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  • August 20, 2010 | Bloomberg

    In fraud cases, investors may actually have a voice

    It turns out investors might have a voice after all when it comes to matters of fraud and punishment at the Securities and Exchange Commission. All they have to do, it seems, is ask.

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  • April 21, 2009 | Bloomberg

    Wells Fargo's profit looks too good to be true

    Wells Fargo & Co. stunned the world two weeks ago by proclaiming it had just finished its most profitable quarter ever. This will go down as the moment when lots of investors decided it w

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  • March 1, 2010 | Corporate Counsel

    Dream Jobs: Cruise Control

    An ad in the Miami Herald changed the course of Arnaldo Perez's career in 1992. It advertised an in-house assistant counsel position at Carnival Corporation & pl

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  • December 17, 2012 | National Law Journal

    The best still charge the most

    Big-firm lawyers still have a sweet deal. Top partners at major law firms continue to command premium hourly prices for their services. The National Law Journal sampled 55 law f

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  • March 21, 2002 | The Recorder

    To Merge or Not to Merge

    Last month, the grapevine at Cooley Godward buzzed with one big rumor: that the firm was about to merge with L.A.'s O'Melveny & Myers in an effort to boost the Palo Alto, Calif., firm's

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  • October 1, 2009 | The American Lawyer

    Abu Dhabi: The Desert's New Hot Spot

    While tales of Dubai's staggering excesses were de rigueur during the boom years, its neighbor in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Abu Dhabi, maintained a relat

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  • October 4, 2000 | Daily Report Online

    Case Could Alter Copyright Law for Internet, CD Use

    In a case that pits a freelance photographer against a publisher, an 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel could redefine copyright law to fit today's high-tech era.A three-judge pa

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  • January 6, 2003 | Texas Lawyer

    Texas Supreme Court OKs Abortion Funding Restrictions

    In a decision that has been pending for more than a year, the Texas Supreme Court held on Dec. 31, 2002, that the Texas Medicaid program's restrictions on funding for "medically necessary" abo

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  • December 20, 2000 | National Law Journal

    AGs Target CD Ad Price Floors

    In the music industry, Napster has grabbed the headlines, but another series of lawsuits could be as important to the nation's recording companies.In a suit filed by 42 state attorneys general

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  • June 22, 2007 | The Recorder

    Newcomer Firms Thrive in Los Angeles

    It's anniversary time for many of the out-of-towners that entered Los Angeles last year, and there's plenty to celebrate.Despite a competitive lateral market, the newcomers have made sizable

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