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  • January 17, 2012 | The Recorder

    Jury mostly backs employees who broke away from bike company

    In August, a jury returned a $310 million verdict in litigation over the Bratz doll. A month later, an L.A. hedge fund manager won $60 million in his still-unfinished feud with the hedge fund

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  • February 11, 2000 | Legal Times

    Managing the Madness

    Don't you feel sorry for managing partners at the District's top firms? Two months ago, they thought they had quieted associate demands when they raised starting pay above $100,000 - a figure that

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  • April 27, 2000 | The Recorder

    The Fight Over Enforcement

    Few cases illustrate more clearly the ongoing debate over whether the Securities and Exchange Commission leans too heavily on enforcement actions than one currently winding through the 9th U.S. Cir

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  • October 15, 2004 | National Law Journal

    The Urge to Merge

    With a more-is-better philosophy, national practices increasingly want to lock arms with foreign law firms in mergers to create a global presence.If only it were that simple.Wh

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  • May 11, 2006 | New York Law Journal

    Newsbriefs

    Judge Rules Government Violated Speech Rights in AIDS Policy A federal judge has found that the U.S. government is violating the First Amendment rights of key partners in its in

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  • January 21, 2005 | New York Law Journal

    Wanted: Prosecutor to Spend '30 Days' in Prison

    Hollywood wants you! If, that is, you can answer yes to the following: � Are you a bright, articulate male prosecutor or former prosecutor responsible for sending bad guys to prison?

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  • September 7, 2010 | New York Law Journal

    Slowdown in Filings Fuels Competition for Bankruptcy Cases

    Something new is facing New York's bankruptcy bar—a slowdown in business. Just two years after the collapse of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., the number of businesses filing for Ch

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  • July 29, 2010 | The Recorder

    How Class Actions Can Benefit Kids

    Lawyers who litigate class actions can provide virtually cost-free support for one of the most compelling causes in America — abused and neglected children in the foster system &mdash

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  • July 26, 2006 | The Recorder

    IP Firms Combine Strengths, but Will the Honeymoon Last?

    The merger between Boston-based Ropes & Gray and New York IP boutique Fish & Neave appears to be flourishing 18 months later.Revenue in 2005 was up 38 percent to $558 million, th

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  • October 17, 2002 |

    The Powers of Overachieving

    Name: Matthew Powers Age: 43 Firm: Weil, Gotshal & Manges Biggest Case: Tech Search v. Intel

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