With a Pack

    Baker & McKenzie's Shane Byrne has survived two collapsing law firms and one running of the bulls in Spain -- but it's always been with a loyal group of lawyers and clients by his side.

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  • January 30, 2002 | The Recorder

    Taking a Tumble

    Pity the poor Silicon Valley corporate lawyer: These days, it's a lot harder to get rich.After several years of spectacular returns, the bottom fell out of their client equity po

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  • September 20, 2010 | National Law Journal

    VERDICTS & SETTLEMENTS

    ADMIRALTY Assistance to wrecked ferry merits less than was sought NEW YORK — The owner and two crew members of the Dorothy J, a tugboat th

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  • September 10, 2001 | The American Lawyer

    Slow and Steady

    "Shaw Pittman: where law, business, and technology converge." The Washington, D.C., firm's tag line is fairly standard branding fare -- these days, almost every major law firm claims pro

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  • October 4, 2010 | National Law Journal

    Akin Gump, Orrick consider merger, but many obstacles lie ahead.

    A combined Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld and Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe — should the actually pull off a merger — might look something like this. The two

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  • April 19, 2011 | The Recorder

    Judges Wondering Why They Couldn't Block Realignment Bill

    SACRAMENTO — While sheriffs and prosecutors are trying to figure out how to pay for the governor's plan to shift parole violators from state to local oversight, many judges are asking, &q

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  • August 28, 2000 | The Recorder

    The Dash for Cash

    The war began with a simple declaration delivered to Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian associates at a meeting just before Christmas. Gunderson Dettmer managers tol

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