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May 04, 2000 |

In-House Counsel: The Myths, Money and 9-to-5 It Aint

Some days when work is done, attorney Susan G. James walks to another part of her office complex and plays the grand piano in her company's recording studio. Her day might have involved hammering out a business plan over lunch in the company dining room where the menu -- created by an on-site chef -- was grilled salmon and key lime pie. Her afternoon might include discussing contract issues with a company film editor, clad in denim. To paraphrase an advertising slogan, this is not your father's law firm.
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September 24, 2001 |

Holding Steady

Should this year's incoming first-year associates be paid more than their counterparts last year, when salaries at some firms rose an incredible 25 percent? No, say most Georgia legal employers, and that's their final answer. Why? Thanks to the economic downturn and the lack of competition in other sectors for fresh legal talent, they don't have to up the ante.
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April 23, 2007 |

Chart: Diversity Scorecard 2007

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May 03, 2012 |

Board Announces Successful Candidates for Feb. Bar Exam

A list of candidates who passed the February 2012 New York state bar exam.
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June 24, 1999 |

Settlement Ends Latest Suit in '96 ValuJet Crash

The family of a Georgia woman killed in the 1996 ValuJet crash has reached a confidential settlement in its wrongful death suit. The settlement came Wednesday after about an hour of opening statements and another hour of negotiations. Nicholas E. Salvatore, the brother of crash victim Pamela J. Gabr, filed the suit as administrator of her estate.
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January 06, 2006 |

The Mass Tort Bonanza That Wasn't

PPA, an ingredient in cold medicine alleged to cause strokes, looked like a mass tort bonanza for plaintiffs lawyers. But it wasn't. Though there are still a few plaintiffs firms with significant PPA caseloads, many others are closing down their PPA dockets, settling the cases for what they can and dismissing the rest. Why the PPA mass tort bust? Defendant drug companies dug in, defying conventional wisdom about the dangerous corporate implications of litigation uncertainty.
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At Trademark Bowl, USC Trojans Beat South Carolina Gamecocks
Publication Date: 2010-01-21
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According to Gibson Dunn's Scott Edelman, client USC and its Trojans mascot are more deserving of the SC mark than South Carolina, which uses "a goofy little chicken" for its logo.

February 25, 2003 |

Georgia Justices Ease Rules for Prosecuting Medicaid Fraud

The Georgia Supreme Court has reversed a pair of lower court rulings that had threatened the state's ability to prosecute millions of dollars in Medicaid fraud. Among 18 other decisions released on Monday, the justices ruled the American Red Cross could not be held liable for distributing blood, which was later given to a patient, that did not conform to its HIV-screening procedures.
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October 03, 2002 |

Georgia GCs Are in the Money

The Fulton County Daily Report examined the pay of 33 GCs at public companies based in Georgia and found Coca-Cola's GC Deval L. Patrick topped the list at $10.35 million. Others didn't fare too badly -- with a median total compensation of $433,411 -- and there's no sign of thinning wallets. Some analysts predict new corporate governance rules will actually push pay even higher.
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Five Years After Chlorine Spill That Kills Nine, DOJ Assesses $4 Million in Fines
Publication Date: 2010-03-09
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Sidley Austin was lead counsel for Norfolk Southern Railway, which operated a tanker that derailed in Graniteville, S.C., in 2005. As part of the deal, the company will also stock 3,000 fish in a local pond.

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