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  • October 26, 2009 | The Legal Intelligencer

    Full Service Practices Aren't Just for Megafirms

    As smaller firms have become increasingly specialized, is there still something to be said for housing a diverse array of practice areas under one small-to-midsized roof, especially following a yea

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  • October 1, 2011 | The American Lawyer

    Ice Storm

    On October 6, 2008, Iceland's then–prime minister, Geir Haarde, went on television to tell his countrymen that the nation's financial system was on the verge of collapse. Haarde ex

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  • February 4, 2000 | Law News Network

    The Moral Compass

    Law firms are off to a great start in the new millennium if they want to emulate major league baseball owners. In the last two weeks, Big Silicon Valley and San Francisco firms have rushed into a s

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  • July 11, 2003 | The Legal Intelligencer

    N.J.'s Skills and Methods Program Under the Knife?

    For the first time in 16 years, New Jersey's 39-year-old mandatory skills and methods program will undergo a comprehensive reassessment. The Supreme Court has appointed an ad hoc commi

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  • October 18, 2004 | Lawfirminc.

    The Arrogance of the Outrageous Bill

    Want proof that human beings can transmute into fire-breathing dragons? Just ask general counsel about the most outrageous bills they've received from firms. John McGuckin, execu

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  • December 20, 2002 | Texas Lawyer

    Touched by Scandal

    On Jan. 15, 2003, lawyers in Washington, D.C., can take their pick. They can head over at noon to the Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson offices for a conference titled, "Shredding D

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  • February 5, 2004 | National Law Journal

    A Case of Art and Law

    An 87-year-old California woman's long battle with Austria over ownership of six art masterpieces stolen by the Nazis will be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court this month in a case with implicat

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  • October 2, 2008 | National Law Journal

    Untold Hazards of Telecommuting From Home

    In this high-tech day and age, there are many careers, including numerous legal positions, that can be performed in part or in whole from the comfort of one's home. For example, I am the executive

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  • United States v. Vazquez-Botet

    Publication Date: 2008-07-15
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    Date Filed: 2008-07-09
    Court: 1st Cir.
    Judge: Torruella, Circuit Judge.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: Nos. 07-1205, 07-1398

    Before Lynch, Chief Judge, Torruella, Circuit Judge, and Selya, Senior Circuit Judge.René V zquez-Botet ("V zquez") and Marcos Morell-Corrada ("Morell") were convicted of conspiracy, ext

  • Alexander v. Cahill

    Publication Date: 2010-04-06
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    Date Filed: 2010-03-12
    Court: 2nd Cir.
    Judge: Calabresi, Circuit Judge
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: Docket Nos. 07-3677-cv (L), 07-3900-cv (XAP)

    Argued: January 22, 2009Before: WALKER and CALABRESI, Circuit Judges.*fn1New York's Appellate Division adopted new rules prohibiting certain types of attorney a