• October 31, 2013 | The American Lawyer

    How the Magic Circle Lost the Battle for New York

    Manhattan can be an intimidating place for an outsider. The buildings are huge, the people are aggressive, and the cab drivers are just plain crazy. The legal market isn't t

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  • Goldman v. Olmstead

    Publication Date: 2013-10-30
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    Date Filed: 2013-10-24
    Court: Tex. App. Dist. 5
    Judge: ROBERT M. FILLMORE JUSTICE
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    Case Number: 05-12-00146-CV

    On Appeal from the 298th Judicial District Court Dallas County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. 10011

  • October 25, 2013 | Legaltech News

    Do You Want to Be Facebook Friends or Do You Want to Serve Me?

    In Reed Smith's Global Regulatory Blog a href="http://www.globalregulatoryenforcementlawblog.com/2013/10/articles/data-security/us-court-permits-service-by-facebook-message-against-uk-d

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  • October 21, 2013 | New Jersey Law Journal

    Associates Class of 2013

    Things just keep looking up for associate hiring at New Jersey’s larger firms. Since 2010, there’s been a steady rise in staffing rates, and it continued this year. Though weR

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  • Williams Bros. Lumber Co. LLC d/b/a HD Supply Lumber and Bldg. Materials v. Malloy

    Publication Date: 2013-07-22
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    Court: Court of Appeals
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    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James Busch and Jeffrey Leeper Busch & Reed PC, Marietta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Charles Conerly and Randall Parian Smith Conerly LLP, Carrollton, for appellee.

    Case Number: A13A0743

    The trial court erred in denying the plaintiff's motion for j.n.o.v. following a jury verdict in favor of the defendant, as the plaintiff made the required prima facie showing to recover on the note

  • Johnson v. State

    Publication Date: 2013-07-22
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Phipps, Herbert E.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Gregory Smith, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Paul L. Howard Jr., District Attorney, and Marc Mallon, Senior Assistant District Attorney, Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A13A0199

    The trial court did not err in admitting a letter the defendant wrote to a witness about the crimes because circumstantial evidence established its authent

  • Raymond v. State

    Publication Date: 2013-07-09
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Miller, M. Yvette
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Raina Nadler, Roswell, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patrick H. Head, D. Victor Reynolds, District Attorneys, Amelia Pray District Attorney's Office, and John Butters, Marietta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A13A0014

    The trial court properly found that the State did not violate discovery rules because the defendant's previous counsel had seen the four boxes of documents at issue and the trial court gave trial co

  • Baugh v. State

    Publication Date: 2013-05-23
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Melton, Harold D.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Dell Jackson, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Paul L. Howard Jr., District Attorney, Paige R. Whitaker, Deputy District Attorney, Christopher M. Quinn, Senior Assistant District Attorney, Samuel S. Olens, Attorney General, Paula K. Smith, Senior Assistant Attorney General, and Katherine T. Parvis, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: S13A0161

    The trial court properly declined the defendant's request for a jury charge on voluntary manslaughter, since the defendant stated that he shot back at the victim out of fear which was "not the same

  • April 11, 2013 | International

    Asia Deal Digest: April 11, 2013

    China/Hong Kong Jones Day has advised Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. on its recent $1.5 billion bond offering. The co

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  • March 28, 2013 | International

    Asia Deal Digest: March 28, 2013

    China/ Hong Kong Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom and King & Wood Mallesons are advising China Petroleum and Chemical

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