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May 27, 2013 |

The Bankruptcy Files: Big Ideas Go Bust

The Am Law Daily looks at the Am Law 200 firms involved in a diminishing number of notable bankruptcy filings, including those of failed social networking site Bebo, a leading nonprofit for children with psychiatric disorders, and zero-calorie flavored drink Skinny Water.
10 minute read
November 15, 2012 |

Representing Corporate New Jersey

A chart of 145 law firms used most frequently by 37 companies.
11 minute read
November 29, 2005 |

Ruling Clears Way for Payment of Austrian Holocaust Claims

A divided 2nd Circuit has dismissed the last remaining class action for Holocaust-era claims against the Austrian government, setting the stage for the release of $210 million in compensation negotiated in the waning days of the Clinton administration. The majority ordered the dismissal under the political question doctrine of claims against governmental entities brought by a group of Austrian Jews whose property had been seized by the Nazis during World War II.
6 minute read
May 31, 2000 |

The Graying of the Bar

As the baby boomers edge toward retirement age, benefits such as lifetime tenure that were once taken for granted are likely to become relics. In an effort to maintain -- or gain -- footing in a competitive environment, some firms are taking dramatic, highly visible actions that fall hardest on older partners. "They don't have a lot of choices. The ground rules have changed...," said Robert Hillman, a professor at the University of California-Davis School of Law.
13 minute read
November 19, 2003 |

Associate Makes Film About the Exonerated

Marc H. Simon was a student at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law and involved in Barry Scheck's Innocence Project when he realized that the story of exoneration doesn't end when a person is released from prison. The result is "After Innocence: Lives of the Exonerated," a documentary about the lives of five men in the midst of wrenching transitions from prison back into society after being cleared of violent crimes they did not commit.
5 minute read
April 07, 1999 |

NY 'Special Injury' Rule Modernized in Rock & Roll Case

Resurrecting its aging "special injury" rule, New York's highest court held Monday that a lawyer who was sued by CBS in an effort to undermine his representation of a client cannot recover for malicious prosecution under New York law. The final decision in Engel v. CBS Inc. will be up to the 2nd Circuit, which is hearing Los Angeles lawyer Donald Engel's appeal of an order dismissing his malicious prosecution suit against the network.
5 minute read
April 29, 2005 |

Swidler Berlin Gets New Lease on Life

2004 was a tough year for Swidler Berlin. The firm's head count shrank significantly. It tried and failed to merge with both Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe and Dickstein Shapiro Morin & Oshinsky. Key rainmakers in its antitrust and white-collar defense practices and in its Washington, D.C., lobbying subsidiary jumped ship.
5 minute read
April 28, 2005 |

Swidler Gets New Lease on Life

Last year was a tough one for Swidler Berlin. Its head count shrank significantly. It failed to merge with two different firms. Key rainmakers from several practices jumped ship. And on New Year's Eve, virtually all the lawyers in Swidler's Manhattan office bolted to Dechert. So how did Swidler score one of its best financial years ever, with profits per equity partner climbing above $1 million? In part, by capitalizing on its failures and dumping its Chrysler Building space, say knowledgeable sources.
5 minute read

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