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  • June 13, 2008 | New Jersey Law Journal

    Mergers & Acquisitions

    Verizon To Acquire Alltel for $28B Verizon Wireless Inc., of Basking Ridge, agreed on June 5 to acquire all outstanding stock of Alltel Corp., a provider of

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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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