• March 1, 2007 |

    PATENT LITIGATORS WANTED

    As a senior patent litigation associate at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, Jeremy Pitcock was wooed by firms offering partnerships, $75,000 signing bonuses, and, on top of his partner paycheck, 5 p

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  • July 28, 2005 | Alm

    Mass Layoffs at N.J. Firm Follow Fen-Phen Litigation Finale

    With the abrupt ending of mass-tort litigation over the diet drugs known as Fen-Phen, New Jersey firm Porzio Bromberg & Newman last week laid off 53 people, including 16 lawyers and 21 par

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  • December 22, 2008 | National Law Journal

    MOVERS

    LATERALS Akerman Senterfitt: J. Everett Wilson and Michael Gennett join the firm's health care practice as partner and of counsel, r

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  • December 14, 2007 | The American Lawyer

    Norton Rose stakes claim in Saudi Arabia

    With one-fifth of the world's oil reserves under Saudi Arabia's desert sands, it might seem unnecessary to ask what exactly attracts international law firms to the kingdom -- a bit like askin

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  • June 20, 2002 | The Recorder

    Big Firms, Diverse Practice Areas Lure Crosby Lawyers

    In the midst of a bid to become a state heavyweight and a future national player, Oakland's Crosby, Heafey, Roach & May finds itself coping with the loss of 13 partners in the l

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  • September 17, 2007 | National Law Journal

    Missile maker's defender

    Name And Title: Jay B. Stephens, vice president, general counsel and secretary Age: 60 Mighty Defense Company: Raytheon Co., one of the Big Four U.S.

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  • November 15, 2011 | The American Lawyer

    Nine Firms Land Roles as Citigroup Sells EMI Units to Universal, Sony

    UPDATE: 11/15/11, 12:00 p.m. EST. Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton secured a role advising Sony Corpora f America on European Union and international antitrust aspects of its acquisi

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  • August 26, 2013 | International

    Simmons Adds Hong Kong Partner

    Simmons & Simmons has added a partner to its Hong Kong office.   Gaven Cheong was previously a counsel in Hong Kong wi

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  • August 25, 2008 | Legal Times

    Remes Joins the Ranks of Gitmo Devotees

    On July 14, inflamed about the treatment of Guantánamo Bay detainees, Covington & Burling’s David Remes stood before a group of reporters at a news conference in Yem

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  • August 26, 2008 | Legal Times

    The Gitmo Bar

    WASHINGTON — On July 14, inflamed about the treatment of Guantanamo Bay detainees, Covington & Burling's David Remes stood before a group of reporters at a news conference

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