• April 1, 2008 | The American Lawyer

    U.S. et al. v.Merck In one of the largest Medicaid fraud recoveries in history, Merck & Co., Inc., agreed February 7 to pay $671 million to resolve allegations that it

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  • June 13, 2005 | The American Lawyer

    Princes of the City

    Thomas Friedman, globalization guru for The New York Times, contends that as a result of broken-down barriers and technological innovations, the world is now flat. Maybe Friedman has b

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  • February 2, 2005 | The American Lawyer

    Double Agent

    In 2001 an anonymous letter arrived at the Securities and Exchange Commission. The letter raised questions about accounting practices at Symbol Technologies Inc. and cited two fraudulent t

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  • February 2, 2005 | The American Lawyer

    Double Agent

    In 2001 an anonymous letter arrived at the Securities and Exchange Commission. The letter raised questions about accounting practices at Symbol Technologies Inc., and cited two fraudulent tran

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  • July 1, 2009 | Focus Europe

    Arbitration Scorecard: Treaties

    AMOUNT IN CONTROVERSY: Over $50 billion DISPUTE: Hulley Enterprises, Ltd. (Cyprus), Yukos Universal Limited (Isle of Man), and Veteran Petroleum Limited (Cypru

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  • December 19, 2003 | Daily Report Online

    Attorney's Tax Shelter Tactics Brew Storm of Suits

    Paul Braverman [email protected] NEW YORK-James Haber made a business proposal to Paul M. Daugerdas in 1997. Haber is president of The Diversified Group Inc., a New Y

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  • May 26, 2008 | National Law Journal

    The 50 Most Influential Minority Lawyers in America

    First, a reality check: At last count, a mere 5.4% of partners at U.S. law firms were members of minority groups. For women of color, the figure was fewer than 1.7%, according to the legal pl

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  • July 1, 2011 | Focus Europe

    Arbitration Scorecard: Contract Disputes

    A listing of contract arbitrations active in 2009-10 in which at least $500 million was at stake. Correction, 6/30/11: Due to a datab

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  • April 1, 2008 | The American Lawyer

    U.S. et al. v.Merck In one of the largest Medicaid fraud recoveries in history, Merck & Co., Inc., agreed February 7 to pay $671 million to resolve allegations that it

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  • February 8, 2006 | The Recorder

    Bankruptcy Rewrite Predicted to Bring a Flood of Appeals

    Kenneth Klee spent his early career as a congressional staffer, drafting the 1978 law that set the framework for the bankruptcy system.So the UCLA School of Law professor -- a lifelong Repub

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