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  • May 7, 2007 | The American Lawyer

    Is Shedding Partners the Right Way to Improve Profitability?

    Citigroup Private Bank, one of the country's leading law firm lenders, used to pay close attention to a metric that it called "partner defections." Stability in a firm's partnership was considered

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  • In Re: UBS AG ERISA Litigation, 08 Civ. 6696 (RJS)

    Publication Date: 2011-03-31
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    Court: U.S. District Court, Southern District
    Judge: District Judge Richard J. Sullivan
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Plaintiffs are represented by Thomas James McKenna, Gainey & McKenna, LLP, New York, NY; David Lloyd Wales, Mark Rifkin, and Martin E. Restituyo, Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & Herz LLP, New York, NY; Todd S. Collins, Berger & Montague, P.C., Philadelphia, PA; Jeffrey Alan Klafter, Klafter, Olsen & Lesser, LLP, Rye Brook, NY; and Ellen T. Noteware, Berger & Montague, P.C., Philadelphia, PA.
    for defendant: Defendants are represented by Robert Joseph Giuffra, Jr., Maite Aquino, Matthew Alexander Schwartz, and Suhana S. Han, Sullivan & Cromwell, LLP, New York, NY
    Case Number: 08 Civ. 6696 (RJS)

    Cite as: In Re: UBS AG ERISA Litigation, 08 Civ. 6696, NYLJ 1202488491690, at *1 (SDNY, Decided March 24, 2011)District Judge Richard J. Sullivanp class="d

  • March 1, 2013 | Alm

    Immergut Steps Down as Chair of Milbank After 16-Year Run

    When the partners at Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy gather with their spouses and significant others next week for their scheduled resort retreat, they will hear the annual state of the

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  • July 10, 2006 | Texas Lawyer

    Clinical Trials: More Texas Firms Volunteer to Staff Legal Services Clinics

    Lawyers at Houston trial firm Beirne, Maynard & Parsons had been casting around for a while for a meaningful pro bono project, when two lawyers from the firm heard that the city needed a l

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  • January 8, 2007 |

    The Price of Holiday Parties: What Can Happen in the Aftermath

    Now that the holiday season is over, employers may be facing fallout from their holiday parties. Although a review of recent cases asserting social host and workers' compensation liability reveals

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  • February 14, 2011 | Texas Lawyer

    Bankruptcy Strategy 101 for In-House Counsel

    While commercial bankruptcy filings have decreased from recent historic levels, each new filing presents the prospect of litigation against every counterparty of the failing company. In-house couns

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  • March 15, 2007 | The American Lawyer

    IP Litigators: Worth Their Weight in Gold?

    As a senior patent litigation associate at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, Jeremy Pitcock was wooed by firms offering partnerships, $75,000 signing bonuses and, on top of his partner paycheck, 5 pe

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  • August 10, 2007 | Texas Lawyer

    The Music Man: GC Leads Company Whose Sounds Affect Sales

    Austin, Texas-based DMX Inc., which provides in-store music to retailers, health clubs and other businesses, was in an ongoing legal battle with a client. The client wanted to break its long-term a

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  • March 24, 2003 | Corporate Counsel

    The End Of The Bloc Party

    Until very recently, Trnava was just another sleepy, struggling town in post-Communist Europe. But in January, French carmaker PSA Peugeot Citro�n S.A. announced plans to build a massive manuf

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  • March 15, 2005 |

    A Lesson in Law Firm Darwinism: Adapt or Die

    Intellectual property law firms have been living inside a paradox for the past decade: While the IP practice booms, IP boutiques face a constant threat of extinction. The pressure hasn't let u

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