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  • January 1, 2013 | International

    Poor Judgment?

    The Malaysian lawyer at the center of a 2007 judicial scandal has emerged as an unlikely potential martyr for free speech. V.K. Lingam's offense? Scandalizing the judiciary, a somewhat antiqu

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  • June 11, 2007 | The Associated Press

    Bush White House Expands Legal Office to Handle Fights With Congress

    The White House has expanded its legal team to handle the fights it is having with the new Democratic Congress. Since becoming President Bush's new lawyer in February, Fred Fielding has crea

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  • May 7, 2007 | The Legal Intelligencer

    News in Brief

    Ignoring the recommendation of the State Ethics Commission, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court has entered an order that paves the way for Montgomery County Republican Mike L. Krancer to remain on this

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  • July 3, 2008 | The Legal Intelligencer

    2nd Circuit Upholds Cleary Gottlieb Sanctions

    The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday affirmed sanctions against Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton for allegedly trying to convince a nonparty witness not to attend a deposition. br

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  • October 22, 2004 | The Legal Intelligencer

    Look at Whole Transaction in 'Ordinary Course'

    When a company contemplates entering into a credit transaction with a financially troubled debtor, it faces a risk in addition to that of non-payment. If the debtor files for bankruptcy protec

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  • February 3, 2003 | Texas Lawyer

    Doing The Deal

    Houston's Apache Corp. finished a $260 million acquisition of some energy properties in South Louisiana in December 2002, presumably a good time for longtime general counsel Zurab Kobiashvili to take

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  • July 18, 2011 | New York Law Journal

    The Rise of the Summary Jury Trial

    Litigators often hire jury consultants, conduct focus groups, and participate in mock jury trials. But ask a litigator if he or she has ever heard of a "summary jury trial" and the respon

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  • April 18, 2011 | International

    Aussie Firms Shift Strategy to Meet Foreign Competition

    As a wave of British firms has poured int

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  • April 4, 2008 | New York Law Journal

    2nd Circuit Decertifies Light Cigarette Class

    Tobacco companies won a major victory Thursday as a federal appeals court ruled that lawsuits seeking economic damages due to their alleged deception about the relative safety of light cigarettes c

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  • May 7, 2007 |

    News in Brief

    Ignoring the recommendation of the State Ethics Commission, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court has entered an order that paves the way for Montgomery County Republican Mike L. Krancer to remain on this

    1 minute read