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  • July 29, 2009 | National Law Journal

    Hollywood script tightens

    So much for a Hollywood ending. The economic recession has hit the most escapist of industries as deals for actors, musicians, directors and other talent in the entertainment sector have plum

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  • November 17, 2008 | Legal Times

    Supreme Court Takes Up Judicial Ethics Case

    The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to take up a West Virginia case that could trigger the Court's first major review of the impact of increasingly costly judicial elections on the appearance and re

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  • July 17, 2012 | Litigation Daily

    Where Does the SEC's Cooperation Initiative Stand?

    For the text of this article, see

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  • November 6, 2002 | Law.com

    COPY: Firm-by-Firm Survey Responses

    Allen & OveryInternational (London)Participating offices: London, New YorkNumber of respondents: 21National score: 4.19 (rank: 114th)(Score is on a 1-to-5 scal

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  • Lago Agrio v. Chevron Corporation, 10-4341-cv

    Publication Date: 2010-12-16
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    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
    Judge: Before: José A. Cabranes, Denny Chin, C.JJ.; Edward R. Korman, D.J.*
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: FOR PETITIONERS-APPELLEES: RANDY M. MASTRO (Andrea E. Neuman, William E. Thomson and Scott A. Edelman, on the brief), Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, New York, NY, Irvine, CA, and Los Angeles, CA, for Petitioner-Appellee Chevron Corporation. ANDRÉS RIVERO (Jorge A. Mestre and Paul E. Dans, on the brief), Rivero Mestre, LLP, Miami, FL, for Petitioner-Appellee Rodrigo Pérez Pallares. ALAN VINEGRAD (Jason P. Criss and Natalie MacLean Leino, on the brief), Covington & Burling LLP, New York, NY, for Petitioner-Appellee Ricardo Reis Veiga.
    for defendant: FOR RESPONDENTS-APPELLANTS: JAMES E. TYRRELL, JR., Patton Boggs LLP, New York, NY; and Ilann M. Maazal (Jonathan S. Abady, O. Andrew F. Wilson, and Adam R. Pulver, on the brief), Emery Celli Brinckerhoff & Abady LLP, New York, NY, for Respondents-Appellants the Lago Agrio Plaintiffs. BRUCE S. KAPLAN (Robert D. Kaplan, on the brief), Friedman Kaplan Seiler & Adelman LLP, New York, NY, for Respondent-Appellant Donziger.
    Case Number: 10-4341-cv

    Cite as: Lago Agrio v. Chevron Corporation, 10-4341-cv, NYLJ 1202476234443, at *1 (2d, Cir, Decided December 15, 2010)Before: José A. Cabranes, Denny

  • May 16, 2001 |

    Latest Tech Trend: Poison Pills

    Technology companies had little fear of hostile takeover bids during the bubble years of the 1990s. Shotgun marriages could well result in an exodus of engineers and software designers once co

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  • May 21, 2010 | New York Law Journal

    Filmmaker Given Time to Appeal or Turn Over Chevron Footage

    A documentary filmmaker has been given more time to decide whether to comply with a subpoena that he turn over outtakes from a film on environmental litigation against Chevron in Ecuador. So

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  • July 31, 2003 | National Law Journal

    Can This Wine Travel?

    To Juanita Swedenburg, vintner, farmer, rancher and Daughter of the American Revolution, the issue is simple."I don't have any problem shipping a bull to Montana," she says. "What abou

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  • January 18, 2006 | The Recorder

    Wilson Follows L.A.'s Suit on Salaries

    Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati will match the increases in base salaries for associates announced by some big Los Angeles-based firms in the past few weeks.Effective Feb. 1, firs

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  • February 1, 2007 | Legaltech News

    An HDTV Sampler

    Jo Haraf CIO, Morrison & Foerster, San Francisco Bought: Sharp Aquos LC-32D7U Cost: about $2,000  Pros: Great picture, good sound, works out of the box.   Cons: Wil

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