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October 11, 2002 |

WorldCom Bankruptcy

3 minute read
October 24, 2002 |

Univision Communications Hispanic Broadcasting

3 minute read
January 14, 2002 |

Outside Counsel

I n a September 1998 speech at New York University, former SEC Chairman Arthur Levitt announced a crackdown on accounting fraud. In his speech, Chairman Levitt criticized what he described as a "game of nods and winks" practiced by managers, auditors, and analysts who operate in a "gray area where the accounting is being perverted." The result of this "game," according to Chairman Levitt, was an environment where "integrity in financial reporting is under stress" and, in some instances, "earnings reports re
12 minute read
September 27, 1999 |

Running Interference for BONY

When Bank of New York President Thomas Renyi testified in front of the House Banking and Financial Services Committee last week about his company's role in an alleged money-laundering scheme by the Russian mafia, he was not on his own. On the benches directly behind him sat a team of lobbyists, lawyers, and public relations advisers. A congressional hearing may not have the legal impact of a trial, but its effects can bring damaging public relations to a company and unwelcome legislation to an industry.
6 minute read
January 21, 2000 |

Beyond the Valley: Who's Winning the Tech-Law Biz?

There are many ways to spot which hi-tech regions are the hottest challengers to the dominance of Silicon Valley. You can rank them by the amount of venture capital, or by the growth of tech jobs -- or you can track where the technology lawyers are flocking. Northern Virginia is the clear leader by the latter. A close second is New York's Silicon Alley, which has become a magnet for firms with established technology practices in Silicon Valley, Boston and Texas.
10 minute read
December 27, 2001 |

Midsize Goodbyes

A lot of midsize Texas firms bit the dust in 2001, with a number of venerable names disappearing from the landscape either through merger or a breakup. The remarkable change could simply be the result of the natural ebb and flow of the Texas legal market, but because of this wave of consolidation, many clients will find they have fewer choices when they want to hire a firm, and law school graduates fewer opportunities.
8 minute read
April 17, 2000 |

BIO Grows a Presence on the Hill

As biotechnology issues erupt inside the Beltway and beyond, the trade association known as BIO is increasingly under the microscope. The controversy surrounding the development of the human DNA map, congressional inquiries into gene therapy experiments, and concerns about genetically modified foods has spurred business for the 7-year-old Biotechnology Industry.
8 minute read
April 19, 1999 |

Lobby Talk: Taking on Fannie Mae

Lobbyists from four of Washington, D.C.'s elite advocacy outfits are preparing to take on the town bullies of the lobby world, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, in what promises to be one of the biggest and messiest political brawls of the next few years. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are renowned for using high-pressure lobbying tactics to fend off regulation and maintain the special status that has helped them grow into two of the nation's largest financial institutions.
7 minute read
January 06, 2003 |

Civil Actions

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April 23, 2007 |

Chart: Diversity Scorecard 2007

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