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  • February 5, 2007 | New York Law Journal

    Merrill Lynch, Investors Settle Suits

    NEW YORK � Merrill Lynch has settled three class actions that claimed it provided misleading analyst research about Internet companies to purchasers of mutual funds.Under the agreement

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  • July 1, 2013 | The Legal Intelligencer

    Ballard Spahr Merges With Stillman & Friedman

    After years of looking for the right way to enter the New York market, Ballard Spahr is set to officially launch in the city today with the acquisition of noted white-collar and securities l

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  • August 15, 2000 |

    Singapore Swing

    The party's on and the invitations have gone out -- welcome to the world of Singapore's joint law venture licenses. Top international law firms have now entered one of the world's most excitin

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  • January 7, 2008 | Bloomberg

    N.Y. firm leads in deal advise despite slow year all around

    Sullivan & Cromwell, hired to advise on six of the 10 biggest deals in 2007, led all law firms in mergers and acquisitions for the fourth year in a row. The New York-based law fir

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  • August 25, 2000 |

    God-Made Lawyers

    Lawyers might have a reputation for being a rather hard-nosed, ungodly lot, but ,in fact, increasing numbers are apparently turning to religion.Leading U.K. law firms are holding lunch

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  • August 11, 2003 | New Jersey Law Journal

    Creating Second Acts in Legal Careers

    When, at age 57, Warren Kaplan was forced to decide his future as a lawyer, his initial reaction was to join another firm or start his own. It was 1993, and his Washington, D.C., firm

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  • November 13, 2009 | International Edition

    U.K. Firms Face Up to Challenge in Punishing Moscow Market

    Russia is continuing to prove a challenging location for U.K. law firms struggling to occupy lawyers against the backdrop of an M&A market that has seen deal volumes nearly halve over the last

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  • August 10, 2006 | New York Law Journal

    Market Makers

    Following the lightning-fast acquittal of trader Robert A. Scavone on a single securities fraud charge, Manhattan federal prosecutors have a lot to consider as they prepare to try two of his f

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  • December 14, 2005 | National Law Journal

    Don't Know Which Fork to Use? Listen Up!

    Each February, Michelle Mitchell plans a booby-trapped dinner for the 80 or so law students who may know plenty about the Rule Against Perpetuities but zilch about a fish fork. As associate dire

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  • December 7, 2007 | International Edition

    'NatWest Three' Deal Re-Ignites Plea Bargain Debate in the U.K.

    Lawyers are debating the benefits of introducing U.S.-style plea bargaining in U.K. fraud cases following the guilty pleas of three former NatWest bankers last week.Former Bar Council Chairm

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