• November 18, 2002 | National Law Journal

    The Aftermath of Mergers Can Be Layoffs, Departures

    No law firm merger is pure heaven, but firms joining forces sometimes can expect to see some hell. Among the firms on The National Law Journal's 250 feeling aftershocks this yea

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  • February 2, 2010 | The American Lawyer

    Lateral Partner Moves Spiked in 2009, New Report Shows

    By most measures, 2009 was a dismal year for the legal industry. One notable exception to the drumbeat of record layoffs and bankruptcy actions: By our count, there were also a record number of lat

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  • August 1, 2013 | Corporate Counsel

    The Natural

    Atlanta-based Aaron's Inc. has put its money down on ROBERT KAMERSCHEN, naming him the lease-to-own retailer's new general counsel. His responsibilities will include managing

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  • Suffolk County Second Department SUPREME COURT,

    Publication Date: 2012-12-19
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    Justice W. Gerard AsherStensland v. Huston (11/31276)—Motion WithdrawnJustice Paul J.

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    Justice W. Gerard AsherHudson City Savings Bank v. Alimanestianu (11/4346)—Motion G Paccione v. Paccione (10/20092)—Motion G

  • Travelers Casualty and Surety Company of America v. Ernst & Young LLP

    Publication Date: 2008-09-10
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    Date Filed: 2008-09-08
    Court: 5th Cir.
    Judge: Emilio M. Garza, Circuit Judge
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    Case Number: 07-60379

    Before JONES, Chief Judge, DAVIS and GARZA, Circuit Judges.The district court entered judgment on a jury verdict in favor of Travelers Casualty and Surety Company of America ("Travelers") and again

  • Mattel, Inc. v. MGA Entertainment, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2010-07-22
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    Date Filed: 2010-07-22
    Court: 9th Cir.
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    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Daniel P. Collins (argued), Kelly M. Klaus, Aimee Feinberg and Mark Yohalem, Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP, Los Angeles, California; and John B. Quinn, Susan R. Estrich, Michael T. Zeller and B. Dylan Proctor, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart Oliver & Hedges, LLP, Los Angeles, California, for the appellee. Simon J. Frankel, Margaret D. Wilkinson and Steven D. Sassaman, Covington & Burling LLP, San Francisco, California; Steven M. Freeman and Steven C. Sheinberg, Anti-Defamation League, New York, New York; and Michelle N. Deutchman, Anti-Defamation League, Los Angeles, California, for amici Anti-Defamation League et al.
    for defendant: E. Joshua Rosenkranz (argued) and Lisa T. Simpson, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, New York, New York; Annette L. Hurst and Warrington S. Parker III, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, San Francisco, California; and Thomas J. Nolan and Jason D. Russell, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, Los Angeles, California, for the appellants.

    Case Number: No. 09-55673

    Cite as 10 C.D.O.S. 9316MATTEL, INC., a Delaware corporation, Defendant-counter-claimantAppellee, v.MGA ENTERTAI

  • WTC Properties LLC v. Hartford Fire Insurance Co.

    Publication Date: 2003-10-01
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    Appellants-insureds, holders of varying property interests in the World Trade Center, appeals judgments of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (John S. Martin, Jr

  • September 21, 2007 | International Edition

    U.S. Firms in London Say They're More Merger-Minded

    London's growing band of U.S. law firms are once again in the market for serious expansion. Legal Week's annual survey of U.S. firms in London reveals 47 percent of respondents would conside

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  • August 25, 2003 | Texas Lawyer

    Cases and Controversies of the 2002-2003 Terms

    Editor's note: What follows is a list of opinions issued by the Texas Supreme Court and the Court of Criminal Appeals in their 2002-2003 terms. The list contains summaries of the cases and is

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