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July 11, 2011 |

K STREET MONITOR

3 minute read
November 27, 2007 |

Mortgage failures could create nightmare situation

When Domenico Colombo saw that his monthly mortgage payment was about to balloon by 30 percent, he had a clear picture of how bad it could get.His payment was scheduled to surge by an extra $1,500 in December. With his daughter headed to college next fall and tuition to be paid, he feared ending up like so many neighbors in Ft.
9 minute read
December 07, 2010 |

Tweeting rules leave brokers with little to say

Social media sites such as LinkedIn and Twitter are redefining the way businesses reach their customers. Securities firms are largely absent from the revolution. Regulators and company rules at brokerages have slowed the adoption of social media by the financial services industry, said Margaret Paradis, a New York-based partner at law firm Baker McKenzie who advises brokers and fund managers.
5 minute read
November 13, 2000 |

From Firm to Dot-Com and Back Again

In-house lawyers are reconsidering their jump from firms to high-flying startups now that stock market contractions have slowed or squelched company growth plans. California firms such as Morrison & Foerster are welcoming back their prodigal lawyers and have also experienced drops in attrition rates, with Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison's attrition rate dropping from 22 percent last year to about 13 percent this year.
3 minute read
May 24, 2013 |

Investment Banker's Rise Started On Janitor's Salary

Jane Gladstone of Evercore Partners made her career by knowing details of how swaps trade or what the requirement to clear transactions means for the investment banking industry.
7 minute read
February 27, 2006 |

Woman Left Brain Damaged Due to Medication Overdose Wins $8.35M

Large settlements and verdicts in New Jersey.
6 minute read
June 19, 2006 |

Jury Awards $4 Million for Failure To Timely Diagnose Artery Disease

Large settlements and verdicts in New Jersey.
6 minute read
January 13, 2009 |

CEO may be rethinking BofA's 'crown jewel'

When Kenneth Lewis, chief executive officer of Bank of America Corp., unveiled the acquisition of Merrill Lynch Co. on Sept. 15, he called its 16,000-strong brokerage group the firm's "crown jewel." Only a month later, the brokers were rebelling against their new parent. Members of the Thundering Herd were steamed over the Bank of America employment contract they were asked to sign.
23 minute read
February 01, 2005 |

Bingham McCutchen Builds on Merger Strategy

A series of mergers have brought Bingham McCutchen geographic diversity, a smart blend of practices and a seemingly unquenchable thirst for more. The firm seems blessedly free of some illusions: It's not Cravath, Swaine & Moore and doesn't aim to be. But its partners, and especially its leader, are determined to keep climbing the ladder. The goal, in Chairman Jay Zimmerman's words: "To become the best national firm in five to seven years." If they don't get there, it won't be for lack of trying.
20 minute read

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