• April 1, 2008 | The American Lawyer

    Subprime's Silver Lining

    Like beetles in springtime, bankruptcy lawyers thrive on decay. And if 2006 and early 2007 were times of relative famine, a feast has officially begun. Business bankruptcy filings shot up more

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  • August 4, 2006 | The American Lawyer

    Midlevel associates grouse about workload

    BEN JOHNSON III, the managing partner of Alston & Bird, tells a story about being a young partner at the firm in the early 1970s. He was sitting in on an interview between then-se

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  • October 29, 2010 | New York Law Journal

    News In Brief

    New Clerk Tapped for Third Department Michael J. Novack will retire as clerk of the Appellate Division, Third Department, on Nov. 23, and Deputy Clerk Robert D. Mayberge

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  • May 6, 2005 | New York Law Journal

    Pro Bono Digest

    In the just-completed Volunteers of Legal Service 2004 survey of New York City law firms who have taken the Volunteers of Legal Service (VOLS) Pro Bono Pledge, lawyers at 39 law firms performe

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  • The Chase Manhattan Bank v. Affiliated FM Insurance Co.

    Publication Date: 2003-09-29
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    Appeal from the denial of a motion for recusal and vacatur by the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Milton Pollack, Judge). We hold that recusal was required under

  • July 8, 2011 | Daily Report Online

    Speaking through song

    When more than 100 powerful male voices join in the musical harmony that is the 30-year-old Atlanta Gay Men's Chorus, there is more than just the singing of songs. "In the composition

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  • June 6, 2005 | National Law Journal

    Movers

    New arrivals Alston & Bird (Atlanta): Nelson A. Boxer, formerly of Dechert, has joined the firm's New York office as a partner in the litigation and trial, and sec

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  • Ross v. Thomas, 09 Civ. 5631

    Publication Date: 2010-08-04
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    Court: U.S. District Court, Southern District
    Judge: District Judge Shira A. Scheindlin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs: Gerald Padian, Esq., Bradley M. Rank, Esq., Howard M. Raber, Esq., Tashjian & Padian, New York, NY
    for defendant: For Defendants: Edward R. Gallion, Esq., Steven Spielvogel, Esq., Gallion & Spielvogel LLP, New York, NY

    Case Number: 09 Civ. 5631

    District Judge Shira A. ScheindlinDecided: July 15, 2010For Plaintiffs: Gerald Padian, Esq., Bradley M. Rank, Esq., Howard M.

  • May 6, 2005 | New York Law Journal

    Pro Bono Digest

    In the just-completed Volunteers of Legal Service 2004 survey of New York City law firms who have taken the Volunteers of Legal Service (VOLS) Pro Bono Pledge, lawyers at 39 law firms performe

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  • May 16, 2005 | Legal Times

    On the Move

    ARNOLD & PORTER Former Rep. Jim Turner (D-Texas) has joined Arnold & Porter as a partner in the public policy and government contracts practice. Turner, 59, graduat

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