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The 2010 Lateral Report
Company Town
When The Am Law 200 shed 15 percent of their Charlotte lawyers, it wasn't just business, it was personal.
(Pictured here: McGuire Woods's John Fennebresque, left, with partner Scott Vaughn.)

The Firms
Ruden McClosky: "We're Not Dissolving"
The firm has lost more than 50 lawyers since early last year, including dozens to Adams and Reese. But rumors of its demise are false, the firm says.
Posted by Zach Lowe | Comments
The Work
The Lehman Examiner's Report Will Not Be Public...For Now
A 2,200-page report compiled by Jenner & Block chairman Anton Valukas, court-appointed examiner in the Lehman Brothers bankruptcy, is under seal. But that could change before a scheduled bankruptcy court hearing early next month.
Posted by Brian Baxter | Comments
The Score
THE AM LAW 100: Litigation, IP Prop up Perkins in 2009
Perkins Coie reported a modest revenue increase of 2.06 percent in 2009, while profits per equity partner declined a quarter of a percentage point at the Seattle-based firm. Work in litigation and IP, as well as cost cutting measures, were key to the firm's flat financial performance.
Posted by Drew Combs | Comments
The Work
Cravath Calls Airgas's Claims a Bunch of Hot Air
Lawyers representing Cravath, Swaine & Moore have denied that the firm breached its fiduciary duty to industrial gas producer Airgas by representing rival Air Products on a $5.1 billion takeover offer for the company.
Posted by Brian Baxter | Comments
The Work
The "Amateur" Sports Chronicles: An Academic and Olympian Look at Sports and the Law
We talk to an O'Melveny partner who carried the Olympic torch on Monday in British Columbia and examine some of the thorniest legal issues college athletics.
Posted by Zach Lowe | Comments
The Score
THE AM LAW 100: At Buchanan, Revenue Down, PPP Up
The Pittsburgh-based firm posted a 3 percent dip in revenue and a 10 percent drop in the number of full-time equivalent lawyers for the second year running.
Posted by Julie Triedman | Comments
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