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December 15, 2009 |

Hogan and Lovells partners approve merger

Partners at Hogan & Hartson and Lovells signed off on their megamerger in separate votes that ended at midnight on Monday. The move is one of the last big hurdles before the two firms officially set up shop, which is planned for May 1.
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December 10, 2012 |

INADMISSIBLE

DOJ smoked in tobacco appeal; fraud and Brown; Stokes retires; 'stache for cash; confirmations, finally; and Dole but no dice in this week's column.
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May 27, 2003 |

PHILADELPHIA BAR ASSOCIATION CHARITY RUN

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September 21, 2007 |

U.S. Firms in London Say They're More Merger-Minded

Legal Week's annual survey of U.S. firms in London reveals that 47 percent of respondents would consider a merger with a U.K. firm, up from 39 percent last year and just 29 percent in 2005. The trend may signal that firms realize how hard it is to grow organically in the London legal market, which by some measures is now the most costly in which to operate worldwide. Putting additional pressure on U.S. firms: the weak dollar and the related disadvantage in attracting heavy-hitting London partners.
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February 21, 2007 |

$3 Million Verdict Reached In Hormone Therapy Case

A city jury has reached a $3 million compensatory damages verdict in the re-trial of the Philadelphia Complex Litigation Center�s first hormone therapy case.
5 minute read
October 14, 2003 |

Newsbriefs

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December 12, 2007 |

Newsbriefs

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Ninth Circuit Hands Securities Plaintiffs One Mixed Bag, One Loss
Publication Date: 2013-01-02
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The chief judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit handed plaintiffs securities lawyers a partial victory Wednesday, while one of his protégés handed them a flat-out defeat.

November 25, 2009 |

Lawyer's Advice Merely Bad, Not a Tactical Move, Calif. Court Finds

Sometimes an attorney's bad advice is just bad advice, not shrewd legal strategizing gone awry. That's what California's 6th District Court of Appeal concluded Tuesday when it reversed a trial court judgment and set aside defaults issued against two foreign microchip marketers. The judges rejected the idea that the default was a strategic move by the defendant, or its Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld attorney, Yitai Hu.
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October 27, 2004 |

Courtroom Pulpit

California prosecutor James Brazelton invoked God's will 13 years ago while arguing for the death penalty in a double murder trial. Jurors followed Brazelton's commands and sent Michael Slaughter to death row. Now John Schuck III has renewed objections to Brazelton's statements, calling them "extremely prejudicial." But prosecutors continue to invoke the Bible despite court rulings holding that its invocation violates the accused killer's right to a fair trial.
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