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  • October 20, 2009 | The American Lawyer

    Startup Draws Big Law Refugees

    This year has been a tough one for Big Law. Not only are profits down, layoffs up and morale low, but some big-firm lawyers have fled altogether, choosing to go it alone. In January, Seth B

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  • November 28, 2005 | The Recorder

    Sidebar

    LAWYER TAKES ON 'BIG SACRIFICE' WITH ASSEMBLY BIDIf San Francisco plaintiff lawyer Terrence Coleman manages to win the state Assembly seat he's gunning for next year, you might

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  • December 31, 2007 | Legal Times

    The Burden of Property

    The U.S. economy has been having a rugged few months, to say the least. The credit markets are snare-drum tight, deal-making has gone glacial, and the U.S. housing bubble has most decide

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  • May 10, 2004 | Legal Times

    On the Move

    BLANK ROMEHeather Miller Podesta, 34, has joined Blank Rome as a partner. Miller Podesta most recently served as tax and trade counsel to Rep. Robert Matsui (D-Calif.). S

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  • October 12, 2007 | The Legal Intelligencer

    Consultant: Legal Spending Tightening But Opportunities Exist

    Spending for legal services is set to increase by about 30 percent less in 2008 than what was anticipated for 2007, according to soon-to-be released research from BTI Consulting. Despi

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  • February 1, 2010 | The American Lawyer

    Deals In Brief

    After lying almost dormant for more than a year, the IPO market has seen a flurry of activity recently. Bristol-Myers Squibb Company's spin-off of Mead Johnson Nutrition Comp

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  • November 5, 2012 | The American Lawyer

    In Storm's Wake, Am Law Firms Make Charity, Pro Bono Commitments

    With recovery efforts continuing in New York and New Jersey a week after Hurricane Sandy hit the region hard, members of the legal community are pitching in to do their part. Whi

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  • October 19, 2001 | Corporate Counsel

    A Matter of Faith

    September's terrorist attacks, the loss of thousands of lives, and the United States' plans to retaliate may have shaken the religious faith of some Americans. But not James Buckman. The

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  • April 1, 2013 | Corporate Counsel

    Canadian Deals & Suits

    SpectraE -PlatteSpectra Energy Corp. of Houston will become a major mover of Canadian crude oil when its cash offer of $1.49 billion for the E

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  • March 27, 2013 | The American Lawyer

    Canadian Big Deals

    Spectra/Express-PlatteSpectra Energy Corp. of Houston will become a major mover of Canadian crude oil when its cash offer of $1.49 billi

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