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November 09, 2006 |

BP Explosion Plaintiff's Unsettling Suit Atypical in Mass Tort Litigation

The first trial stemming from a fatal explosion at the BP refinery in Texas City, Texas, kicks off next week, but the verdict in the suit won't set a market rate for settlements, which is what typically happens in mass tort suits. Instead, the trial may help Eva Rowe, whose parents were killed in the explosion, force BP and other energy companies to improve safety practices at refineries. Rowe's attorney, plaintiffs lawyer Brent Coon, says Rowe also wants BP to make public all documents in the litigation.
12 minute read
February 22, 2010 |

Comforter

Profile of Cynthia Carr, general counsel for Save the Children U.S.
5 minute read
September 13, 2010 |

The Churn: Lateral Moves and Promotions in The Am Law 200

A former U.S. ambassador to Australia and Japan is now with Akin Gump; two partners return to Foley & Lardner after running their own boutique in Palo Alto; and Sidley Austin finds a new global coordinator for its international arbitration practice.
6 minute read
October 20, 2009 |

New Enforcement Chief Aims to Restore Confidence in SEC

As the top cop at the Securities and Exchange Commission, Robert Khuzami has spent his first six months as the director of the Division of Enforcement tackling a cleanup of major proportions. He's undertaken what many call the most sweeping changes of the division in 30 years. Under intense scrutiny from Congress and the SEC's own inspector general, the agency has come to a watershed moment. But change isn't easy, with staff reporting insecurity and doubt as they struggle to find their place in the new regime.
13 minute read
August 22, 2005 |

On the Record With Curtis Schehr of Anteon

Curtis Schehr is senior vice president, general counsel and secretary of Anteon International Corp., a systems integrator providing information technology and engineering services to federal government agencies and international customers. In this Q&A, Schehr discusses Anteon's workings, the challenges and pleasures of his job, increased opportunities stemming from new government requirements and the pursuit of a "Team Anteon" environment.
6 minute read
September 25, 2000 |

Insurers Plead for Oversight

It's not often that a vast and powerful industry comes before Congress and asks to be regulated, but some of the biggest players in the insurance world are doing just that. Equally unheard of in a time when politicians seem more interested in dismantling agencies than creating them, some insurance industry representatives are calling for the formation of an all-new federal body to handle the job.
6 minute read
March 28, 2006 |

Advising the Government

Manik Rath is vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary of McLean, Va.-based LMI, a nonprofit strategic consulting company that advises the government in areas such as procurement and logistics. Although the company has more than 700 employees, Rath has just one other attorney in his legal department. Rath considers the most significant legal issues he faces to be regulatory ones involving adherence to corporate governance and federal contracting standards.
6 minute read
October 24, 2002 |

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June 19, 2007 |

AT&T In-House Lawyer Faces Suspension After Domestic Assault

After being convicted of assaulting his wife in an attack that dislocated her shoulder, attorney Peter H. Jacoby received a slap on the wrist from the Supreme Court of New Jersey, which ordered only a public censure. It might not go so easy for Jacoby in Washington, D.C., where he is also licensed and where he works as an in-house lawyer for AT&T specializing in federal communications. The D.C. Board on Professional Responsibility has recommended that Jacoby be suspended from practicing law for 60 days.
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