• November 1, 2006 | The American Lawyer

    Who Got the Work?

    For big-firm lawyers, there's gold in the privateequity boom. Leveraged buyouts totaling $209 billion were announced in the first eight months of 2006, according to the research service M

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  • June 1, 2009 | The American Lawyer

    Much Promise, Little Gain

    Generally speaking, when large sums of money change hands, lawyers are sure to get a piece of it. But the Great Bailout of 2009 hasn'

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  • August 23, 2007 | Legal Times

    Some law firms keep the lid on partner pay info

    In the Bible it says that until Adam ate fruit from the tree of knowledge, he didn't know he was naked and thus had no shame. Law firm compensation works kind of the same way.On

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  • October 28, 2003 | The Recorder

    Browser Error

    A $521 million patent infringement verdict against Microsoft Corp. may have been the result of what jurors didn't hear, according to Microsoft's lawyers.The five-week trial, whic

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  • June 6, 2011 | National Law Journal

    Service man

    COMPANY PROFILE DynCorp International Inc. is a private company that works under contract for U.S. national security policymakers. The company's roots were in avia

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  • June 5, 2009 | National Law Journal

    L.A. Firms Bet on Wrong Horse

    LOS ANGELES — Attorneys at some of the nation's largest law firms poured hundreds of thousands of dollars into one of the most expensive and contentious elections on record for Los Angele

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  • March 5, 2007 | New York Law Journal

    Newsbriefs

    Mayer Brown 'De-equitizes' 45 Partners Chicago's Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw has announced a major restructuring calling for the termination - or "de-equitization" - of 45 of i

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  • May 12, 2008 | National Law Journal

    Power player

    Name and title: William A. Von Hoene Jr., executive vice president and general counsel Age: 54 Utilities giant:

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  • March 27, 2002 | New York Law Journal

    Katten Muchin Joins Forces With Rosenman & Colin

    New York-based R n & Colin has announced that it has signed a merger agreement with the Chicago law firm Katten Muchin Zavis, creating a law firm of roughly 675 lawyers called KMZ R

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  • November 24, 2010 | The American Lawyer

    The Churn: Lateral Moves and Promotions in The Am Law 200

    Correction, 11/26/2010, 2:10 p.m. - SNR Denton partner Michelle Shapiro most recently was of counsel at Wilson Sonsini, not a partner. PAUL POIROT/s

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