• January 16, 2001 | Alm

    Spain

    Law firms have been discovering that there's far more to Spain than Iberian business stereotypes would suggest. Since a fiscally conservative government took power in 1996, the country has bee

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  • March 2, 2009 | National Law Journal

    In Down Economy, Midsized Firms Make Their Move

    Coming soon to a major city near you: new branch offices launched by midsized law firms. Many smaller firms that have avoided moving into major cities dominated by large firms are suddenly e

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  • March 1, 1989 | The American Lawyer

    Joseph Flom, 1923-2011 He Built the Preeminent Law Firm in America

    Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom partner and M&A pioneer Joseph H. Flom died early Wednesday, the firm announced. He was 87 years old. During a legal career that spanned six decades

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  • October 19, 2011 | New Jersey Law Journal

    Legal Services of New Jersey Thanks Volunteer Attorneys

    Some lawyers call it pay-back for the fulfilling careers they have had. Other sconsider it their professional responsibility to help ensure that the legal system is open to all. And there are those

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  • December 20, 2004 | Texas Lawyer

    Developments in the Substantive Law

    Administrative Law: Sovereign Immunity Issues The doctrine of sovereign immunity is a bane, or a boon, for administrative law practitioners. This year, the Texas Supreme Court d

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  • April 30, 2007 | New York Law Journal

    Newsbriefs

    Former Milberg Partner Seeks Dismissal of Kickback Charge One of the indicted former name partners of New York's Milberg Weiss Bershad & Schulman has moved to dismiss federa

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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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  • May 29, 2012 | New York Law Journal

    Finding Counsel for Noncitizens

    This article is excerpted from a lecture given at the Federal Bar Council's presentation of its Learned Hand Medal to Second Circuit Judge Robert A. Katzmann. For the compl

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  • May 29, 2012 | New York Law Journal

    Finding Counsel for Noncitizens

    This article is excerpted from a lecture given at the Federal Bar Council's presentation of its Learned Hand Medal to Second Circuit Judge Robert A. Katzmann. For the compl

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  • October 25, 2006 | Legal Times

    Going In-House? It Might Be a Wise Move

    Earlier this year, Judge J. Michael Luttig of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals stunned the legal world by surrendering his lifetime appointment to the bench in favor of the top legal job at Bo

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