• January 31, 2002 | The American Lawyer

    Scaling Back

    Eighteen months ago, Dublin law firms were swamped with business. Young recruits were in demand. Salaries soared. Deal lawyers were lucky to get home before dawn. "We were maniacally bus

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  • June 8, 2007 | New York Law Journal

    Accolades

    During a reception for Family Court judges Monday evening at the New York City Bar Association, the Kathryn A. McDonald Awards for excellence in service to the court will be give

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  • April 5, 2005 | The Recorder

    Three S.F. Lawyers to Vie for State Bar Governor Seats

    The State Bar announced Monday that 15 attorneys, including three from San Francisco, have entered the race for five seats on the State Bar Board of Governors.The list includes big-fir

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  • October 1, 2001 | The American Lawyer

    Global Strategy

    Quick, name the firm with the most U.S.-qualified lawyers in London. White & Case? Baker & McKenzie? Dechert? Sorry, try again.With 68 U.S.-trained lawyers, Magic Circle patric

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  • April 17, 2003 | National Law Journal

    Corporate Counsel Push for Diversity

    Achieving "diversity" has long been talked about at large law firms as the right thing to do. They may not have a choice.Corporate counsel are becoming increasingly insistent that more

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  • July 30, 2009 | The American Lawyer

    Five Firms Headline $763 Million in Virgin Group Divestitures

    Lawyers working for billionaire Richard Branson's Virgin Group and its affiliated operating companies have had themselves a busy p

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  • March 1, 2006 | The American Lawyer

    Dealmakers of the Year

    No one would confuse a deals lawyer with A social worker. But business transactions can resonate far beyond the financial markets. Mississippi lawyer John England rushed a bond issue to market

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  • January 4, 2005 | The Recorder

    Making a Move

    Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe's old San Francisco office was old money: The former Federal Reserve Building on Battery Street, fronted by 10 Doric columns, still boasted a bank vault.

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  • May 3, 2013 | New York Law Journal

    VOLS Firms Meet Pro Bono 2012 Pledge

    The results of Volunteers of Legal Service's survey of pro bono efforts in rk City in 2012 are in. Forty-two law firms that take the VOLS Pro Bono Pledge reported that lawyers in their

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  • June 8, 2007 |

    Accolades

    During a reception for Family Court judges Monday evening at the New York City Bar Association, the Kathryn A. McDonald Awards for excellence in service to the court will be give

    1 minute read