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September 15, 2006 |

Hunton & Williams Launches Office in Los Angeles

Richmond, Va.-based Hunton & Williams is launching a Los Angeles office by swallowing the majority of what was formerly trial boutique O'Donnell & Mortimer, a union spurred by shared client Pfizer Inc. "You cannot be a truly national firm unless you have a significant presence in California," said managing partner Walfrido Martinez. "Our hope is to build a strong presence in California, starting in Los Angeles and hopefully moving up the state." The L.A. location is the 850-lawyer firm's 18th office.
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January 26, 2001 |

The Feds Come to Fox for Intelligence

Fairfax, Va.-based BTG Inc. began in 1982 with 15 employees as a company providing computer and technical assistance for defense and intelligence information systems. Today, BTG' s General Counsel Deborah Fox handles the legal affairs of a company with more than 1,600 employees in 19 offices nationwide, and a roster of clients that includes the U.S. Army, the Office of Naval Intelligence and the National Security Agency.
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October 19, 2012 |

Protecting Your Brand and Image with a Well-Built Morals Clause

Endorsement agreements between companies and celebrities or athletes like Lance Armstrong can be high-risk, high-reward propositions. Cue the morals clause.
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April 11, 2007 |

State Is Pre-empted in Railroad Employee's Lawsuit Over Fatal Asbestos Exposure

The family of a Long Island Railroad employee who claimed he contracted a fatal illness from inhaling asbestos dust on the job cannot seek compensation in state court, Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Helen E. Freedman has ruled. Freedman granted summary judgment for American Standard and its Westinghouse Air Brake division, finding that the state common-law claims were pre-empted by federal law. The family's attorney said the federal laws are not being used as intended, to give manufacturers immunity.
3 minute read
April 23, 2007 |

Chart: Diversity Scorecard 2007

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November 15, 2000 |

Antitrust Furor for Smithfield's IBP Offer

Smithfield Foods Inc.'s unsolicited $4.1 billion bid for meat-packer IBP Inc. is eliciting howls of protest from farm and antitrust advocates. Efforts in Congress to crack down on agribusiness mergers include one bill giving the U.S. Department of Agriculture power to block mergers and another bill imposing daily fines on companies that complete anticompetitive deals.
5 minute read
March 21, 2005 |

Justice Deferred: DOJ Gets Companies to Turn Snitch

The Justice Department is making greater use of deferred prosecutions � formally endorsed by Larry Thompson when he was deputy attorney general � as a way of getting companies to clean up their acts without being forced out of business.
8 minute read
September 14, 2010 |

High Court Could Melt Climate Change Cases

Perched on an Alaskan barrier island, the village of Kivalina faces imminent destruction because of melting sea ice.
8 minute read
October 01, 2010 |

Monthly Lateral Report

The latest lateral moves.
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