• March 1, 2010 | The American Lawyer

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  • January 18, 2007 | New York Law Journal

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  • November 12, 2012 | National Law Journal

    INADMISSIBLE

    STAFFERS LAID OFF AT WHISTLEBLOWERS CENTER An organization famous for taking the cases of disgruntled ex-workers in the public and private sectors likely

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  • June 24, 2013 | National Law Journal

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  • May 1, 2010 | Legaltech News

    To Have and to Hold

    DLA Piper e-discovery luminary Browning Marean once observed, "Knowing how to draft a proper litigation hold might be a litigator's most important skill.

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  • January 11, 2013 | The American Lawyer

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  • Ali v. Federal Insurance Co.

    Publication Date: 2013-07-10
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    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
    Judge: Before: Cabranes, Chin and Carney, CJJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Appellants: Rene F. Hertzog, on the brief, Finley T. Harckham, Anderson Kill & Olick, P.C., New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Appellee Federal Insurance Company: Rachel V. Stevens, on the brief, Joseph G. Finnerty, III, DLA Piper LLP (US), New York, NY. For Appellee Travelers Casualty and Surety Company of America: James A. Skarzynski, Tammy Yuen, on the brief, James T. Sandnes Boundas, Skarzynski, Walsh & Black, LLC, New York, NY.

    Case Number: 11-5000-cv

    Cite as: Ali v. Federal Insurance Co., 11-5000-cv, NYLJ 1202610278388, at *1 (2d Cir., Decided June 4, 2013) 11-5000-cv Before: Cabranes, Chin and

  • November 1, 2012 | Corporate Counsel

    Training for Trouble

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  • May 4, 2012 | Legaltech News

    Lexis Practice Advisor Takes on Bankruptcy

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  • May 8, 2007 | The Legal Intelligencer

    Supreme Court Mulls Future of Vertical Minimum Price-Fixing

    On March 27, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in one of the most important cases for consumers in years. Leegin Creative Leather Product Inc. v. PSKS Inc. is an antitrust c

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