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  • December 1, 2010 | The American Lawyer

    Big Suits

    Mirror Worlds v. Apple A jury in Tyler, Texas, on October 4 awarded what news reports say could be the second-largest verdict of 2010 and the fourth-largest patent verdic

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  • June 16, 2003 | New Jersey Law Journal

    Brennan's Lawyer Called to Account

    On Jan. 17, 1997, an associate at Cole, Schotz, Meisel, Forman & Leonard sent a Federal Express package to the Juno Beach, Fla., home of bankrupt penny-stock financier Robert Brennan.

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  • April 5, 2000 | The Recorder

    Bargain Basement?

    It may be the hottest IPO market in the world, but when it comes to the fees law firms charge to take a company public, the Silicon Valley is a relative bargain.For an average price of $420,

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  • November 9, 1999 | The Recorder

    Covington's Gamble

    James Snipes knows what he's up against in San Francisco. On the East Coast, his 80-year-old, Washington, D.C.-based law firm boasts major name recognition and commands instant respect. It'

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  • May 16, 2000 | New York Law Journal

    Lead Counsel Role Up for Bid in Auctions Case

    New York Southern District Judge Lewis A. Kaplan smiled as he looked out at a sea of attorneys anxious to know where they stood in the bidding to become lead counsel in the antitrust case agai

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  • December 16, 2002 | New Jersey Law Journal

    Justices Step Gingerly Into IOLTA Fifth Amendment Takings Fracas

    Four years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the interest generated by lawyers' trust accounts was the property of clients. But last Monday, the Court appeared hesitant to take t

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  • December 16, 2002 | Legal Times

    Remarks by Thomas Alter Argument

    The oral argument in Virginia v. Black, No. 01-1107, began Dec. 11 as First Amendment cases often do, with a discussion of whether singling out a type of expressive conduct -- cross bur

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  • February 20, 2007 | The Recorder

    Cal Law 25: Top Firms in the Golden State

    Last year was a good year for California law firms, though efficiency may be peaking for some top performers.Most firms with large California presences reported double-digit growth in

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  • February 25, 2002 | Legal Times

    The Recession Report

    By Nathan KoppelThe American LawyerThe December collections frenzy is now a memory. If the check was really in the mail, it's arrived and been counted. Firms have paid last year's bills,

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  • May 17, 1999 | The Recorder

    Branding Your Firm? Think Football and Frappuccinos

    Lawyers who want to prosper in the new millennium -- whether they practice at large firms or in smaller offices -- had better be prepared to learn from the likes of Starbucks and Coke. So say the m

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