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  • October 1, 2004 | Corporate Counsel

    A 'Safe' Pioneer

    When it came time to hire their first general counsel, Shearman & Sterling's partners didn't want to make any risky transactions. With about 3,000 employees and offices in 12 countries, th

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  • March 1, 2011 | Corporate Counsel

    The Insiders

    The last few years have been difficult for corporate America and its lawyers. Executives are insisting that business divisions pare expenses, stretch their budgets, and manage more eff

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  • February 4, 2002 | New Jersey Law Journal

    Settlement Near in Class-Action Suit Claiming Cover-up of Tire Defects

    A $64 million settlement is in sight for a class-action suit over 175 million allegedly defective tires sold nationwide, and despite carping from consumer advocates who say it isn't enough, pl

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  • July 2, 2007 | Connecticut Law Tribune

    One Job, Many Hats

    Everyone has those days where a well-intentioned to-do list remains only partially done, and it seems as though the day was spent putting out fires. But talk to small- or midsize-firm adminis

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  • City of San Diego v. Haas

    Publication Date: 2012-06-29
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    Date Filed: 2012-06-29
    Court: C.A. 4th
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    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Wright & L?Estrange and Joseph T. Ergastolo for Plaintiff and Respondent.
    for defendant: Higgs, Fletcher & Mack, John Morris and Victoria E. Fuller for Defendant and Appellant Richard Haas. Mayer Mangan and Katherine Mayer Mangan for Defendant and Appellant George G. Schaefer. Glaser, Weil, Fink, Jacobs, Howard, Avchen & Shapiro and Joel N. Klevens for Defendant and Appellant Benjamin Vernon. Law Office of Michael A. Conger and Michael A. Conger for the San Diego Police Officers Association and Mayer Mangan and Katherine Mayer Mangan for the Deputy City Attorneys Association of San Diego as Amici Curiae on behalf of Defendants and Appellants.
    Case Number: No. D058225

    Cite as 12 C.D.O.S. 7520 THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. RICHARD HAAS et al., Defendan

  • August 14, 2003 | Texas Lawyer

    Benefits of Being Diverse

    Corporations across the country have begun to extend benefits to their employees' same-sex partners over the past decade, and Texas' top firms have slowly begun to follow suit.Fifteen

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  • January 1, 2010 | Corporate Counsel

    Deals & Suits

    Northeast Utilities / NSTAR Northeast Utilities agreed to buy rival New England electric power producer NSTAR for $4.2 billion in stock and $2.5 billion in assumed debt on October

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  • February 26, 2009 | The American Lawyer

    Are RFPs Worth the Trouble?

    It typically costs firms between $35,000 and $60,000 to respond to a potential client's request for proposals. And according to Zach Lowe's a href="http://amlawdaily.typepad.com/amlawdaily/2009/02/la

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  • August 4, 2003 | Texas Lawyer

    Newsmakers

    NEW POSITIONS. . . Michelle V. Larson has joined the Dallas office of Weil, Gotshal & Manges as an associate with the business finance and restructuring section. She

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  • November 15, 2007 | National Law Journal

    Salary bumps push corporate counsel costs past outside counsel spending

    Corporate law department internal spending climbed 7% while outside spending edged up 1.4% at American companies with more than $5 billion in revenue, according to a new survey from lega

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