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December 01, 2000 |

How the Gore Team Built a 'Virtual Law Firm'

A battalion of lawyers has stepped into Vice President Al Gore's high-stakes fight for Florida's crucial electoral votes and the presidency. Their success or failure may determine who will be the next president. Behind the Democratic scenes, a network of more than 100 attorneys from across the nation have become a "virtual law firm," working around the clock to turn out briefs.
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What Does BofA's $410 Million Bank Overdraft Settlement Mean for Other Defendants in the Ginormous Overdraft MDL?
Publication Date: 2011-02-07
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With class certification briefing due next month, BofA may turn out to have been smart for getting out early from this sweeping MDL, which alleges that more than a dozen banks fleeced their most vulnerable depositors by charging exorbitant overdraft fees.

Securitization Comes (Almost) to Class Action Settlements
Publication Date: 2009-12-21
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Plaintiff merchants in the massive Visa and Mastercard settlements faced a choice: securitizing four more years of settlement payments, or taking a lump sum offer from the credit card companies.

Sidley's Phillips Wins Reversal of Government Bans on Purdue Pharma Executives
Publication Date: 2012-07-30
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Carter Phillips of Sidley Austin didn't get the sweeping ruling he sought in a case involving three former executives of Purdue Frederick Company, but the result for his clients may be just as good. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit reversed 12-year bans that kept the three men from participating in federal health care programs.

July 15, 2002 |

Senate Puts Corporate Bar In Its Sights

As the Senate scatter-shot some 98 proposals for new legislative pains and punishments at corporate America last week, corporate lawyers found themselves targets as well.
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May 23, 2002 |

Environmental Law

F or the second year in a row, a record number of judicial decisions under the State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA) were decided in 2001 in favor of applicants who claimed that agencies had treated them unfairly in denying or delaying their projects.
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September 22, 2004 |

Being Dan Webb

You want to be Dan Webb. You want Jack Welch calling you when his divorce gets ugly. You want former Illinois Gov. George Ryan calling you when federal prosecutors indict him for fraud and racketeering. You want The New York Times anointing you a "superlawyer"; clients happy to pay your $700-an-hour fee. It must be great to be Dan Webb. Of course if you were, you would've spent May holed up in Gilmer, Texas, a fleck of a town in East Texas whose claim to fame is its annual Yamboree yam festival.
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November 27, 2006 |

The Real World According to Summer Associates

Summer associates come off as a tough crew in The American Lawyer's survey of almost 6,800 interns at about 200 firms, welcoming brutal honesty about their own performances and leaving none of the firms immune from suggestions for improvement. But overall, law students gave their summer employers lots of praise. While the survey's upper tiers included many familiar names, plenty of newcomers hit high notes -- and two of the top 10 slots were captured by firms that vaulted more than 100 spots.
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April 01, 2010 |

On the Job

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May 03, 2006 |

Morale Booster

Two years ago the legal department at Computer Associates was a tough place to work. Morale was low and the general attitude was: Keep your head down, do your work and don't ask questions. But today, an engaged and approachable GC, Kenneth Handal, meets regularly with his more-than-doubled staff. Handal created a clear organizational structure and replaced the former cubicle farm with an office suite that allows for confidential conversations. And now CA attorneys say they aren't talking about leaving.
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