• August 4, 2000 | The American Lawyer

    Patent Pennie

    This is a story of three clients, six firms, and multiple alleged conflicts of interest. In other words, says one lawyer close to the situation, "really a mess."The imbroglio began wh

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  • April 30, 2012 | National Law Journal

    INADMISSIBLE

    MILLETT SETS RECORD WITH 31ST SUPREME CASE Patricia Millett, head of the Supreme Court practice at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, reached a new mile

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  • January 14, 2013 | National Law Journal

    A 'can-do' attitude

    During his 22 years as clerk of the U.S. Supreme Court, William Suter has always been more than just a clerk in the bureaucratic sense. He has been the court's goodwill ambassador to the lega

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  • July 12, 2013 | The American Lawyer

    The Churn: Lateral Moves in The Am Law 200

    Jackson Lewis has expanded its workplace safety and health practice by hiring seven new partners in Washington, D.C., and Denver. Six of the new partners come from Patton Boggs

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  • October 8, 2003 | Legal Times

    'Political Thicket' Ahead for U.S. High Court

    Tony Mauro [email protected] A year ago, the U.S. Supreme Court opened its term on a relatively quiet note, with few blockbuster cases on its docket. Then ca

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  • April 8, 2013 | National Law Journal

    Disaster-proof

    COMPANY PROFILEIf a headline-grabbing global disaster of natural or man-made origin happens, chances are good that Torus Insurance Holdings Ltd. has insu

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  • January 19, 2007 | Legal Times

    Brennan Biography Back on Track

    WASHINGTON � The long-awaited authorized biography of the late Justice William Brennan Jr. is back on track.Biographer Stephen Wermiel, associate professor at American University's Was

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  • October 2, 2006 | Legal Times

    Job Tracker

    JOB TRACKER"Job Tracker" is a roundup of the latest job changes in the lobbying world, from turns of the revolving door to moves between firms. Send information about new hires

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  • November 18, 2009 | National Law Journal

    Sotomayor emerges as tough questioner

    Bryan Stevenson, a superhero in the pantheon of the liberal public interest bar, was standing before the U.S. Supreme Court on Nov. 9, arguing against life in prison without parole for juveni

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  • January 18, 2005 | New York Law Journal

    Big Law Firms Addressing Needs of Sexual Minorities

    Slightly more than 2 percent of the lawyers at 23 of New York City's largest firms identify themselves as being lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender, according to a New York County Lawyers' A

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