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December 01, 2003 |

Final Enron Report Criticizes V&E and Andrews & Kurth

Nearly two years after Enron Corp. filed a Chapter 11 in the wake of a massive drop in its stock price, a bankruptcy examiner's fourth and final report concludes that outside lawyers at Vinson & Elkins and Andrews & Kurth may have been negligent or may have aided and abetted Enron officers in breaching their fiduciary duties to the battered company.
10 minute read
July 27, 2012 |

Latest TARP Report Claims Simpson Overbilled Program

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett has billed the federal government for nearly $100,000 in excess fees for work connected to the Troubled Asset Relief Program, according to a special inspector general's quarterly report. The report also details the TARP-related fees paid to 12 other AmLaw 200 firms.
5 minute read
February 15, 2006 |

Remembrance of Purpose

By Joseph R. Bankoff, Special to the Daily ReportYoung lawyers sometimes ask me why I went to law school. Usually I give the stock answer for those of us who were born in the baby boom and careened through adolescence during the '60s: "At the time, I wanted to improve myself and the world."In truth, when I decided to go to law school, I did not really know what a lawyer was or did.
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February 17, 2006 |

Remembering Why I Went to Law School

Young lawyers often ask seasoned veterans why they went to law school. A common response from baby boomers is, "I wanted to improve the world." In that vein, King & Spalding senior partner Joseph R. Bankoff recalls Atlanta in the '60s, when lawyers from big-name firms were involved in "everything of importance" in the city. "Behind all the projects were lawyers," says Bankoff. "They were the glue holding the big projects together, enabling and finding ways for them to move forward."
4 minute read
June 28, 1999 |

New York Lawyers: Are They That Bad?

They're known to be arrogant, loud and pushy. They frown if you can't keep up with their pace, and look down on you if you're from out of town. Are New York attorneys really that bad? Lawyers from all around the country describe their experiences with their Big Apple counterparts in a National Law Journal survey. Some lawyers still have rankling memories of being condescended to; others admire the way New York lawyers bring energy and excitement to any deal.
6 minute read
March 22, 2013 |

War of the Words: Pleaded vs. Pled

There is a bitter, friend-splitting debate raging among lawyers about whether to use "pleaded" or "pled." Both words get a lot of play in legal writing. We think that it's time for one usage to rule them all — but we disagree about which word to send to the dustbin. Chandler always uses "pled." Boone always uses "pleaded." The gloves are off.
3 minute read
June 14, 1999 |

DuPont Suits Surface Again

Today, plaintiffs in Fuku-Bonsai v. DuPont, 98-15429, will argue before the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals that the general releases they signed when they settled do not preclude them from suing DuPont for fraud and racketeering. For years, DuPont maintained that its fungicide Benlate was not contaminated with an herbicide. In 1994, a San Francisco attorney made a startling discovery that has resulted in scores of Benlate-related suits that may blow up the previously reached settlements.
4 minute read
November 16, 2009 |

On the Move

A weekly report of lawyer moves and law firm changes. Keep abreast of where movers and shakers are going and what they're doing.
4 minute read
July 13, 2001 |

Legal Moves

This week's Legal Moves tracks 10 new partners at Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll and three new partners at Kelley Drye & Warren. Also, Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering welcomes to its litigation group Seth P. Waxman, former solicitor general of the United States, and David W. Ogden, former assistant attorney general for the civil division of the U.S. Department of Justice.
4 minute read
February 01, 2007 |

PRO BONO SCORECARD 2007: Scoring the Firms

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