• May 23, 2003 | The American Lawyer

    Getting Down to Business Casual

    Last fall, when New York magazine ran a glossy photo of three lawyers from the New York office of Miami's Greenberg Traurig in its issue on "power dressing," managing partner Richard Ro

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  • June 21, 2004 | The Recorder

    Chip Subpoena Has Hidden Appeal

    On Thursday, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals explored whether the Fifth Amendment protects someone in possession of corporate documents. Too bad no one got to hear it.The case fi

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  • August 28, 2007 | National Law Journal

    Latest Associate Pay Hikes Leave Corporate Clients Cold

    Law firms are blaming market demands for the latest round of associate salary raises, but they may have discounted an important factor in their decisions to boost pay � the client. Thi

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  • January 26, 2010 | The American Lawyer

    How Badly Did Am Law Firms Really Fare Last Year?

    Many in the legal industry are eager to close the book on 2009. That isn't surprising given that low demand for legal services and missed budget projections forced many firms to reassess partner pa

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  • May 15, 2007 | Alm

    How Small Firms Are Managing $160K Salaries

    In February, Day Casebeer Madrid & Batchelder partners invited their associates to discuss pay increases over lunch. It was a response to the first announcements rocking Silicon Valley tha

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  • December 14, 2006 | The Recorder

    Bingham Boosts Asia Presence With 22-Lawyer Tokyo Firm

    Just a month after announcing it will open a Hong Kong office, Bingham McCutchen is further expanding its Asia capacity with the addition of a 22-lawyer Tokyo firm. Firm leaders are banking

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  • January 2, 2007 | The Recorder

    San Francisco Boutique Jettisons Catch-All Approach

    After years of struggling with a pro bono image that partners say didn't match reality -- and a large number of disparate practice areas -- Minami Tamaki will enter the new year significantly trimm

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  • December 4, 2000 | The American Lawyer

    Go Go Bono

    Guns don't kill lawyers; billable hours do. That's why, when it comes to pro bono, associates are dodging the bullet."It's pro bono or go home-o," says one New York associate.G

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  • January 18, 2010 | National Law Journal

    SEC rethinks it all

    Business as usual was simply not an option after revelations that the Securities and Exchange Commission — despite repeated opportunities — failed to uncover Bernard Madoff's $5

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  • September 19, 2002 | The Recorder

    News Briefs

    JURY CLEARS SIERRA CLUB MEMBERSA San Francisco jury Wednesday cleared the Sierra Club and two of its members of libel in a case brought by a woman who allegedly makes her living

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