• June 28, 2002 | New York Law Journal

    Pro Bono Digest

    In the just-completed year-2001 survey by Volunteers of Legal Service (VOLS) of New York City law firms taking the VOLS Pro Bono Pledge, 35 of 36 firms reported that they had met, or exceeded, the

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  • April 26, 2000 | National Law Journal

    Fighting For Equal Rights on All Fronts

    Title: General counsel and legal directorAge: 32The Organization: Founded in 1980, the Washington D.C.-based Human Rights Campaign (HRC) is a gay and lesbian civil rights organization with a

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  • April 5, 2012 | New York Law Journal

    New Deals

    Cravath, Simpson Thacher Lead Sale of Tyco's Flow Control Unit Tyco International has agreed to combine its flow control business with Pentair, which specializes i

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  • April 16, 2007 | The Recorder

    On the Move

    SAN FRANCISCOReed Smith has named Raymond Cardozo head of the its firmwide appellate group. Cardozo's practice includes unfair competition and other business torts

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  • October 3, 2013 | International

    Asia Deal Digest: October 3, 2013

    China/Hong Kong Simpson Thacher & Bartlett will advise Alibaba Group Holdings Ltd. on an expected initial public offering in New York that could

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  • October 11, 2004 | The Legal Intelligencer

    PEOPLE IN THE NEWS

    New Additions Frank E. Derby has joined Fox Rothschild as special counsel in the firm's Princeton office. A seasoned trial attorney, Derby practices complex commercial li

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  • September 1, 2008 | Connecticut Law Tribune

    Title Insurance Challenge Moves Forward

    Hartford lawyer John Q. Gale has won the first round against 10 national title insurance companies that he claims are illegally using non-lawyer closing agents and depriving Connecticut lawye

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  • April 1, 2005 | Legaltech News

    The Aftermath of Tragedy

    In July 2001, New York real estate mogul Larry Silverstein realized a dream. He was the top bidder for a 99-year lease for the World Trade Center. Paying $10 million a month in rent, Silverstein was i

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  • February 29, 2012 | The American Lawyer

    The Avengers

    Onlookers crowded the aisles and doorway of the Manhattan courtroom of Justice Eileen Bran­sten on October 5. The New York state court judge normally wouldn't have allowed a

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  • February 11, 2009 | National Law Journal

    Corporate Lawyers Shift Gears

    As the capital market freeze wears on, corporate lawyers' energies have shifted from helping clients borrow money or raise cash through stock offerings to crafting complex debt-restructuring de

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