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The Corporate Deferred: Associates Who Took a Different Path

Not all deferred associates took a public interest law job or used their stipends to travel the world. Some were determined to find work in the corporate world--and a few persistent ones pulled it off.

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The Scandalous Chronicles: A Quick (and Ugly) Look at Sports and the Law

Two polarizing sports figures made legal news this week in cases that tread into very uncomfortable areas.


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The Churn: Lateral Moves and Promotions in The Am Law 200

Crowell & Moring gets three in L.A., Eckert Seamans takes two from Dechert, and Squire Sanders has a new chair. Plus: moves to Anderson Kill, Baker & Daniels, Barnes & Thornburg, Greenberg Traurig, Hogan & Hartson, and Sheppard Mullin. The Churn is constant. Send your news to amlawdaily@alm.com.


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BofA: The Waiver Holds True

Bank of America is confident its limited attorney-client privilege waiver is, in fact, limited.


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McDonald's Settles Another "David v. Goliath" Suit

A family-owned hamburger joint has settled a suit accusing McDonald's of violating trademark law by using its "Who's Your Patty?" slogan in marketing the new McDonald's Angus beef burger.


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S&C, Ropes & Gray Work Biggest LBO This Year

TPG Capital teamed up with the Canadian Pension Plan to buy market research company IMS Health for $5.2 billion. Lawyers on the deal say it's another indicator that credit markets are starting to thaw. 


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Legal Side Show Forces Touchy Questions in Prop 8 Case

A conservative group wants to intervene in the federal case against California's ban on gay marriage, claiming the lawyers arguing in favor of Prop 8 aren't doing a good enough job.


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Sidebar: A Preview of the Supreme Court's New Term

Lauren Goldman of Mayer Brown speaks to the Litigation Daily about the Supreme Court's new term.

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