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  • July 1, 2009 | The American Lawyer

    Time Well Spent

    Big law firms are notoriously resistant to change. But recession changes everything, even time-tested routines for hiring new

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  • January 21, 2011 | The Recorder

    More Cash, Confidence Lead to M&A Upswing

    SAN FRANCISCO — Like many M&A lawyers in Silicon Valley, Russell Hansen approached 2010 with trepidation. Activity had picked up at the end of 2009, but the head of Gibson, Dunn &

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  • January 1, 2011 | The American Lawyer

    Lights, Cameras, Civil Actions

    Viewers may BE ditching TV in droves to do their watching on the Web, but the fate of a ratings-challenged talk show served as the basis for one of 2010's hottest Hollywood legal dramas. At i

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  • December 14, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

    Appeal in IP Case Could Shape Future of Web

    A long-simmering copyright dispute between Hollywood and the Web has hit the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals — and the outcome could set a national precedent regarding the scope of pote

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  • August 15, 2006 | The Recorder

    Women snared by life-science practices

    Judith Hasko was working as a research scientist at the cardiovascular research department at Genentech when she thought of becoming a lawyer. At the time, Hasko, who has an undergraduat

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  • August 17, 2006 | The Recorder

    IP Practices Nurture Women With Science Backgrounds

    Judith Hasko was working as a research scientist at the cardiovascular research department at Genentech when she thought of becoming a lawyer. At the time, Hasko, who has an undergraduate degre

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  • July 8, 2009 | The American Lawyer

    Trendy Deferrals' Staying Power Questioned

    Big law firms are notoriously resistant to change. But recession changes everything, even time-tested routines for hiring new associates. The reports started in March, when Morgan, Lewis & Bock

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  • May 2, 2005 | National Law Journal

    Movers

    Firm promotions Clifford Chance: The firm's partnership ranks have been bolstered by the elevation of 30 attorneys, who represent 11 offices and all of the firm's

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  • September 12, 2011 | International

    Baker & McKenzie's Tokyo Tony Robbins

    A decade ago, Japanese lawyers working at big firms had a pretty sure thing. The hours were long, but most associates could count on making partner if they stayed the course. Clients were fairly lo

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  • May 6, 2005 | New York Law Journal

    Pro Bono Digest

    In the just-completed Volunteers of Legal Service 2004 survey of New York City law firms who have taken the Volunteers of Legal Service (VOLS) Pro Bono Pledge, lawyers at 39 law firms performe

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