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EEOC Dealt Another Loss in Discrimination Suit
Publication Date: 2013-08-09
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A district court judge in Maryland has tossed an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission lawsuit against Freeman Companies that accused the event services company of discriminating against minorities and males. Freeman was represented by Akin Gump.

Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Gets Second Chance in First Ruling to Address Law's Anti-Retaliation Provisions
Publication Date: 2011-05-09
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Manhattan federal district court judge Leonard Sand ruled that a former TradingScreen employee could beat back the company's motion to dismiss his whistleblower suit if he amended his complaint to plead that investigators at Latham & Watkins had passed his allegations on to the SEC.

December 22, 2006 |

Accolades

For the first time in its 18-year history, the Mexican Bar Association has bestowed its National Jurisprudence Prize to a foreigner - Donald Francis Donovan. A litigation partner at Debevoise & Plimpton, Mr. Donovan was honored in Mexico City on Dec. 7 for his pro bono work in international arbitration and human rights - and especially for his representation of Mexican nationals on death row in U.S. prisons.
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Supreme Court Rejects Federal Injunction; Rules Baycol Class Action May Proceed in State Court
Publication Date: 2011-06-16
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It's a sweet victory for plaintiffs suing Bayer over its discontinued cholesterol drug--and for the West Virginia lawyer who faced off against Bartlit Beck to win a 9-0 ruling in his first Supreme Court appearance. The ruling could encourage a "whack-a-mole" approach by plaintiffs lawyers seeking favorable jurisdictions for class actions, one defense lawyer warned.

January 18, 2007 |

Canam's GC Is a Man of Steel

Ron Peppe works as the GC, corporate secretary and chief compliance officer of Canadian company Canam Steel, but he's based in Point of Rocks, Md., which he describes as "very pretty -- two churches, two liquor stores and us." While that may make Canam sound small-town, it's actually a wide-ranging international operation, with engineers in North America as well as Romania and India, and joint ventures in Russia and Dubai. Peppe finds employment issues, rather than big contracts, the toughest to handle.
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Wage and Hour Update: FedEx Wins 'Windfall' Ruling in MDL Against Drivers; Costco Loses Attempt to Block Certification in 'Lockdown' Class Action
Publication Date: 2010-12-15
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The U.S. Supreme Court isn't the only place where jurists are grappling with the tough issues provoked by employment class actions. In a pair of major rulings in the last few days, two federal district courts have come to very different conclusions about purported wage and hour classes.

July 11, 2000 |

Into the Woods

Is J. Kent Friedman leading a life of contradictions? The former Houston attorney devoted his energy to the not-rich and unpopular. He's been described as a famously nice guy. Now he's defending MAXXAM Inc. -- aka The Pacific Lumber Company -- enemy of environmentalists such as Julia "Butterfly" Hill, who lived in a tree for two years in protest. What gives? "...I'm a capitalist," says Friedman.
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February 22, 2007 |

Growing Law Firms Relocate to Prime N.Y. Real Estate

Primarily for small and midsized non-New York City-based firms in need of bigger and more customized office space, the trend to move westward in Manhattan continues. Real estate brokers attribute this change to the fact that West Side buildings are newer and allow for more flexible development of office space than most Midtown East Side properties. Relocation can even save a law firm money, such as with Duane Morris, whose new 81,000-square-foot will have an art gallery, says Chairman Sheldon Bonovitz.
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February 01, 2006 |

Coast to Coast

Creative work for clients helps Morgan, Lewis expand its practice across the country.
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June 01, 2004 |

Inside Out

Roundtable participant said it best. Litigation is a destructive process. A clear winner rarely emerges, but if the battle lasts long enough, there are all sorts of losses. Litigation diverts management's time from running the company. It exposes dirty laundry, and it's costly. IP litigation in particular pulls scientists and engineers out of the lab and off the bench to teach lawyers the technology in dispute.
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