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  • July 1, 2009 | Focus Europe

    Arbitration Scorecard: Treaties

    AMOUNT IN CONTROVERSY: Over $50 billion DISPUTE: Hulley Enterprises, Ltd. (Cyprus), Yukos Universal Limited (Isle of Man), and Veteran Petroleum Limited (Cypru

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  • July 23, 2007 | Daily Report Online

    Think your price is right

    PARALEGALS ENJOY the company of their co-workers, feel they are treated like professionals and strive for higher level work. But they hate Atlanta traffic. Of course that puts them squ

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  • April 14, 2003 | National Law Journal

    New battles to come over punitives ruling

    staff reporter Washington-The Supreme Court's April 7 ruling on punitive damages, greeted with relief and enthusiasm by corporate defendants, opens new battlegrounds in litigation seek

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  • October 16, 2006 | The Legal Intelligencer

    Comprehending Compensation

    Putting justice aside, tipping the scales of compensation and leverage can have a significant effect on the makeup and morale of a law firm. Some of the managing partners that spoke w

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  • March 30, 2009 | National Law Journal

    Law Firms Flock to L.A.

    LOS ANGELES — At least eight law firms have opened offices in the Los Angeles area since the start of the current economic downturn about eight months ago — more than any other

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  • May 14, 2012 | The American Lawyer

    Locke Lord v. Dewey & LeBoeuf: A Tale of Two Mergers

    What a difference five years make. The merger between Texas firm Locke Liddell & Sapp and Chicago's Lord, Bissell & Brook became official on October 2, 2007. But the tie-

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  • September 5, 2008 | The Legal Intelligencer

    After Two Failed Mergers, Wolf Block Faces Future

    AnalysisThe storied name of Wolf Block, thought to soon be a thing of the past given a potential merger with the larger Florida-based Akerman Senterfitt, looks to remain intact as the two fi

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  • February 19, 2009 |

    Backdating Era May Be Over, but Perils Still Exist

    The investigations, prosecutions and litigation over stock option backdating have been in the headlines for sometime now. There have also been a few reports of outside or inside counsel getting

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  • March 23, 2009 | National Law Journal

    Delay of game

    Up until A few weeks ago, third-year law student Elijah Watkins assumed he would show up for his law firm job starting in the fall after graduation — just as class after class of ne

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  • March 25, 2009 | National Law Journal

    Delay of Game

    Up until A few weeks ago, third-year law student Elijah Watkins assumed he would show up for his law firm job starting in the fall after graduation - just as class after class of newly minted lawye

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