• August 29, 2005 | Corporate Counsel

    Sincere Flattery: Law Firms Get Their Own GCs

    More law firms are imitating their clients by hiring a general counsel, according to a new survey. The increase doesn't surprise those lawyers who hold the GC post at their firm. They say that

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  • October 2, 2007 | National Law Journal

    Efforts to protect privilege fall short

    THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE'S latest effort to deal with complaints about prosecutors inappropriately seeking waivers of attorney-client privilege in corporate investigations often falls short

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  • September 1, 2007 |

    Grand Total

    Source: Law firm submissions. Suits had to be filed in federal district court in calendar year 2006 and still be active on February 1, 2007. Rank 200

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  • June 1, 2007 | Corporate Counsel

    The Early Bird Gets the Discount

    Few people rush to pay their bills, and in-house lawyers aren't any different. On average, corporate law departments take about two to three months to process invoices from their outside couns

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  • February 17, 2006 | The Recorder

    In Brief

    SOUTH BAY LAWYER JAILED OVER TAXESA South Bay divorce attorney was sentenced to 30 months in prison Wednesday for evading his income taxes.Demetrious Eugenios was also o

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  • February 16, 2011 | The Legal Intelligencer

    Breaking the New Lateral Hiring Code

    After an extended period of downsizing and reduced recruiting, lawyers and law firms are ready to carefully open their doors again. But the doors are opening to a new legal era -- one that many par

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  • April 3, 2002 | The Recorder

    Ruling Is 'Nail in Coffin' of Doctrine of Equivalents

    In another blow to patent holders, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has further restricted their ability to file infringement suits.In a 12-1 decision, the court

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  • September 28, 2009 | New Jersey Law Journal

    License Revocation Order Pursuant to Rule 1:28-2(c)

    SUPREME COURT OF NEW JERSEY Pursuant to Rule 1:28-2, the Trustees of the New Jersey Lawyers' Fund for Client Protection (Fund) have reported to the Supreme Court the names of attorneys who f

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  • December 23, 2005 | New York Law Journal

    Accolades

    Legal Aid Honors Pro BonoAttorneys at more than 30 law firms were honored at the Legal Aid Society's 2005 Pro Bono Awards dinner Dec. 1, hosted this year by Shearman &

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  • August 24, 2010 | The Careerist

    Stop Making Sense: Hire! Fire! Hire Again!

    Some people find silver linings in life's misfortunes. Me--I tend to find dark linings even when the news seems bright and cheery. Recently, there's been a flow of upb

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