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  • July 19, 2011 | National Law Journal

    How Am Law 100 Firms Use Twitter

    There was a time when big, respectable law firms would never use silly words like Tweet, Twitter and Twitterverse, but that seems to be changing, at least for some firms. In January, B

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  • September 29, 2009 | National Law Journal

    Add Knockoff Handbags to Web Hosts' Woe

    Half the jury had never even heard of Louis Vuitton before, much less the legal theory of contributory trademark infringement. Then came the attorney for the French luxury retailer, sporting

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  • October 5, 2006 | New York Law Journal

    U.S. Seeks Immunity In 9/11 Detention Case

    The personal liability of high-ranking officials for the mistreatment of Muslim men swept up after Sept. 11, 2001, and segregated at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn was sharply c

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  • February 13, 2003 | The Recorder

    Suing Over Suits

    A law firm that has made millions of dollars enforcing patents has been sued for allegedly filing "baseless, sham" patent infringement suits.In a complaint filed in Wisconsin federal c

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  • August 16, 2001 | The Recorder

    How Low Can They Go?

    Stephen Neal, the chairman and CEO of Cooley Godward, has a big problem, and his options aren't pretty.His Palo Alto, Calif.-based firm has too many lawyers and not enough work to keep

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  • July 5, 2007 | New York Law Journal

    New Parmalat Loses Its Bid To Dismiss Old Class Action

    Parmalat, the Italian dairy company that reorganized after being forced into bankruptcy over an accounting fraud scandal, has failed in its bid to convince a Manhattan federal judge to dismiss

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  • May 31, 2013 | The American Lawyer

    The Churn: Lateral Moves in The Am Law 200

    Stroock & Stroock & Lavan announced the opening of a new Washington, D.C., office this week. Sibling publication The National Law Journal reported that a href="http://lega

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  • October 25, 2006 | Legal Times

    Going In-House? It Might Be a Wise Move

    Earlier this year, Judge J. Michael Luttig of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals stunned the legal world by surrendering his lifetime appointment to the bench in favor of the top legal job at Bo

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  • August 13, 2009 | Daily Business Review

    Swiss, U.S. Reach Agreement in UBS Tax Evasion Dispute

    The fate of 52,000 American clients of Swiss banking giant UBS, believed to be holding nearly $15 billion in secret accounts, is contained in details of a settlement agreement reached Wednesday bet

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  • December 23, 2002 | Texas Lawyer

    Touched by Scandal

    On Jan. 15, 2003, lawyers in Washington, D.C., can take their pick. They can head over at noon to the Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson offices for a conference titled, "Shredding D

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