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  • December 4, 2007 | International Edition

    The Firm That Came in From the Cold

    Dimitry Afanasiev would like to get a few things straight. Russian president Vladimir Putin is not a dictator and not everyone with money in Russia is a crook. Fed up with what he sees as the

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  • October 12, 2011 | New York Law Journal

    Dismissal Motion Is Granted in Class Action Against Chinese Company

    There are plenty of handicaps facing plaintiffs in the ongoing boom of securities class actions against Chinese companies whose shares trade on U.S. exchanges. First there is the difficulty of gath

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  • December 6, 2004 |

    Limited Tort For Injured Pedestrians Argued

    Some Pennsylvania Supreme Court justices appeared skeptical of an attorney's argument last week that pedestrians injured in auto accidents must be held to a limited tort election if they a

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  • February 8, 2010 | Texas Lawyer

    Headcount at BigTex Firms Dropped 5.7 Percent Over Last Year

    When it comes to law firms, everything isn't bigger in Texas. Between Jan. 1, 2009, and Jan. 1, 2010, lawyer headcounts at 25 of the 26 largest firms in Texas declined by 5.7 percent overall

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  • November 21, 2008 | New York Law Journal

    Tax Tips

    While there is only a handful of weeks remaining in 2008, there is still time to take last-minute actions to reduce your tax bill for this year and position yourself for the coming year.

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  • May 4, 2007 | The Associated Press

    Sudan divestment campaign over Darfur gains momentum

    FOR GROUPS HOPING to stop the violence in Darfur with economic pressure, Rolls-Royce's announcement that it was withdrawing from Sudan was a milestone. Rolls-Royce PLC was high up on a

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  • August 7, 2008 | National Law Journal

    ABA to Tackle Controversial Issues at Annual Meeting

    Who says New York doesn't need any more lawyers? The American Bar Association thinks it does. Starting today, some 10,000 attorneys, judges and other legal professionals will

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  • February 15, 2010 | National Law Journal

    CALENDAR

    Wednesday, Feb. 17 DERIVATIVES MARKET: The District of Columbia Bar's Corporate, Finance and Securities Law Section presents "OTC Derivatives: Central Clearing &mda

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  • October 29, 2007 | Legal Times

    Most D.C. Offices Expand

    This year's race to keep up with the Lathams and the Covingtons of the D.C. neighborhood included some posturing about whose international platforms were bigger and better, and whose mer

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  • November 29, 2004 | National Law Journal

    Movers

    New Partners Holland & Knight: Two attorneys arrive as partners. Vernon S. Lynch III joins the real estate practice as partner in the firm's Washington office. Curr

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