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  • April 5, 2010 | National Law Journal

    2010 APPELLATE HOT LIST

    AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD Twenty-four victories in 2009 are emblematic of the firm's stature in appellate law. Its success lies in its coupling of long-est

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  • August 9, 2011 | National Law Journal

    D.C. Court Upholds Ban on Foreign Citizens Donating to Candidates

    A three-judge panel Monday afternoon in Washington upheld the constitutionality of the ban against foreign citizens donating money to candidates in state and federal elections. The plaintiff

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  • August 22, 2006 | Alm

    Firms Muscling Up on Bankruptcy

    Despite what's expected to be a 12-year low in bankruptcy filings this year, major U.S. law firms are starting to beef up their ranks of restructuring attorneys in anticipation of heavier case

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  • January 16, 2008 | Law.com

    Justices Skeptical of Patent-Holders' Claim

    In a closely watched case that may determine how far companies can go when demanding fees for patents they've licensed, several Supreme Court justices Wednesday seemed open to limiting p

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  • February 2, 2009 | Bloomberg

    Bankruptcy lawyers seeking $18.50/minute

    Lawyers at Kirkland & Ellis, home to former Whitewater prosecutor Ken Starr, are asking as much as $1,110 an hour for bankruptcy work while creditors are recovering less of their loans th

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  • December 10, 2007 | Legal Times

    Lawyers Vie in Trivia Contest

    Last week at Kirkland & Ellis' D.C. office, law firms engaged in a battle of who knows the most about nothing much in particular. The first annual Lawyers for Literacy Trivia Night raise

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  • September 17, 2009 | New York Law Journal

    New Deals

    Dewey, Sidley, Sullivan, Simpson Tapped in eBay Sale of Skype Online auction site eBay Inc. has signed a definitive agreement to sell 65 percent of its

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  • July 15, 2013 | National Law Journal

    Microsoft Sues Feds Over Motorola Imports

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  • April 18, 2011 | Law.com Corporate

    2011 APPELLATE HOT LIST

    AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD Akin Gump's 21-member team is led by Patricia Millett, a former assistant solicitor general, former appeals judges William Norris and Murr

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  • August 14, 2007 | National Law Journal

    ABA Discourages Mandatory Retirement

    The American Bar Association is calling on law firms to abandon their mandatory retirement policies.In a vote on Aug. 13 by the ABA's House of Delegates at its annual meeting in San Fr

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