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  • June 1, 2007 | The American Lawyer

    Sour Notes

    In the first months of 2007, European mergers and acquisitions showed little sign of letting up from their breakneck pace of 2006, when deal activity in Europe topped levels in the United Stat

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  • March 19, 2003 | New York Law Journal

    Suit Alleging Canadian Oil Firm Aided Sudan Genocide Proceeds

    A SOUTHERNDistrict federal judge has refused to dismiss claims that a Canadian oil company abetted genocide by the government of Sudan against its own people.Talisman Energy Inc. had a

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  • February 2, 2007 | New York Law Journal

    Merrill, Funds Settle Suits Over Internet Companies

    Merrill Lynch has settled three class action lawsuits that claimed it provided misleading analyst research about Internet companies to purchasers of mutual funds. Under the agreement,

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  • August 10, 2010 | International Edition

    The Italian Job

    Life at Telecom Italia is rarely dull. Italy's largest telecoms company is currently embroiled in two major scandals, each containing enough intri

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  • December 31, 2009 | Corporate Counsel

    Pfizer's Top Lawyer Is Out to Change All the Rules

    Nothing was ordinary about the first civil trial stemming from Pfizer Inc.'s controversial epilepsy treatment,

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  • February 11, 2004 | The Recorder

    Judge Cracks Hold on Windows Trademark

    Microsoft Corp. suffered a setback in efforts to enforce its Windows trademark when a Seattle federal court ruled that a jury must consider whether the word was a generic term 20 years ago.

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  • July 31, 2000 | Legal Times

    Liggett Tells DOJ: Give Us a Break

    Three years ago, the Liggett Group publicly denounced the dangers of smoking, turned over thousands of incriminating industry documents, and struck settlement deals with the states. The Miami-

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  • January 23, 2002 | The Legal Intelligencer

    FTC Adds Bite to Bark

    FTC ATTACKS HOW MUCH FOR THE LAWYERS?By Jenna GreeneAmerican Lawyer MediaIt is the newest and most formidable weapon in the Federal Trade Commission's arsena

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  • September 13, 2007 | New York Law Journal

    Newsbriefs

    Malpractice Case Proceeds Against Real Estate Attorney A Manhattan judge has ruled that celebrity photographer Kenneth Nahoum may proceed with a legal malpractice suit stemming

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  • May 6, 2003 | New York Law Journal

    Fried Frank

    New York's Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson and London's Ashurst Morris Crisp have broken off merger discussions, ending a year of speculation on whether the two firms would undert

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