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  • September 26, 2012 | Daily Report Online

    Hot new legal hire of 2012: The pricing director

    This article is the first of a two-part discussion of the emerging role, responsibilities, and rising influence of pricing directors in law firms. Part Two will discuss pricing strategies

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  • September 25, 2012 | Corporate Counsel

    Reconnecting Law Firm Pricing to Cost, Profit, and Value

    This article is the first of a two-part discussion of the emerging role, responsibilities, and rising influence of pricing directors in law firms. Part two will discuss pricing strategies

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  • USA v. Apple, Inc., 12 Civ. 2826

    Publication Date: 2012-09-11
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    Court: U.S. District Court, Southern District
    Judge: District Judge Denise Cote
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff the United States: Mark W. Ryan, Stephanie A. Fleming, Lawrence E. Buterman, Laura B. Collins, United States Department of Justice, Antitrust Division, Washington, DC.
    for defendant: For Defendants Penguin Group (USA), Inc. and The Penguin Group: Daniel F. McInnis, David A. Donohoe, Allison Sheedy, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, LLP, Washington, DC. For Defendant Apple, Inc.: Richard Parker, Omelveny & Myers LLP, Washington, D.C. Andrew J. Frackman, Edward N. Moss, Omelveny & Myers LLP, York, NY. Daniel S. Floyd, Daniel G. Swanson, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Los Angeles CA. For defendant Holtzbrinck Publishers, LLC d/b/a MacMillan: Joel M. Mitnick, John J. Lavelle, Alexandra Shear, Sidley Austin LLP, New York, NY. For amici curiae American Booksellers Association and Barnes & Noble, Inc.: David N. Wynn, Arent Fox LLP, New York, NY. Deanne Ottaviano, Arent Fox LLP, Washington, DC. Stephen G. Larson, Arent Fox LLP, Los Angeles, CA. For amicus curiae The Authors Guild, Inc.: Jan Friedman Levien, Paul D. Aiken, New York, NY. For amicus curiae Bob Kohn: Bob Kohn, New York, NY. Steven Brower, Buchalter Nemer, Irvine, CA.
    Case Number: 12 Civ. 2826

    Cite as: USA v. Apple, Inc., 12 Civ. 2826, NYLJ 1202570710198, at *1 (SDNY, Decided September 5, 2012)District Judge Denise CoteDec

  • In Re: Electronic Books Antitrust Litigation, 11 MD 2293

    Publication Date: 2012-05-18
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    Court: U.S. District Court, Southern District
    Judge: District Judge Denise Cote
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs: Jason Allen Zweig, Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP (NYC), New York, NY. Steve W. Berman, George W. Sampson, Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP (Seattle), Seattle, WA. Jeff D. Friedman, Shana Scarlett, Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP (CA), Berkely, CA. Kit A. Pierson, Emmy L. Levens, Jeffrey B. Dubner, Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC (DC), Washington, DC. John Douglas Richards, Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC, New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendant Apple, Inc.: Daniel S. Floyd, Daniel G. Swanson, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Los Angeles, CA. For Defendant HarperCollins Publishers LLC: Shepard Goldfein, Clifford H. Aronson, Paul M. Eckles, C. Scott Lent, Matthew M. Martino, Skadden, Armps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, New York, NY. For Defendants Hachette Book Group, Inc. and Hachette Digital, Inc.: Walter B. Stuart, Samuel J. Rubin, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer US LLP, New York, NY. For Defendant Holtzbrinck Publishers, LLC d/b/a Macmillan: Joel M. Mitnick, Alexandra Shear, Sidley Austin LLP, New York, NY. For Defendant Penguin Group (USA), Inc.: Daniel Ferrel McInnis, David A. Donohoe, Allison Sheedy, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, Washington, D.C. For Defendants Simon & Schuster, Inc. and Simon & Schuster Digital Sales, Inc.: James W. Quinn, Yehudah L. Buchweitz, Weil, Gotshal, & Manges LLP, New York, NY. Helene D. Jaffee, Proskauer Rose LLP, Eleven Times Square, New York, NY. Martha E. Gifford, Law Office of Martha E. Gifford, Brooklyn, NY. *1
    Case Number: 11 MD 2293

    Cite as: In Re: Electronic Books Antitrust Litigation, 11 MD 2293, NYLJ 1202554340567, at *1 (SDNY, Decided May 15, 2012)District Judge Denise Cotep

  • March 22, 2007 | Alm

    New Partner Numbers Increase At Many Large Firms in Texas

    When Clarice M. Davis became the first female partner in 1979 at Dallas-based Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, there was no such expression as "partnership track." "In those days yo

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  • August 15, 2007 | New York Law Journal

    $4B suit against Akin Gump highlights hedge fund representation risks

    Like most hedge fund managers, James McBride and Kevin Larson expected to make a tidy sum. By the fall of 2003, they seemed well on their way. The series of Veras funds they had launched less

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  • May 2, 2011 | Texas Lawyer

    Spring Bonuses Pop Up at V&E, Akin Gump

    Everything's coming up green for associates and counsel at Vinson & Elkins and Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld. Both BigTex firms, following a market move by many large New York City

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  • May 2, 2011 | Texas Lawyer

    Spring Bonuses Pop Up at V&E, Akin Gump

    Everything's coming up green for associates and counsel at Vinson & Elkins and Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld. Both BigTex firms, following a market move by many large New York City

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  • Goldman v. Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer Feld LLP

    Publication Date: 2006-05-09
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    Court: Supreme Court, New York County
    Judge: Louis York
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    NEW YORK COUNTY Supreme Court Justice York In this action for malpractice against defen

  • August 15, 2007 | New York Law Journal

    $4 Billion Suit Against Akin Gump Highlights Hedge Fund Representation Risks

    Like most hedge fund managers, James McBride and Kevin Larson expected to make a tidy sum. By the fall of 2003, they seemed well on their way. The series of Veras funds they had launched less than

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