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  • April 11, 2003 |

    The Exodus Several firms-notably Clifford Chance, Dewey Ballantine, and Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld-skimmed talent liberally from the foundering Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison

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  • February 14, 2005 | Texas Lawyer

    Cornyn Files Bill To End Bankruptcy Forum-Shopping

    When Enron Corp. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in December 2001, the Houston-based energy company sought refuge from creditors in the Southern District of New York, where a subsid

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  • March 31, 2005 | The Legal Intelligencer

    IP Boutiques Play Defense as Competition Heats Up

    Intellectual property law firms have been around for more than a century. And during most of that time, they had the pick of the litter in terms of cases and clients. But over the last

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  • November 1, 2000 | Legal Times

    Changing the Rules

    Defining what is criminal in America is quintessentially a legislative function. While a matter of some debate early in our history, the central role of Congress in this task has been settled

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  • January 26, 2004 | The Recorder

    Bench Players

    A gaggle of analysts and competitors grabbed ringside seats in Judge Elizabeth Laporte's federal courtroom in San Francisco not long ago as two semiconductor companies began sparring over the

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  • May 21, 2007 | New York Law Journal

    Martindale to Change Focus as Some Firms Opt Out

    In its first incarnation in 1868, the Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory promised to furnish readers with the address of at least one reliable law firm in each city in the United States.Today'

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  • February 12, 2001 | The Recorder

    Timing Is Everything

    Are the good times really over? Nobody knows for sure, but one thing is certain: Good times won't be quite as easy to come by in the next few years as they have been in the past

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  • July 31, 2001 | The American Lawyer

    While the Rich Get Richer ...

    First, the good news: Law firms didn't go the way of the dot-coms last year.As was the case with The Am Law 100, the nation's 100 highest-grossing firms, The Am Law Second Hundre

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  • March 23, 2007 | The Recorder

    GE Overhauls Outside Counsel Roster

    NEW YORK � Just two years after some 200 law firms endured the ultimate test of strength and patience for a shot at one of the 140 coveted preferred provider positions at General Electric Co.,

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  • September 20, 2006 | Daily Report Online

    Elect or appoint Court races pose query

    AS FORMER Bush administration lawyer J. Michael Wiggins and Presiding Justice Carol W. Hunstein battle for Hunstein's seat on the Supreme Court of Georgia, an old debate is percolating anew:

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