• July 22, 2013 | International

    Foreign Firms Stumble Going Local in Japan

    When foreign law firms in Japan were finally allowed to directly hire locally qualified lawyers, or bengoshi, in 2005, many leaped at the chance. “I think a lot of

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  • Poag v. Flories

    Publication Date: 2010-07-08
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    Date Filed: 2010-07-01
    Court: Tex. App. Dist. 2
    Judge: Bob Mccoy Justice
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    Case Number: 2-08-170-CV

    OPINIONI. IntroductionAppellant James Poag appeals the trial court's final judgment granting summary judgment in favor of Appellee Kathy McCormick Flories and dismissing his claims with prejudic

  • August 12, 2008 | New York Law Journal

    Land-Use Challenges for an Alternate Fuel Infrastructure

    With crude oil approaching and expected to exceed $150 per barrel, gasoline flirting with $5.00 per gallon, and climate change finally nearly universally recognized as an issue requiring

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  • Mallery v. NBC Universal Inc., 07 Civ. 2250

    Publication Date: 2007-12-12
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    Date Filed: 2007-12-03
    Court: U.S. District Court for the Southern District
    Judge: Denise Cote
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    Case Number: 07 Civ. 2250

    District Judge Denise Cote U.S. DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK Appearances: For Plaintiffs: John A. Coleman, Jr. Freidberg Cohen Colem

  • March 1, 2004 | Legaltech News

    And the Winners Are...

    THE first annual Law Technology News Awards honor both products and legal technology leaders. Five awards recognized the achievements of law firms and corporate legal departments. The recipients were

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  • March 19, 2010 | New York Law Journal

    Judicial Approval of Contracts for Services of Infants

    In an era when media giants like Disney and Viacom/Nickelodeon are creating shows for a younger and younger demographic, child TV stars and pre-teen musical artists are in ever-increasing demand an

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  • August 21, 1999 | New York Law Journal

    Copyright Remedies

    Copyright attorneys, like most others, tend to focus on the merits of the cases they are involved in, without considering remedies until the end of the case. But sometimes the remedy is the m

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  • United States v. Martha Stewart

    Publication Date: 2004-05-11
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    U.S. District Court Southern District of New York Judge Cedarbaum Defendant Martha Stewart moves for a new trial pursuant to Fed.R.Cr.P. 33 or, alternatively, an

  • July 15, 2009 | National Law Journal

    Can Congress Cure Corporate Governance?

    On May 19, Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., and Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., introduced the Shareholder Bill of Rights Act of 2009 in the U.S. Senate. Arguably, it is one of the most significant efforts by Con

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  • March 20, 2001 | The American Lawyer

    The Out-Of-Towners

    It is over breakfast at The New York Palace that Les Viner, the managing partner of Toronto's Torys, pulls out a hardcover copy of "Star-Spangled Canadians: Canadians Living the American

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