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  • March 22, 2007 | Alm

    Diversity Goals Could Face Legal Attack

    They're trying. You can say that much. Large law firms have their fancy, well-designed Web sites with the word "diversity" prominently displayed. They have their diversity committees,

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  • March 10, 2008 | National Law Journal

    IN BRIEF

    McGuireWoods merging to form 900-lawyer firm McGuireWoods is merging with Helms Mulliss & Wicker to form a law firm with about 900 lawyers in 17 offices. Helms Mu

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  • May 29, 2008 | New York Law Journal

    Recruiter loses bid to collect merger fee from Blank Rome

    A Manhattan judge has rejected a legal recruiter's attempt to collect a merger fee from Philadelphia law firm Blank Rome, which rejected the recruiter's proposed combination with a small

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  • February 18, 2008 | Legal Times

    D.C. Battle Draws Top Guns

    Walter Dellinger estimates that when his firm, O'Melveny & Myers, briefs and argues a Supreme Court case on a pro bono basis, it usually eats up about $500,000 worth of otherwise billabl

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  • April 26, 2004 | Legal Times

    Wilmer-Hale Merger Begs the Question: Who's Next?

    Wilmer Cutler Pickering's merger with Boston's Hale and Dorr has lawyers buzzing about the possibility of a string of similar unions involving D.C. firms. Law firm managers and c

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  • August 25, 2003 | Legal Times

    Energy Clients Scramble for Counsel

    As a congressional committee and a joint U.S.-Canadian governmental task force kick off fast-track probes of the massive Aug. 14 electrical blackout, electric utilities and other key ind

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  • February 25, 2011 | The Legal Intelligencer

    Big Bankruptcies Are Fee Machines for Lawyers

    It's been a good time to be a bankruptcy lawyer. Though it's been almost three years since the economy began its meltdown, several massive bankruptcies are continuing to generate big fees for attor

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  • March 15, 2013 | The American Lawyer

    Am Law 100 Trio Reap Benefits of NFL Legal Work

    Recent federal tax filings by the National Football League and its collective bargaining arm, the NFL Management Council, show that the league paid a total of at least $15 million in legal fe

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  • October 2, 2006 | Legal Times

    Firms Turn to Professional Development

    Gone are the days when training for new associates consisted of a few days of lessons on using the firm's computers, phones, and photocopiers, peppered with some welcome lunches and cock

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  • May 7, 2007 | Legal Times

    Full Disclosure

    Hasta la VistaAfter just one year at Akerman Senterfitt, Hispanic-issue lobbyist Jose Fuentes has left to open his own shop, Eastport Strategies. He takes wi

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