• October 22, 2003 | New York Law Journal

    Newsbriefs

    Report: Judges Should Refer Warring Parents to ProgramsA 19-member panel appointed by Chief Judge Judith S. Kaye has released a report urging judges handling custody disputes to

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  • June 16, 2004 | Alm

    5th Circuit Considers Insuring for Punitive Damages

    While the Texas Supreme Court has yet to address the issue, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments last Wednesday in a case that could determine whether insuring for punitive da

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  • September 6, 2002 | The Recorder

    Past Attorney in Sex Harass Case Wants Share of Fees

    The California Supreme Court appeared unlikely Thursday to veer from the rule that clients must sign off on fee-splitting agreements between attorneys. That means a lawyer who worked briefly o

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  • October 19, 2009 | National Law Journal

    DOJ Outlines Changes After Backlash Over Handling of Stevens Case

    Under fire for its handling of the criminal case against former Sen. Ted Stevens, the Justice Departm

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  • March 9, 2005 | National Law Journal

    Want to Poach Associates? Good Luck

    Amid an improved economy and an apparent upturn in lateral hiring, some law firms are trying to shield their associates from the wiles of recruiters offering richer rewards. Some firm

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  • March 21, 2005 | The Recorder

    On the Move

    San FranciscoSteefel, Levitt & Weiss has announced that Charlotte Ito, Mauricio Beugelman David Nemecek Jr. have joined the firm's busines

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  • March 22, 2007 | The Recorder

    Firms Predict More Work, Less Equity

    Although law firm leaders at a recent conference publicly pooh-poohed predictions that industry profitability would stumble, in a new survey they say increasing expenses will cut into their bottom

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  • July 9, 2010 | The Recorder

    On the Move

    SAN FRANCISCO Sidley has named Sharon Flanagan the managing partner of the firm's San

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  • July 22, 2008 | The American Lawyer

    More Power to Boies Client In Contract Dispute

    Boies, Schiller & Flexner client FPL Energy Point Beach received some good news last week when Wisconsin federal district court judge Barbara Crabb awarded it summary judgment in a contract disput

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  • April 11, 2001 | The Recorder

    Power Shift

    When Joshua Lipp was a young litigation associate at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, he befriended partner Aaron Alter through the firm's lunchtime jogging community and in 1996 convince

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