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April 27, 2005 |

Shareholders' Claims Against WorldCom Fail

In another ruling arising from the 2002 WorldCom bankruptcy, Southern District of New York Bankruptcy Judge Arthur Gonzalez has turned down plaintiff shareholders' claims against the company's former directors. What sets this decision apart is the judge's exploration of exactly what constitutes a derivative action and how it differs from a direct action.
3 minute read
July 21, 2006 |

In Brief

3 Attorneys Trapped in Lebanon Evacuated ... N.Y. Trial Lawyers Say New Ad Rules Overdue.
3 minute read
March 14, 2003 |

Treatment patent type disallowed

6 minute read
October 03, 2001 |

Aid Groups May Be Weapon in Terrorism Fight

In the war against terrorism, an idea that dates back to the Marshall Plan seems new again: Using humanitarian aid to foster democratic ideals in volatile regions can be a powerful weapon. "Part of the need right now is to strengthen governments," says Jim Bishop, director of disaster response at InterAction, a Washington, D.C.-based coalition of 165 humanitarian organizations.
6 minute read
September 01, 2011 |

Solidly Pro-Choice

BlackBerry or iPhone? What about Android? Associates want it all, and at some firms, they're getting it.
5 minute read
September 13, 1999 |

Merger Movement Picks Up Pace

It's not exactly Viacom and CBS, but two D.C. law firms had big merger announcements of their own last week. Howrey & Simon is joining forces with Houston-based IP specialists Arnold, White & Durkee to form an as-yet-unnamed 470-lawyer firm, while Venable is picking up D.C.'s 50-lawyer Tucker Flyer, helping shift the firm's center of gravity to the District. While law firm consolidation has been in full swing for several years, news of these mergers resonated sharply in the Washington legal community.
8 minute read
April 05, 2000 |

Reality of Giant Raises Hits Home

7 minute read
May 10, 1999 |

Health Law Boom

When attorney General Janet Reno announced in 1993 that the Department of Justice was making health care fraud its top priority after violent crime, she triggered a mini-revolution. At many firms, health care compliance and defense practices have grown dramatically, and firm revenues have increased as a result.
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December 02, 2005 |

Accolades

For outstanding pro bono business counsel given to nonprofit organizations, the Lawyers Alliance for New York presented its annual Cornerstone Awards to Proskauer Rose and Shearman & Sterling, nine individual attorneys and a Columbia Law School professor during a reception last month at the Colgate-Palmolive headquarters on Park Avenue.
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March 18, 2003 |

Judge Finds Method-of-Treatment Patent Invalid

A high-stakes patent case in New York may sharply curtail the use of a controversial type of biotech patent, significantly affecting the research, sales and patent rights of universities, biotechnology firms and drug companies. The University of Rochester alleges that several drug giants' manufacture and sale of two best-selling painkillers, Celebrex and Bextra, infringes upon the university's patented pathway to reduce pain.
6 minute read

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