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  • March 3, 2009 |

    Glut of Lawyers, But No Layoffs, in Japan

    The once-vaunted tradition of lifetime employment in Japan is not much in evidence these days. Already worn down during the nation's prolonged 1990s recession, job security is being hammered ever m

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  • November 7, 2007 | Legal Times

    New Merger, New Immigration Worries?

    Today's business world marches to the beat of change. Against the ever-shifting backdrop of global commerce, two companies across an ocean meet; their interests align; they agree to mingle assets.

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  • May 10, 2011 | The American Lawyer

    Two Firms Sued by Bankrupt Ex-Clients

    Bryan Cave and Holland & Knight both face newly filed suits over their alleged roles advising two former clients that are now in bankruptcy. Bankruptcy

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  • November 11, 2002 | Texas Lawyer

    Newsmakers

    NEW POSITIONS . . . Rochelle Seade has joined the Houston office of Haynes and Boone as of counsel. Seade joins the firm's business planning and tax practice group. . .

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  • October 23, 2008 | The Legal Intelligencer

    New Cancer, New Claim, Attorney Argues in Asbestos Case

    A plaintiffs' attorney in an asbestos case told the Supreme Court he wasn't trying to retroactively apply the state's separate-disease rule that was created in 1992, well after his clients su

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  • February 18, 2008 | Texas Lawyer

    Newsmakers

    NEW POSITIONS . . . Jeffrey J. Ansley and William C. McMurrey have joined Bracewell & Giuliani in Dallas as partners practicing criminal, regulatory and civil law. Both previousl

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  • December 21, 2009 | The Recorder

    Lawyer suspended for 'outrageous conduct'

    A California State Bar Court judge has recommended San Francisco plaintiffs lawyer Philip Kay be suspended from practicing law for three years and serve five years' probation for "outrageous

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  • November 10, 2011 | The American Lawyer

    Perkins Coie Returns to Taiwan; O'Melveny Moves Into Indonesia

    Perkins Coie and O'Melveny & Myers announced Tuesday that they are expanding their respective presences in Asia in an effort to put their lawyers in closer proximity to major clients. Fo

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  • June 27, 2002 | Daily Business Review

    South Florida Climate Good for Law

    When associate pay skyrocketed two years ago and several South Florida firms made a bid to become national players, some predicted that the big spenders would be hit hard when an economi

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  • January 15, 2008 | The Legal Intelligencer

    Dechert Opens Hong Kong Office

    Dechert has become the latest in a line of large Pennsylvania firms entering the Asian market.The firm opened a Hong Kong office and established a formal association with Hwang & C

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