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  • April 1, 2009 | National Law Journal

    General Counsel Pressuring Firms Amid Recession

    The squeeze is on. Trying to pare their law department budgets amid the economic crisis, general counsel have cranked up the pressure on their outside law firms, demanding slashed fees, predictable

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  • August 20, 2007 | The Recorder

    Qualcomm Attorneys Lawyer Up

    Attorneys for Qualcomm Inc. who are facing possible sanctions for a massive discovery breach have hired their own attorneys. Day Casebeer Madrid & Batchelder and Heller Ehrman both

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  • March 17, 2006 | The Legal Intelligencer

    Schnader Harrison Increases Associate Salaries

    Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis is following suit with several other large Philadelphia firms in raising its first-year salary from $115,000 to $125,000. The increase will be effec

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  • February 1, 2011 | The American Lawyer

    Tracks of My Tiers

    Once again, we are in merger-talk season. There was a flurry of ­activity last year that culminated in the various Sonnenschein, Norton Rose, and Squire Sanders transoceanic c

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  • Blackrock Financial Management Inc. v. The Segregated Account of Ambac Assurance Corp., 11-5309-cv(L)

    Publication Date: 2012-02-29
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    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
    Judge: Before Jacobs, Ch.J., Hall and Lohier, C.JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Petitioners-Appellants BlackRock Financial Management, Inc., et al.: ROBERT MADDEN, Gibbs & Bruns, LLP, Houston, TX (Kathy Patrick, Gibbs & Bruns, LLP, Houston, TX, Kenneth E. Warner, Warner Partners, P.C., New York, NY, on the brief). For Petitioner-Appellant The Bank of New York Mellon: ANDREW L. FREY, Mayer Brown LLP, New York, NY (Matthew D. Ingber, Christopher J. Houpt, Mayer Brown LLP, New York, NY, Charles A. Rothfeld, Brian J. Wong, Mayer Brown LLP, Washington, DC, Hector Gonzalez, James M. McGuire, Dechert LLP, New York, NY, on the brief).
    for defendant: For Respondents-Appellees Walnut Place LLC, et al: OWEN L. CYRULNIK, Grais & Ellsworth LLP, New York, NY (David J. Grais, Kathryn E. Matthews, Leanne M. Wilson, on the brief). For Respondents-Appellees The Segregated Account of Ambac Asssurance Coorporation & AMBAC Assurance Corporation: Rachel Allison Gupta, DLA Piper LLP, New York, NY. For Respondents-Appellees Triaxx Prime CDO 2007-1, Ltd., et al: John G. Moon, Miller & Wrubel P.C., New York, NY. For Respondent-Appellee Commonwealth Investors: Justin M. Sher, Sher LLP, New York,NY. For Respondents-Appellees American Equity Investment Life Insurance Company & Knights of Columbus: Peter N. Tsapatsaris, Peter N. Tsapatsaris, LLC, New York, NY. For Respondents-Appellees Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco, et al.: David J. Grais, Grais & Ellsworth LLP, New York, NY. For Respondents-Appellees Policemens Annuity & Benefit Fund of Chicago, et al.: Beth A. Kaswan, Scott+Scott LLP, New York, NY. For Respondents-Appellees Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston, et al.: Derek W. Loeser, Amy Christine Williams-Derry, Keller Rohrback, L.L.P., Seattle, WA, Gary A. Gotto, Ron Kilgard, Keller Rohrback, PLC, Phoenix, AZ. For Respondent-Appellee Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh: Heather Yue-Ling Fong, Robbins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi, LLP, New York, NY. For Respondents-Appellees Columbus Life Insurance Company, et al.: Daniel M. Reilly, Reilly Pozner, L.L.P., Denver, CO. For Amicus Curiae Bank of America Corporation: THEODORE N. MIRVIS, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, New York, NY (George T. Conway III, Elaine P. Golin, Won S. Shin, on the brief).
    Case Number: 11-5309-cv(L)

    Cite as: Blackrock Financial Management Inc. v. The Segregated Account of Ambac Assurance Corp., 11-5309-cv(L), NYLJ 1202543755452, at *1 (2d Cir., Decided February 27, 2012) p

  • November 27, 2006 | Legal Times

    Civil Actions

    The following selected cases were recently filed in .S. District Court for the District of Columbia; .S. District Court for the District of Maryland, Greenbelt division; and

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  • March 27, 2006 | The Recorder

    On the Move

    San FranciscoLisa Brewer has joined ORRICK, HERRINGTON & SUTCLIFFE as general counsel. Brewer has served as in-house counsel to Silicon Valley companies such a

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  • August 21, 2008 | The Recorder

    Can MySpace Suits Can Spam?

    Social networking sites like MySpace and Facebook are dropping the legal hammer on spammers. The question is: Can they really nail the elusive disturbers of Internet peace?

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  • January 2, 2008 | The Recorder

    Help for Afghanistan's Legal System

    LOS ANGELES � The leader of Arent Fox's L.A. office is working with the U.S. government � and a cadre of top U.S. lawyers and judges � to improve Afghanistan's judicial system.Partner

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  • March 30, 2012 | The Recorder

    On the Move

    SAN FRANCISCO Myron "Mike" Moye has been appointed head of Hanson Bridgett's labor and em

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