• November 14, 2001 | The American Lawyer

    The Collapse

    Many firms will want to put a bold asterisk on 2001 annual financial reports. The aftermath of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks will deserve blame for having turned a mediocre year into somethin

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  • April 5, 2004 |

    New Name in Top Law Schools

    The latest law school rankings from U.S. News and World Report show Yale holding its

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  • September 12, 2011 | Alm

    Work ethic pays off for 2011 summer associates

    Summer associate class sizes may not be back to their lavish pre-recession levels, but one element of the law firm recruiting process appears to have returned in full force: the rate at which

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  • April 10, 2012 | The Recorder

    Privacy Suits Slamming App Developers

    Even the slickest mobile app can get caught in a privacy debacle. The blogosphere erupted in outrage in February after a blogger discovered San Francisco photo-sharing app Path was downloadin

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  • September 20, 2006 | The Recorder

    Pushing Legal Research Beyond Google

    When it comes to sleuthing for information there are no hard and fast rules for paralegals, except maybe this one: Don't ignore the Internet.The courts may notice if you do.Last y

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  • February 10, 2005 | The Recorder

    Ex-Lab Scientist Helps Latham Clinch Pharma Deal

    Before he became a lawyer, Latham & Watkins partner Charles Hoyng was a scientist at Genentech working to develop Activase -- an important drug in the treatment of heart atta

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  • September 9, 2010 | Corporate Counsel

    DEALS & SUITS

    Apache, Ecopetrol & Talisman BP Apache Corporation agreed to pay BP p.l.c. $7 billion for oil and gas assets in Texas, New Mexico, Canada, and Egypt

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  • November 6, 2012 | Legaltech News

    Lexis Practice Advisor Counsels GCs

    LexisNexis Legal and Professional, a legal research, software, and service provider, introduced on November 1 a Lexis Practice Advisor module for corporate counsel transactions. The new Corpo

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  • November 1, 2010 | Legaltech News

    Editor's Note

    It's been a hectic month, with lots of breaking news and musical chairs. Mary Mack, considered by just about everyone to be the "face" of Fios, has defected to California's ZyL

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  • September 18, 2002 | The Recorder

    O'Melveny Hit With Another Belmont Suit

    O'Melveny & Myers has been named in a $150 million suit for its role in a controversial Los Angeles high school construction project.The firm is among 17 defendants alleged to have

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