• October 6, 2009 | The Recorder

    Bingham McCutchen to Adopt 'Merit Lockstep' System

    Bingham McCutchen has joined the ranks of firms that are tweaking their compensation systems, saying Monday it is moving to a "merit lockstep" system that will keep base pay on lockstep b

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  • December 23, 2004 | New York Law Journal

    Vying for Rigas Assets

    The federal government and Adelphia have both laid claim to assets acquired by John Rigas and his son Timothy, members of the founding family of the giant cable company that they were convicte

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  • April 13, 2010 | The Recorder

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    ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTIONApril 16San Jose Appellate ADR — It's Never Too Late To Settle. Registration at 11:30 a.m.,

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  • November 8, 2000 |

    Verdict Nixed for Use of Opinion Testimony

    In a case of first impression, the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the introduction of testimony by four lay witnesses, which stated that plaintiff's mistreatment by her superviso

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  • June 4, 2002 | New York Law Journal

    Mastro Is Appointed

    To Second DepartmentSTATE SUPREME Court Justice William F. Mastro, who sits in Staten Island, is being appointed to the Appellate Division, Second Department.Robert Margol

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  • March 30, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

    DOJ Sting Targeting Foreign Corruption Raises Questions

    Nearly two-dozen executives in the arms-dealing business were in Las Vegas en route to meet a supposed defense minister from Gabon when FBI agents moved in. Twenty-one were arrested, accused of off

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  • October 21, 2002 | Legal Times

    On the Move

    CHADBOURNE & PARKE Merrill Kramer and Adam Wenner have recently joined the D.C. office of Chadbourne & Parke as partners. Both attorneys will be working in

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  • March 30, 2009 | Legal Times

    Whole Foods' Mixed Bag

    As corporate mergers go, the purchase of natural foods grocer Wild Oats by its rival Whole Foods Market looked like small potatoes (organic yellow fingerling, perhaps).

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  • October 19, 2005 | The Recorder

    Gauging Law Firm Growth, DLA Style

    In the 10 months since DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary was formed from a three-way merger, the firm has opened six new offices -- stateside in Raleigh, N.C., and internationally in Frankfurt, Germ

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  • January 28, 2003 | Corporate Counsel

    Rookies Unplugged

    As far as timing goes, these lawyers hit the jackpot -- from hell. They jumped into the general counsel seat just when the economy started to nose-dive. And now many face another gorilla, the

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