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  • October 23, 2003 | Alm

    The Counsel You Keep

    When William Lytton arrived at scandal-ridden Tyco International Ltd., in September 2002, he faced a ton of work. As the new general counsel, Lytton inherited an internal investigation of the

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  • July 11, 2013 | Corporate Counsel

    Exelon In-House Team Gets ABA Pro Bono Award

    Note: This story has been updated. The American Bar Association recognized the pro bono efforts of Exelon Corporation by giving the annual Pro Bono Publico Award to the energ

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  • June 1, 2005 | The American Lawyer

    Global Lawyer: Strategic Arbitration

    As Russia prepared to auction the main oil unit of OAO NK Yukos last fall, the investor group controlling Yukos warned that, if it proceeded, the auction would trigger "a lifetime of litigatio

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  • June 1, 2012 | International

    Reaching Outbound

    U.S. law firms are struggling to represent Chinese companies on outbound investments as the world's second-largest economy continues to expand. Even though the number of American lawyers in C

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  • April 8, 2011 | The Recorder

    On the Move

    SAN FRANCISCO Robert Phillips has joined Reed Smith as a partner. Formerly with Howrey, Phillips focuses

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  • October 9, 2006 | Legal Times

    On the Move

    FISH & RICHARDSONJames Fussell III has joined Fish & Richardson's D.C. office as an associate in its litigation group. Fussell, 30, was previously an engineer and c

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  • November 6, 2006 | Legal Times

    Self-Described 'Old Hippie' Wins High Praise in High Court Debut

    Supreme Court justices are notoriously stingy with praise for the lawyers arguing before them. But Frances Forsman, a self-described "old hippie" who is the federal public defender for Nevad

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  • February 1, 2011 | The American Lawyer

    Matchmaker, Matchmaker

    When quizzed on Norton Rose’s U.S. merger plans, CEO Peter Martyr unsurprisingly refuses to name specific targets. The firm has existing referral relationships with around 25 U.S. firms, in

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  • November 5, 2007 | The American Lawyer

    Daring and Controversial Legal Structures Help Fortress and Blackstone Avoid Tax and SEC Scrutiny

    It was ingenious and audacious, and officials at the Internal Revenue Service were upset. In November 2006 Fortress Investment Group LLC filed its first documents with the Securities and Exc

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  • October 20, 2011 | Alm

    As Lateral Losses Mount, McDermott Leaders Focus on Growth

    More than two years into its current management regime, McDermott Will & Emery has seen at least 38 partners-including several practice group leaders-leave in 2011. The latest defe

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