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  • August 5, 2005 | The Recorder

    Toward a More Perfect Pitch

    Gigi Benson-Smith, a former Shakespearean actress who recast herself as a marketing executive, has played a lot of roles at law firms.Years ago, as a marketing assistant at Heller Ehrm

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  • February 16, 2007 | The Recorder

    Corporate Corruption Spurs Insurance Practice

    Conniving corporate criminals can be just as toxic as asbestos -- for insurance carriers. And for insurance lawyers, disputes between insurers and corporate policyholders in hot water are a

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  • September 24, 2012 | The Legal Intelligencer

    People in the News

    Elected and Appointed Lisa Jacobs, a partner with DLA Piper, was appointed a member of the drafting committee on series of unincorporated busines

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  • March 1, 2013 | Corporate Counsel

    Over There

    At a hearing in Washington, D.C., last fall, U.S. Senator Carl Levin (D-Michigan) accused U.S.–based multinational corporations of systematically manipulating laws and regulations to

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  • March 12, 2013 | Corporate Counsel

    Silicon Valley vs. Corporate Taxes

    At a hearing in Washington, D.C., last fall, U.S. Senator Carl Levin (D-Michigan) accused U.S.–based multinational corporations of systematically manipulating laws and regulations to

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  • December 4, 2006 | The Recorder

    At the Mercy of Mergers

    Special To Legal ProSACRAMENTO � For top lawyers at big-name firms, a prestigious mega-merger can look like the beginning of Happily Ever After.But for prof

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  • April 4, 2011 | International

    Indian Corruption Scandals Start to Worry Investors

    Correction, 4/08/11 - In a previous version of this story, DLA Piper partner Steven Peepels' name was misspelled. We

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  • May 4, 2007 | Legal Times

    Firms brushing up on Islamic finance

    FOR THOSE WITH a passing knowledge of the strictures of Islamic law, in particular its prohibition on the charging of interest, the term "Islamic financing" might seem to contain an inherent

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  • February 7, 2007 | The Recorder

    Are Mergers a Threat or Opportunity for Law Firm Nonlawyers?

    For top lawyers at big-name firms, a prestigious megamerger can look like the beginning of happily ever after. But for professional staff like paralegals, legal secretaries, administrators a

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  • December 18, 2006 | Alm

    King & Spalding To Open Office in Dubai

    King & Spalding is the latest U.S. law firm planning to open an office in Dubai, the booming city on the Persian Gulf. Pending approval from its partners, King & Spalding plans

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