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  • August 4, 2003 | Legal Times

    Supreme Court Pro Bono

    Major law firms that argued or filed briefs on behalf of pro bono clients during the 2002-03 Supreme Court term included:Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & FeldArnold & P

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  • April 23, 2007 | National Law Journal

    Mediation of trademark disputes has advantages

    As a result of the increasing cost of litigation, mediation has become an attractive means by which to resolve trademark disputes. Mediation is generally faster, more affordable and less

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  • July 11, 2011 | National Law Journal

    Distressed property

    Host Hotels & Resorts Inc., one of the largest hotel owners in the United States, stunned the real estate industry last month with an announcement that it was suing its longtime broker, M

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  • May 18, 2009 | National Law Journal

    Big-Firm Partners Go Small

    Partners at big law firms eager to hang on to cash-strapped clients and attract more amid this year's corporate belt-tightening are jumping to smaller firms where they can lower their billing rates

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  • August 1, 2006 | Corporate Counsel

    The Dating Game

    How far will the stock option backdating scandal go? At least five general counsel have already been implicated in option problems at their companies. While GCs who received backdated grants a

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  • July 14, 2011 | Daily Business Review

    Suits by clients multiply against Virginia real estate brokerage

    Host Hotels & Resorts, one of the largest hotel owners in the United States, stunned the real estate industry by suing its longtime broker, Molinaro Koger. Host accused the Vienna, Virgi

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  • December 5, 2011 | The American Lawyer

    Judge Appoints Interim Counsel in Trillion-Dollar Libor Class Action

    Class action litigation is beginning to take shape over allegations that major banks manipulated Libor, the benchmark rate used to calculate interest on trillions of dollars in securities globall

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  • October 1, 2008 | The American Lawyer

    Am Law Tech Survey 2008: Standing Guard

    Back in the early years of law firm tech--say, a decade ago--there were two main tasks for the IT staff: Get lawyers to use the stuff; and make sure nothing blew up too badly when they did. Talk

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  • October 27, 2008 | National Law Journal

    IN-BRIEF

    BAR/BRI settlement OK'd; but fees are cut A federal judge in New York has approved the settlement of an antitrust class action over bar-exam review courses, but has

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  • April 14, 2008 | Legal Times

    On the Move

    BAKER & HOSTETLERJonathan Barr, 43, has joined Baker & Hostetler as a partner in its securities litigation and regulatory enforcement, white-collar defense, and cor

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