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  • April 6, 2009 | The Recorder

    Thelen, Heller Now Face Employee Claims

    SAN FRANCISCO—In the five months since Thelen’s dissolution, the firm has managed to avoid bankruptcy and has paid down more than half of the bank debt that forced it t

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  • February 22, 2010 | National Law Journal

    Does Justice Thomas' Silence Thwart Advocacy?

    Four years ago, South Carolina Assistant Deputy Attorney General Donald Zelenka was about to wrap up his oral argument before the U.S. Supreme Court when he heard an unfamiliar voice. Justi

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  • June 1, 2007 | The American Lawyer

    Focus Europe: The Arbitration Scorecard

    OAO NK Yukos (Russia) v. Kravin Investments Ltd., White Pearl Investments Ltd., Marthacello Co. Ltd., N.P. Gemini Holdings Ltd., Heflinham Holdings Ltd., and Kindselia Holdings Ltd.

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  • September 19, 2011 | New York Law Journal

    Editor's Note

    The need for legal representation for low-income New Yorkers cannot be overstated. The Office of Court Administration estimates that the state courts deal with 2.3 million unrepresented litigants a

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  • January 2, 2012 | The American Lawyer

    In House

    We didn't want to give the award for Best Litigation Department of the Year to the same firm two times in a row. Honestly, when my colleagues read the 71 submissions for that category

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  • July 18, 2005 |

    9th Circuit to Consider Legality of 'Appearance' Policies

    Employees and job applicants are increasingly filing claims of discrimination based on their appearance or image. The future scope of such claims may hinge on the outcome of a case currently p

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  • February 2, 2011 | Daily Business Review

    First GM, now states? Pros and cons of bankruptcy

    Big companies like General Motors file for bankruptcy. Some cities do, too. And last year 1.5 million Americans did it. But U.S. states aren't allowed. Now a few policymakers and pun

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  • February 9, 2009 | Legal Times

    Civil Actions

    The following cases were recently filed in the local district courts. This information is provided by the district courts’ official online bulletin boa

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  • January 28, 2008 | National Law Journal

    Kirkland expands into Silicon Valley

    Kirkland & Ellis, a litigation-focused firm founded in Chicago, plans to open an office in Palo Alto, Calif., later this year as firms rush to the Silicon Valley area to grab talent and

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  • July 5, 2004 | The American Lawyer

    Tensions, Costs Grow

    Caught between the paper and electronic worlds, librarians try to speed service and corral costs.Law librarie been going digital since the creation of Lexis in 1974. Lawyer

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