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March 16, 2004 |

Jenkens & Gilchrist's agreement to a proposed $75 million settlement of litigation by former clients may have eased some of the firm's woes, but all is not yet smooth sailing. A federal judge's approval is still needed, as is participation by the disgruntled ex-clients, who were seeking tax advice. Still, there are hopes the proposal will slow the departure of lawyers from the Dallas-based firm, which has shrunk by about one-fourth in three years.

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September 04, 2003 |

Travel Daze: Savvy Advice for Lawyers on the Road

What do you do when a partner says to hit the road, Jack? In today's economy, a lawyer might fear being laid off, but let's think positive and assume that when a partner or general counsel says "hit the road," he's sending you on a business trip. And whether the initial reaction is excitement or dread, the best thing to do is prepare.

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Motorola, Nokia Still Stalking Uzans for $3.4 Billion

Publication Date: 2009-10-13

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Motorola and Nokia have spent years pursuing the lion's share of a $4.8 billion judgment ordered by a federal judge in New York against Turkey's infamous Uzan family. Now, Bloomberg reports, one of Motorola's lawyers from Steptoe & Johnson thinks he's found a way to collect.

September 24, 2007 |

Slim Chance: Attorney Leaves Big Tobacco Behind To Represent the Richest Man in the World

A few years ago, Steven R. Selsberg, a partner in Mayer Brown in Houston, thought he would make a smoking-hot career out of tobacco litigation, but today Selsberg is the go-to litigation lawyer in the United States for the business empire of Carlos Slim Helu, the Mexican billionaire who may be the richest man in the world.

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May 03, 2010 |

Toyota troubles shielded by agency

Federal enforcement of safety standards hobbled by lack of resources and political will.

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D.C. Circuit Affirms Dismissal of CIA Leak Case

Publication Date: 2008-08-13

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Williams & Connolly Takes Pay-For-Delay Fight to the Supreme Court

Publication Date: 2012-08-27

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If the U.S. Supreme Court agrees to tackle the long-simmering question of whether so-called "pay-for-delay" deals between drug companies violate antitrust law, it'll likely be up to Williams & Connolly's Kannon Shanmugam to establish that the deals pass muster.

Cuomo Suit Details Wachtell's Role in BofA Deal

Publication Date: 2010-02-04

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The 90-page complaint contains lots of detail about the role that BofA's lawyers at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz played during the turbulent deal to acquire Merrill Lynch. The AG owes a big thank you to Wachtell litigation partner Eric Roth, who took copious notes that the AG repeatedly cites as evidence.

December 08, 2000 |

Having a Bad Law Day

In the two-day election-contest trial in Judge N. Sanders Sauls' courtroom this month, it must have seemed that some of the nation's best litigators were having a bad law day -- or maybe two. Fine legal arguments were made by the lead lawyers for both the Gore and Bush teams, but observers were stunned or even amused to see that each side's decision to call certain witnesses backfired -- big time.

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It Takes a Forest: Bilski Amicus Briefs Are Piling Up at Supreme Court

Publication Date: 2009-08-10

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There are no fewer than 43 amicus briefs already on file in the case that will determine the standard for business method patents. And the folks on the government's side are yet to chime in.