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July 10, 2006 |

Winston Hires Energetic Trio From White & Case

Winston & Strawn has hired three energy partners -- Jerry Bloom, Joseph Karp and Lisa Cottle -- from White & Case's now-closed San Francisco office. The group was in demand as firms bulk up their West Coast presence due to the region's demand for power: Investors are looking into power plants, and California has a reputation as a haven for alternative power generation. While there has always been interest in California, Bloom says, there is "a renewed vigor" because of the war in Iraq and the fuel shortage.
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February 08, 2006 |

2nd Circuit Rejects Morgan Stanley Investor's Late Suit

The 2nd Circuit has ruled that a plaintiff waited too long to file a complaint that a conflict of interest by Morgan Stanley analysts damaged his stock investment. The federal appeals court upheld the suit's dismissal on the grounds that the investor was on "inquiry" notice of the alleged conflict more than a year before he filed suit, based on such "storm warnings" as an article in Fortune magazine.
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October 10, 2008 |

Former Gen Re Lawyer Could Face Life in Prison

Robert Graham, a former senior lawyer at General Re Corp., faces life in prison for doing what his defense attorney calls a "few hours work" on a fraudulent deal. Prosecutors want to sentence Graham to a "substantial" term -- up to 230 years behind bars -- because more than 250 American International Group investors lost at least $544 million from the fake deal with Gen Re. The defendants have countered with an expert who maintains that there was zero loss and no victims.
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July 07, 2006 |

Winston Hires Energetic Trio

After attracting at least two dozen firms, a trio of energy lawyers from White & Case's now defunct San Francisco office landed at Winston & Strawn. Looks like the lights are back on for energy practices.
4 minute read
October 28, 2002 |

Good Faith in Pennsylvania

The scenario is a familiar one. A prospective buyer of real estate or corporate assets reaches agreement in principle with the seller on the general terms of the transaction. The parties memorialize their understanding in a letter of intent. Before the pa
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April 14, 2003 |

Verdicts

On Feb. 21, a Bastrop jury set damages at $2 million for the family of Charles Bryant Scurlock II of Round Rock, who collapsed and died after a two-mile physical fitness run, as alleged in the plaintiffs' petition. A $10 million settlement averted a trial set to begin on March 31 in a wrongful-death suit filed on behalf of a 9-year-old Houston girl who died in a car accident with a METRO bus in May 2001.
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September 01, 2003 |

The Best Assessments

Ecent U.S. Supreme Court rulings on the importance of diversity and the ways that it can be achieved with affirmative action programs have moved applicant testing back to the center of the human resources radar screen. But this renewed interest in testing creates a dilemma for many employers. On the one hand, they want to achieve a diverse workforce. On the other, they are concerned that the use of tests may invite legal challenges since minority applicants often fail such tests at higher rates. Many employ
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July 11, 2006 |

Energy Partners in High Demand

After White & Case announced in February it would be closing its San Francisco office, at least two-dozen law firms solicited energy partners Jerry Bloom, Joseph Karp and Lisa Cottle.
4 minute read
July 07, 2005 |

Be Adroit With UNIDROIT

In response to the need for a unifying set of legal principles under which private companies may conduct business with confidence, the member countries of UNIDROIT, The International Institute for the Unification of Private Law, currently offer a set of uniform principles that may govern private commercial transactions. UNIDROIT operates as an independent intergovernmental organization whose purpose is to modernize, balance and coordinate international commercial law among the member nations.
7 minute read
August 04, 2003 |

A Pro-Employee Trend

From a Supreme Court term marked by a breathtaking string of victories for advocates of liberal causes emerged a trio of employment decisions that strengthened the ability of employees to bring claims of discrimination against employers.
9 minute read

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