• December 23, 2005 | New York Law Journal

    Accolades

    Legal Aid Honors Pro BonoAttorneys at more than 30 law firms were honored at the Legal Aid Society's 2005 Pro Bono Awards dinner Dec. 1, hosted this year by Shearman &

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  • May 9, 2006 | The Legal Intelligencer

    Number of General Counsel On the Rise With Law Firms

    Lawyers helping lawyers? Well, at least for an old friend and a few bucks.As law firms become more like the companies they serve, they are hiring designated general counsel, often from

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  • February 24, 2010 | Delaware Business Court Insider

    Del. Expertise Featured in Seminar on Dutch Business Law

    Attorneys in the Netherlands recently reached out to include some Delaware expertise in their seminar on the possible introduction of a statutory one-tier board model in their country.

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  • May 11, 2007 | New York Law Journal

    Crossing Cultures

    When dealing with Asian clients, be careful how you handle business cards, and be attentive to who sits where. In Latin countries, be prepared for two-hour meals before talking business. In Ch

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  • Citizens for Ceres v. Superior Court (City of Ceres)

    Publication Date: 2013-07-09
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Date Filed: 2013-07-08
    Court: C.A. 5th
    Judge:
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Herum Crabtree, Brett S. Jolley and Natalie M. Weber for Petitioner.
    for defendant: No appearance for Respondent. Michael L. Lyions, City Attorney; Meyers, Nave, Riback, Silver & Wilson, Amrit S. Kulkarni and Edward Grutzmacher for Real Party in Interest City of Ceres. K & L Gates, Edward P. Sangster for Real Parties in Interest, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., and Wal-Mart Real Estate Trust. Jennifer B. Hennings for California State Association of Counties and League of California Cities as Amici Curiae on behalf of Respondents, City of Ceres, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., and Wal-Mart Real Estate Trust.

    Case Number: No. F065690

    Cite as 13 C.D.O.S. 7261 CITIZENS FOR CERES, Petitioner, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF STAN

  • January 4, 2010 | Texas Lawyer

    Inadmissible

    Class Actions Down NERA Consulting, a firm that provides economic analysis for litigants, released a report on Dec. 15 titled "Recent Trends in Securities Class Action Litigation: 200

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  • March 10, 2008 | Daily Report Online

    Weathering, even thriving in, economic storms

    The housing market is in tatters. Tax rebates and economic stimulus are water cooler chat fodder. And in law offices across the country, the "R" word-or recession-is no longer whispered. It i

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  • February 22, 2010 | Daily Report Online

    New Partners 2010: Times are a-changin'

    Come gather 'round people Wherever you roam And admit that the waters Around you have grown And accept it that soon You'll be drenched to the bone.

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  • August 7, 2006 | Corporate Counsel

    Taking Stock of General Counsel Compensation

    Last year, when Internet retailer IAC/InterActiveCorp's profits soared by a cool 431 percent, it rewarded its general counsel accordingly. Much of the company's growth came from the h

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  • October 26, 2012 | The Recorder

    Market for Tech Transactions Lawyers Is Heating Up

    SAN FRANCISCO — Technology transaction practices have hit the big time. And lawyers like Shearman & Sterling's Richard Hsu have the rise of multimillion-dollar patent deals an

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