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June 05, 2007 |

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HonoredThe Philadelphia Barristers' Association awarded A. Michael Pratt, a partner with Pepper Hamilton, the J. Austin Norris Award at its annual awards and scholarship gala, held May 19.
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November 10, 2006 |

Backdating Issues Create a Taxing Situation in More Than One Way

More bad news for corporate executives caught in the stock options backdating quagmire: Millions in unpaid taxes on the gains will be due by the end of this year. In a recent bulletin that is expected to become final soon, the IRS followed through on threats to cut no slack, saying that executives who received backdated options and whose companies are restating earnings should pay the additional tax. The ruling could affect the top 20 officers at 152 companies that have disclosed backdating issues.
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December 05, 2005 |

Big Payday Looms for N.J. Firms as Pennsylvania Gaming Law Kicks In

The bells, flashing lights and bus trips haven't rolled into Pennsylvania yet, but the gambling has already begun, and local firms are cashing in. With a firm deadline of Dec. 28 for gaming license applications approaching, companies are betting on real estate development before they get the go-ahead to open a casino.
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November 28, 2007 |

Drinker Biddle Acquires Employment Boutique in Chicago

Drinker Biddle & Reath's expansion mode didn't end with the acquisition of 170-lawyer Chicago firm Gardner Carton & Douglas in January. The firm announced Monday that it would acquire 13-attorney employment law boutique Connelly Sheehan Harris in Chicago, effective Feb. 1, 2008. The combination will continue the firm's growth in the area of human resource law, particularly on the litigation side. Drinker Biddle has been growing across the country, and will now surpass the 675-attorney mark.
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May 14, 2007 |

Superior Court Hopefuls: 10 Brief Biographies

If you thought the state Supreme Court race was crowded, consider that the Superior Court field has nearly half again as many candidates for just as many seats.
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April 26, 2006 |

Tom DeLay's right-hand woman

By Anna Palmer and Emma Schwartz, Legal TimesOn a hot July day in 2002, Susan Hirschmann announced her departure as chief of staff to Rep. Tom DeLay, R-Texas. After five years of late-night votes and hard-won victories, the Alabama native had become a close confidante of the majority whip, one of the most powerful players in the Republican Party.
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April 28, 2004 |

Bugs as a Niche: Suits Against Orkin Spread

David [email protected] YORK-In the beginning, they invaded his dreams. "I would wake up in the middle of the night, worrying about termites devouring my house," said Peter M. Cardillo, a Florida lawyer who began suing pest-control companies eight years ago. He got over it. Now Cardillo's whole practice is devoted to this niche.
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November 18, 2002 |

Today's Special: 'Chief Justice Scalia'

Tony [email protected] it out loud a few times: "Chief Justice Antonin Scalia."It has the mouth feel of Scalia's favorite lunch at A.V. Ristorante, anchovy pizza and Montepulciano wine: bold, unexpected, and, to some tastes, hard to swallow.But it is a mouthful that has been heard with increasing frequency since the Nov.
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September 30, 2002 |

11th Circuit Saves Inmate's Chance for DNA Evidence

Jonathan [email protected] an unusually hesitant ruling, a panel of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has revived a Death Row inmate's efforts to obtain evidence that could exonerate him through DNA testing.The decision saved from dismissal a civil rights suit brought by Danny Joe Bradley, who since 1983 has been awaiting execution in Alabama for the rape and murder of his 12-year-old stepdaughter.
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April 04, 2002 |

New Jersey's Gibbons Del Deo Keeps On Riding the IP Wave

Back in 1994, the partners at what is now known as Newark, N.J.'s Gibbons, Del Deo, Dolan, Griffinger & Vecchione decided to put a lot of their eggs into one fast-growing basket: intellectual property. That strategy has paid off, most recently with the addition of the eight-lawyer midtown Manhattan IP boutique of Cobrin & Gittes. The acquired firm is headed by patent attorneys Peter Cobrin and Marvin Gittes.
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