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Touch-Up Job

Dinged by scandal and internal conflict, Mayer Brown tries to freshen up. Will more streamlined management--under new chairman Bert Krueger (photo at left) and managing partner Kenneth Geller--and a new focus on the firm's "global platform" do the trick?

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Another Area of Law That is Booming: Advertising Litigation

Apparently, the bad economy has led companies to be much more litigious about unfavorable claims in competitor ads.


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The Talent

Linklaters Asia Head Leaving for J.P. Morgan

Zili Shao, the managing partner of Linklaters's Asia practice, is leaving for J.P. Morgan after just a few months on the job. The firm has already launched a search for his replacement.


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The Work

Winning over In-House Counsel

Does it always come down to money?


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The Am Law Litigation Daily -- Nov. 23, 2009

In the Vivendi f-cubed trial, former CEO Messier calls fraud allegations against him "infamous lies"; Robert Kelley wins a $300 million verdict against Philip Morris in a record-setting Engle progeny suit; and with a new class action filing against credit ratings agencies, Ohio AG Richard Cordray is strengthening the case that he's the Midwest's answer to Andrew Cuomo.


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Run, Rudy, Run?

Former New York mayor Rudolph Giuliani has been all over the airwaves this week, leading some to speculate that a big political announcement is in the works. Another Bracewell & Giuliani partner did make a major announcement--one his Republican supporters didn't want.


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The Churn

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

Chadbourne takes from Orrick, Baker & Hostetler has one come in, and Winston & Strawn puts out shingles in China. Plus: moves to Baker & Daniels, Bracewell & Giuliani, King & Spalding, Sidley Austin, and Womble Carlyle. The Churn is constant. Send your news to amlawdaily@alm.com.


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Sidebar: Challenges Facing the SEC

Ralph Ferrara of Dewey & LeBoeuf talks to the Litigation Daily about the challenges facing the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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