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  • May 14, 2009 | The Legal Intelligencer

    Law Schools Applaud Drinker Training Plan

    PHILADELPHIA — Drinker Biddle & Reath's decision to reduce first-year associate starting salaries for the first six months of the year to $105,000, in favor of creating a training pro

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  • May 1, 2008 | The American Lawyer

    LESSONS OF THE AM LAW 100 2008

    It was fun while it lasted. In 2007, The Am Law 100-the top-grossing law firms in the United States-finished the best sustained growth spurt since The American Lawyer b

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  • December 8, 2008 | National Law Journal

    Law firm fees defy gravity

    Despite the rancid economy of 2008, attorney billing rates continued their escalation trend, with nearly 71% of law firms reporting an increase in the amount that they charged clients compared

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  • April 21, 2005 | Corporate Counsel

    Hello, Good Buy

    Most GCs have long had the sole authority to hire and fire outside counsel, but that prerogative may be waning. As legal costs continue to rise, procurement executives have started to review e

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  • Ulico Cas. Co. v Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman Dicker

    Publication Date: 2008-09-16
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    Case Number: 3154

    Peter Tom, J.P. Richard T. Andrias Eugene Nardelli John W. Sweeny, Jr., JJ. 3154 Index 602229/99 Ulico Casualty Company, Plaintiff-Respondent, v Wilson, Else

  • January 27, 2012 | The American Lawyer

    The Bankruptcy Files: Europe, Energy, and Beyond Oblivion

    As negotiations aimed at addressing the Greek debt crisis begin anew, many turnaround professionals are eyeing Europe for the next wave of corporate restructurings.The New York Times

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  • June 15, 2001 |

    The Empire Strikes Back

    This is a tale of two cities -- London and New York -- and the ways that their big firms deploy technology. Lawyers, it is often said, are motivated in equal measure by fear and greed. But whe

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  • August 31, 2007 |

    Looking for Lawyers

    How do in-house counsel go about selecting new outside lawyers? And what factors help outside firms either hold onto or lose corporate client business? These questions were the focus of a rece

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  • April 2, 2010 | The American Lawyer

    Firms Must Recognize the Intimacy Imperative

    When I was in college in the late 1970s, I had a close friend whose grandfather (let's call him "Arch") was a retired partner at White & Case. Arch had a number of outstanding traits,

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  • October 9, 2008 | The American Lawyer

    Where Do I Send My Resume Now?

    With many firms nationwide cutting back on offers, trimming ranks, or collapsing outright due to the ongoing economic malaise, many Am Law 200 lawyers are in a panic."I have n

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