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October 13, 2009 |

Scanning the Future of Google Books

Given the scope, size and audacity of the Google book search deal -- Google stands to emerge as the biggest library and bookseller worldwide -- the controversy isn't a surprise. Lawyers who have studied it find it the most creative use of the class action mechanism they've ever seen.
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October 27, 2003 |

Clifford's Game of Chance

London's Clifford Chance marched into California in June 2002 with a swagger. Ex-Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison chief Tower Snow Jr. said he saw nothing but expansion for his new firm, predicting Clifford Chance would have 100 lawyers in the state by the end of 2002. But 16 months later, momentum has slowed -- and with the economy still weak, every other major firm is looking for big-name laterals to boost their practices.
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September 05, 2002 |

Flex-Time Lawyers: N.Y. Dates & Locations

If you are a New York lawyer who would like to help build a local affiliate of Flex-Time Lawyer, a series of monthly meetings will be held at Manhattan firms. Lawyers are invited to reserve attendance at these brown-bag luncheon sessions. Here are the dates and locations of the New York meetings.
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Fairfield Greenwich Defendants Move to Dismiss Investors' Billion-Dollar Madoff Suit
Publication Date: 2010-01-04
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Hey, they also lost money when they funneled $7 billion to the Ponzi king. Or at least that's what lawyers for the feeder fund defendants are claiming in two new motions to dismiss.

July 31, 2008 |

Associates Survey 2008

Smaller firms often outscore larger ones on our annual survey of midlevel job satisfaction. It may be because a more intimate atmosphere breeds happiness. Maybe it's because associates have more responsibility. Perhaps it's because they have a better chance of making partner. In these charts, firms are grouped roughly according to size. In the first category are firms whose annual gross revenues are too low to qualify for the Am Law 200. These are the smallest firms that took part in our survey. In the second category are Am Law Second Hundred firms?numbers 101-200 on the most recent Am Law 200 survey (July.) In the final category are firms that appear on our most recent Am Law 100 (May) or Global 100 (October 2007) survey. For a full methodology, click here.
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July 07, 2006 |

Mt. McKinley Insurance Co., plaintiffs v. Corning Inc., defendant-respondent

Despite Bankruptcy Case in Pennsylvania, Insurer May Bring Asbestos Exposure Suit in New York Court
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December 02, 2005 |

Accolades

For outstanding pro bono business counsel given to nonprofit organizations, the Lawyers Alliance for New York presented its annual Cornerstone Awards to Proskauer Rose and Shearman & Sterling, nine individual attorneys and a Columbia Law School professor during a reception last month at the Colgate-Palmolive headquarters on Park Avenue.
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Will the Real Robert Khuzami Please Stand Up? A New Profile Asks Whether the Former Prosecutor Has Lived Up to Expectations in His First Year at the SEC
Publication Date: 2010-03-08
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The former prosecutor was brought in to revive the SEC enforcement division at perhaps the lowest moment in the agency's history. Has he succeeded? Not yet, but he's working on it.

October 02, 2008 |

THE GLOBAL 100 2008

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Susan Beck's Summary Judgment: Is Mary Jo White Tough Enough? Here's One Way to Find Out
Publication Date: 2013-01-30
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By tackling the glaring conflict of interest created by a credit rating system beholden to issuers, Obama's pick to lead the SEC could prove she plans to live up to her reputation for toughness.

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