• September 17, 2008 | Corporate Counsel

    The power of one

    On a crisp sunny day in late March, lawyers from 39 law firms gathered at the corporate headquarters of Pfizer Inc., a nondescript office building a couple of blocks east of Grand Central Sta

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  • February 10, 2012 | National Law Journal

    5 Costly Moments in Electronic Discovery

    1. MEDTRONIC V. MICHELSON Medtronic Sofamor Danek Inc. filed a patent suit against Gary Michelson, a spinal surgeon, over a spinal fusion device. Michelson, represent

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  • December 10, 2004 | The American Lawyer

    No Consensus on 2005 Hiring

    Most managing partners are bullish about their litigation practices next year. They're also fairly optimistic about corporate work picking up. But when it comes to hiring and associate salarie

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  • ACA Financial Guaranty Corp. v. Goldman, 650027/11

    Publication Date: 2013-05-16
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    Court: Appellate Division, First Department
    Judge: Before: Friedman, J.P., Renwick, Manzanet-Daniels, Román, Clark, JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Appellant: Richard H. Klapper of Counsel, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, New York.
    for defendant: For Respondent: Marc E. Kasowitz of Counsel, Kasowitz Benson Torres & Friedman LLP, New York.

    Case Number: 650027/11

    Cite as: ACA Financial Guaranty Corp. v. Goldman, 650027/11, NYLJ 1202600223208, at *1 (App. Div., 1st, Decided May 14, 2013)Before: Friedman, J.P., Renwi

  • June 6, 2013 | National Law Journal

    Obama Signals Resolve To Win Confirmations Of D.C. Circuit Picks

    President Obama used the announcement of three nominations to a key appeals court Tuesday to strike a new, more aggressive tone. The move ultimately could determine the size of the imprint hi

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  • Resisting Environmental Destruction on Indigenous Lands v. United States Environmental Protection Agency

    Publication Date: 2012-12-26
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    Date Filed: 2012-12-26
    Court: 9th Cir.
    Judge: Before: Michael Daly Hawkins, M. Margaret McKeown, and Carlos T. Bea, Circuit Judges.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Colin C. O'Brien (argued), Earthjustice, Anchorage, Alaska; Eric P. Jorgensen, Earthjustice, Juneau, Alaska, for Petitioners.
    for defendant: Ignacio S. Moreno, Daniel Pinkston (argued), Alan D. Greenberg, United States Department of Justice, Denver, Colorado, for Respondent. Kathleen M. Sullivan (argued), William B. Adams, David S. Mader, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP, New York, New York; Duane A. Siler, Sarah C. Bordelon, Tony G. Mendoza, Crowell & Moring LLP, Washington, D.C., for Intervenors-Respondents. Lisa E. Jones, Samuel B. Boxerman, and James R. Wedeking, Sidley Austin, LLP, Washington, D.C., Mara E. Zimmerman, Washington, D.C., for Amicus Curiae American Petroleum Institute. Cameron M. Leonard, Office of the Attorney General, Fairbanks, Alaska, for Amicus Curiae State of Alaska.

    Case Number: No. 12-70518

    Cite as 12 C.D.O.S. 14049RESISTING ENVIRONMENTAL DESTRUCTION ON INDIGENOUS LANDS, REDOIL; ALASKA WILDERNESS LEAGUE; CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY; NATUR

  • October 17, 2012 | The American Lawyer

    No Deal Downturn for Skadden, as Firm Lands Roles on Spate of Major Transactions

    Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, a firm whose reputation for transactional work is so strong it was a href="http://www.thedeal.

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  • In Re 911 Terrorist Attacks; (Saudi Joint Relief Committee, et al.), 11-3294-cv(L)

    Publication Date: 2013-04-18
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    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
    Judge: Before: Cabranes, Raggi, CJJ, and Rakoff, DJ.**
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs-Appellants on Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act Issues: Stephen A. Cozen, Elliott R. Feldman, Cozen O'Connor, Philadelphia, PA; Ronald L. Motley, Robert T. Haefele, Motley Rice, LLC, Mount Pleasant, SC; Carter G. Phillips, Richard Klingler, Sidley Austin, LLP, Washington, DC; Andrea Bierstein, Hanly Conroy Bierstein Sheridan Fisher & Hayes, LLP, New York, NY; Robert M. Kaplan, Ferber Chan Essner & Coller, LLP, New York, NY; James P. Kreindler, Justin T. Green, Andrew J. Maloney, III, Kreindler & Kreindler LLP, New York, NY; Jerry S. Goldman, Anderson Kill & Olick, P.C., New York, NY; Chris Leonardo, Adams Holcomb LLP, Washington, DC, on the brief, Sean P. Carter Cozen O'Connor, Philadelphia, PA.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellee Saudi Joint Relief Committee: Gregory G. Rapawy, Brendan Crimmins, William J. Rinner, on the brief, Michael K. Kellogg, Kellogg, Huber, Hansen, Todd, Evans & Figel, PLLC, Washington, DC. For Defendant-Appellee Saudi Red Crescent Society.1: Lynne Bernabei, Alan R. Kabat, Bernabei & Wachtel, PLLC, Washington, DC.

    Case Number: 11-3294-cv(L)

    Cite as: In Re 911 Terrorist Attacks; (Saudi Joint Relief Committee, et al.), 11-3294-cv(L), NYLJ 1202596362053, at *1 (2d Cir., Decided April 16, 2013)B

  • April 1, 2006 | The American Lawyer

    Hedged Bets

    When Barry Barbash started working on hedge funds 25 years ago, he wasn't exactly facing stiff competition for the work. "The general rule of thumb was that the lowest person on the totem pole

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  • Resisting Environmental Destruction on Indigenous Lands v. United States Environmental Protection Agency

    Publication Date: 2013-04-23
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    Date Filed: 2012-12-26
    Court: 9th Cir.
    Judge: Before: Michael Daly Hawkins, M. Margaret McKeown, and Carlos T. Bea, Circuit Judges.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Colin C. O'Brien (argued), Earthjustice, Anchorage, Alaska; Eric P. Jorgensen, Earthjustice, Juneau, Alaska, for Petitioners.
    for defendant: Ignacia S. Moreno, Daniel Pinkston (argued), Alan D. Greenberg, United States Department of Justice, Denver, Colorado, for Respondent. Kathleen M. Sullivan (argued), William B. Adams, David S. Mader, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP, New York, New York; Duane A. Siler, Sarah C. Bordelon, Tony G. Mendoza, Crowell & Moring LLP, Washington, D.C., for Intervenors-Respondents. Lisa E. Jones, Samuel B. Boxerman, and James R. Wedeking, Sidley Austin, LLP, Washington, D.C., Mara E. Zimmerman, Washington, D.C., for Amicus Curiae American Petroleum Institute. Cameron M. Leonard, Office of the Attorney General, Fairbanks, Alaska, for Amicus Curiae State of Alaska.

    Case Number: No. 12-70518

    Cite as 13 C.D.O.S. 4006RESISTING ENVIRONMENTAL DESTRUCTION ON INDIGENOUS LANDS, REDOIL; ALASKA WILDERNESS LEAGUE; CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY; N A