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  • September 11, 2007 | Legal Times

    Are Two Venerated D.C. Law Firms Destined for a Slow Fade?

    In legal circles, Washington's law firms don't exactly enjoy a flashy reputation. Compared with the juiced-up M&A outfits in New York or the tech-savvy shops of Silicon Valley, D.C. firms are t

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  • January 3, 2005 | Texas Lawyer

    Two Years After SOX, GCs Stay Busy Meeting Requirements

    Editor's note: Two years after the passage of the Sarbanes-Oxley Corporate Fraud and Accountability Act of 2002, in-house legal departments remain busy, drilling down into what it takes to

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  • Seacor Holdings Inc v. Commonwealth Insurance Company

    Publication Date: 2011-04-06
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    Date Filed: 2011-03-10
    Court: 5th Cir.
    Judge: Patrick E. Higginbotham, Circuit Judge:
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    Case Number: 10-30020

    United States Court of Appeals Fifth CircuitLyle W. Cayce ClerkBefore JOLLY, HIGGINBOTHAM, and SMITH, Circuit Judges.In this diversity case, Commonwealth Insurance Company appeals a grant of

  • March 1, 2004 | The American Lawyer

    Running in Place

    As soon as Duane Morris gets as big as it can, it turns around and gets bigger. In 1997 the Philadelphia-based firm had about 225 lawyers. By 2002 it had doubled in size. Today Duane Morris ha

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  • January 15, 2007 | Texas Lawyer

    No Decrease in 2006 Bonuses Despite Raises

    Year-end associate bonuses were a little smaller than usual in 2006 at Susman Godfrey, the firm that has set the bonus bar in Texas for the past few years. But don't boohoo for those Susman Go

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  • November 18, 2002 | National Law Journal

    Slowing the Pace

    There are many signs that the economy took a bite out of law firms the past year.The Greedy Associates message board is still buzzing, but based on the tone and tenor of the postings s

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  • February 27, 2006 | Texas Lawyer

    As Date With Playmate Approaches, High Court to Ponder Jurisdiction Issue

    Houston lawyer Rusty Hardin's last encounter with former Playboy model Anna Nicole Smith was at a party in Kentucky on the eve of the 2003 Kentucky Derby. As Hardin tells it, he didn't have

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  • In re Viola

    Publication Date: 2012-04-30
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    Date Filed: 2012-04-06
    Court: 9th Cir., B.A.P.
    Judge: In re Viola
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John H. MacConaghy of MacConaghy & Barnier argued for the appellant.
    for defendant: Stefan Perovich of Keesal, Young & Logan argued for the appellees.
    Case Number: BAP No. NC-11-1173-DoDH

    Cite as 12 C.D.O.S. 4726 In re: JOSEPH J. VIOLA aka GIUSEPPE VIOLA, Debtor. JANINA M. HOSKINS, Chapter 7 Trustee, Appellant

  • April 16, 2008 | National Law Journal

    Law firms providing more options for retirement

    Employees of law firms retire at about the same age as workers in other professions and, increasingly, have more options for planning retirement, according to an annual survey.

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  • January 17, 2007 | The Legal Intelligencer

    Duane Morris Enters Singapore Market

    Duane Morris Chairman Sheldon Bonovitz is making good on his plan to grow the 600-attorney firm to over 1,000 lawyers with offices across the globe.The latest move gives the firm a six-attor

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