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  • August 26, 2002 | Legal Times

    On the Record

    Robert Lavet is senior vice president and deputy general counsel at Sallie Mae in Reston, Va., which he joined in 1992. A past president of the Washington Metropolitan Area Corporate Counsel A

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  • January 25, 2010 | The American Lawyer

    Conan O'Brien's Comedy Characters Are Caught in Contract Drama

    NBC Universal and Conan O'Brien finally reached a deal that will allow the talk show host to depart "The Tonight Show." But, as has been widely reported, the late night comic will relinqu

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  • February 1, 2006 | Corporate Counsel

    Know Your Lines

    Anyone who's ever seen a cop show can probably repeat the Miranda warning by heart. But how many company lawyers have the corporate version of Miranda down pat? Experts recommend

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  • January 26, 2010 | National Law Journal

    Risky Strategy Leads to Major High Court Win

    For Theodore Olson, the turning point in the case of Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, the moment when he thought a big win was possible, came during the first oral argument

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  • January 31, 2005 | Texas Lawyer

    VerdictSearch

    BUSINESS LAWWater heater maker awarded $78.5 M on claim supplier sold it defective partsA Houston manufacturer of electronically controlled, tankless water heaters was a

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  • January 13, 2003 | The Recorder

    S.F. Accuses Pricewaterhouse of Concealing Client's Fraud

    Like an echo from Enron and its accounting irregularities, powerhouse auditor PricewaterhouseCoopers has been accused by the San Francisco city attorney's office of concealing the fraud of its

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  • November 3, 2006 | The Recorder

    SUV Case Will Keep Haunting Automakers

    Automakers' pleas went unanswered Wednesday as the California Supreme Court refused to review or de-publish a ruling that leaves Ford Motor Co. on the hook for $82.6 million in damages and will pro

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  • January 12, 2010 | The Recorder

    Gay Couples Testify as Marriage Case Starts

    Being gay went on trial Monday in San Francisco. Opening statements kicked off a highly anticipated proceeding in the federal challenge to Proposition 8, followed by emotional testimony fro

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  • March 2, 2010 | The American Lawyer

    Diversity Scorecard: One Step Back

    Large U.S. law firms became less diverse last year. That's the key finding to emerge from the latest version of our annual Diversity Scorecard, which counts attorneys of color in the U.S. offices of s

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  • November 13, 2000 | Alm

    Federal Judge Declines to Intervene in Recount, 11th Circuit Probably Next Stop

    The federal appeals courts are not likely to be any more hospitable to Gov. George W. Bush's attempts to stop Florida's manual recount of presidential votes than a trial judge was on Monday.

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