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  • February 14, 2012 | The American Lawyer

    The Churn: Lateral Moves and Promotions in The Am Law 200

    After leading Venable for six years as the firm's managing partner, KARL RACINE is returning to his white-collar and commercial litigation practice full-time. He will be replaced by LINDSAY M

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  • October 18, 2006 | The Legal Intelligencer

    Dealing With Diversity On a World Stage

    The "freedom and opportunity" that is America "remains an aspiration" and is "not yet a reality," former U.S. Sen. George J. Mitchell told the few hundred people in attendance at the Philadelp

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  • November 1, 2006 | The Minority Law Journal

    Diversity of Opinion

    There's no one-size-fits-all solution for making law firms more inclusive. Different ethnic groups have different concerns and perceptions. That's the lesson from our second Minority Ex

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  • May 10, 2007 | The Recorder

    Steefel Loses Another Five Lawyers

    Steefel, Levitt & Weiss has shed another partner and four associates from its San Francisco land use practice, sparking concern over the health of the firm's core businesses.Partne

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  • Chisom v. Board of Retirement of County of Fresno Employees' Retirement Association

    Publication Date: 2013-07-31
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    Date Filed: 2013-07-16
    Court: C.A. 5th
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    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Thomas J. Tusan and Russell D. Cook for Plaintiffs and Appellants.
    for defendant: Reed Smith, Harvey L. Leiderman and Jeffrey R. Rieger for Defendants and Respondents Board of Retirement of County of Fresno Employees' Retirement Association and Fresno County Employees' Retirement Association. Lozano Smith, Gregory A. Wedner and Scott G. Cross for Defendants and Respondents County of Fresno, Clovis Veterans Memorial District, Fresno Mosquito & Vector Control District and Superior Court of California for the County of Fresno.
    Case Number: No. F064259

    Cite as 13 C.D.O.S. 8219 GERALDINE CHISOM et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. BOARD

  • January 3, 2012 | The Legal Intelligencer

    Test Outlined for Awarding Attorney Fees in Trade Secrets Cases

    A federal judge in Western Pennsylvania, in a case of first impression, adopted a California test to determine whether a party is owed attorney fees and costs for a misappropriation of trade secret

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  • March 21, 2011 | New Jersey Law Journal

    Agreement With Banks Aims To Restart Uncontested Foreclosures in State

    The judiciary's effort to crack down on robo-signing and other improper foreclosure practices appears headed toward a quick resolution under a proposed pact with New Jersey's six biggest mortgage-s

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  • September 19, 2008 | New Jersey Law Journal

    Ethnic Diversity Up, Gender Stays Flat

    New Jersey's largest firms saw significant improvement in ethnic diversity this year, while women held their own in the partnerships, the a href="http://www.law.com/jsp/nj/PubArticleNJ.jsp?

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  • People v. Brian Gammon, No. 108

    Publication Date: 2012-06-13
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    Court: New York State Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge Lippman and Judges Ciparick, Graffeo, Read, Smith, Pigott and Jones concur.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael J. Miller, for respondent
    for defendant: Stephen L. O'Brien, for appellant.
    Case Number: No. 108

    Cite as: People v. Brian Gammon, No. 108, NYLJ 1202559118816, at *1 (Ct. of App., Decided June 12, 2012)Chief Judge Lippman and Judges Ciparick, Graffeo,

  • December 1, 2008 | The American Lawyer

    Wide And Deep

    New York City was the focus of last month's special meltdown report, and understandably so. But the effects of the financial crisis are hardly limited to the area east of the Hudson. Bar

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