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November 09, 2011 |

Wealthy qualifying for loans intended for low-income borrowers

Colorado's San Miguel County is known as a winter playground with world-class skiing and mountain vistas, a place where homes can sell for millions of dollars.
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January 23, 2013 |

What's Behind the Chancery Court's New Rule 5.1

On January 1, Court of Chancery Rule 5.1 became effective, replacing the now-deleted Rule 5(g). The adoption of Rule 5.1 represents a fundamental change to most aspects of the handling of confidential filings in the Court of Chancery. As with any rule, the drafters attempted to craft the rule to account for almost all situations, cognizant of the fact that application of the rule likely would reveal unintended consequences that would need to be addressed in the future. Until the court has sufficient information to determine whether any amendments are necessary, an understanding of the purpose behind certain of the changes in the handling of confidential filings may help bridge any unintended gaps. While the factors listed below are by no means exhaustive, the key tenets behind Rule 5.1 should provide some guidance in uncertain situations.
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August 26, 2009 |

The humanizing effect of BBQ

Lying on his living room floor staring into the flames, Harvard professor Richard Wrangham was thinking about the next morning's lecture on evolution when he had his "Eureka" moment. In his book, "Catching Fire: How Cooking Made Us Human," Wrangham argues that it was not agriculture, tools or meat eating that led to the rise of human beings.
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March 01, 2004 |

Bank Mergers May Get a Smooth Ride

Bank mergers in the mid-1990s faced intense scrutiny from federal regulators. But bankers may find smooth sailing as they prepare to push a new round of megadeals.
7 minute read
April 07, 2000 |

Unfavorable Decision? Let Congress Help

The U.S. International Trade Commission is coming under fire from legislators who contend the agency is inordinately favoring foreign-owned companies over U.S. firms. The criticism reflects the growing attentiveness by members of Congress to issues important to high-tech companies that land before the ITC. It also reflects successful lobbying efforts on the part of technology companies.
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November 08, 2011 |

Brief of the Week: Taking another crack at affirmative action

Twenty-five years ago, Stuart Taylor Jr. wrote about the Supreme Court for The New York Times. Now, Taylor is writing to the Supreme Court, in the form of a potentially important amicus curiae brief filed in the looming affirmative action case of University of Texas v. Fisher.
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November 27, 2000 |

Web Site Tries to Net Pro Bono Volunteers

A new Web site makes it quick and easy for busy San Francisco Bay Area attorneys to volunteer for pro bono work. Recent studies show that lawyers are slipping in their pro bono commitments as pressure increases to bill more hours. "More than ever, we must make pro bono work efficient and accessible for Bay Area lawyers," says Tanya Neiman, of the San Francisco bar.
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Goldman's Tourr� Urges Court to Invoke Hague Convention in SEC Case
Publication Date: 2010-12-03
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Fabrice Tourr�'s defense lawyer, Pamela Chepiga of Allen & Overy, seeks discovery from German bank IKB to show that the alleged bank victim was actually a sophisticated investor who understood the risks of the ABACUS investment.

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