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  • November 1, 2005 | The American Lawyer

    Here Comes China

    Among all the biggest, fastest, tallest, gee-whiz facts about China, one number stands out: $18 billion. That's roughly the size of the U.S. trade deficit with China. Not the annual tr

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  • December 22, 2009 | National Law Journal

    Simpson Thacher and Mayer Brown hot for Brazil

    Brazil is a hot prospect for law firms. In the past week, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett and Mayer Brown have joined a growing list of firms expanding in the South American country in rec

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  • May 16, 2006 | The American Lawyer

    Break into 'Meinhattan' market

    By Brenda Sandburg, The American Lawyer Frankfurt may be Germany's Manhattan, or "Meinhattan," as the locals call it, but this Monday morning in February it's fairly quiet, free of the

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  • June 4, 2008 | Legal Times

    Summer Associates Face a Future That's Less Certain

    The paychecks still top $3,000 per week, and most summer associates are still expecting an invitation to come aboard their firms at six-figure salaries. But this year, worries about the rotten econ

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  • November 7, 2005 | Texas Lawyer

    New Deals

    NRG ENERGY TO ACQUIRE TEXAS GENCO LLC Texas Genco LLC's general counsel, Thad Miller, is using lawyers from Houston's Vinson & Elkins and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett of New York

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  • November 7, 2005 | New Jersey Law Journal

    Bulk Supplier Doctrine

    Bulk suppliers of raw materials and component materials that are sued for failure to warn often urge that they had no duty to warn because of a "doctrine" variously described as the "bulk supp

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  • April 28, 2008 | Legal Times

    Civil Actions

    The following cases were recently filed in the local district courts. This information was provided by the district courts' official online bulletin boards.U.S. DIS

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  • September 24, 2001 | Corporate Counsel

    Verizon's Own Clark Kent? General Counsel Bill Barr

    Like a powerful amphibious vehicle, William Barr cruises through two disparate realms: the inner circle of political Washington, and the upper ranks of corporate New York. The ambitious,

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  • September 7, 2009 | National Law Journal

    The recession makes externships a sweeter deal for students

    Without summer associate programs to rely on, law students are turning to alternate ways of gaining practical experience and making connections that could lead to full-time employment.

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  • February 3, 2003 | Legal Times

    Honor Roll for 2002

    AKIN GUMPAkin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld announced that two lawyers in its D.C. office -- Paul Mi f and Daniel McInnis -- were elected partner.Mi

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