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June 05, 2006 |

Morgan Stanley's Recipe for Disaster

What happened behind the scenes of the Sunbeam case that cost Morgan Stanley $1.6 billion? The record shows that the company and its in-house lawyers made some horrendous miscalculations and engaged in discovery misconduct -- although it's not clear to what extent those acts were intentional. What is clear: The case cost Morgan Stanley general counsel Donald Kempf Jr. his job and his relationship with his old firm, Kirkland & Ellis, which Kempf wound up firing as lead counsel on the Sunbeam case.
47 minute read
June 05, 2006 |

Morgan Stanley's Recipe for Disaster

What happened behind the scenes of the Sunbeam case that cost Morgan Stanley $1.6 billion? The record shows that the company and its in-house lawyers made some horrendous miscalculations and engaged in discovery misconduct -- although it's not clear to what extent those acts were intentional. What is clear: The case cost Morgan Stanley general counsel Donald Kempf Jr. his job and his relationship with his old firm, Kirkland & Ellis, which Kempf wound up firing as lead counsel on the Sunbeam case.
47 minute read
May 13, 2011 |

Viewpoint: Who Botched John Galt?

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June 09, 2009 |

U.S. Supreme Court Issues Landmark Ruling on Judicial Recusal

In a landmark ruling that could affect state judicial elections nationwide, the U.S. Supreme Court on June 8 said that due process can require a state judge to recuse when a party in a case before him or her has had a "significant or disproportionate" influence on placing the judge on the court through an outsized donation to the judge's election campaign. The case is Caperton v. Massey Coal Co.
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June 09, 2009 |

Justices Issue Landmark Recusal Ruling

In a landmark ruling that could affect state judicial elections nationwide, the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday said that due process can require a state judge to recuse when a party in a case before him or her has had a "significant or disproportionate" influence on placing the judge on the court through an outsized campaign donation.
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June 09, 2009 |

Court Issues Landmark Recusal Ruling

The Supreme Court, in a 5-4 decision, introduces for the first time a constitutional standard into the debate over the influence of big money on judicial elections.
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June 08, 2009 |

Supreme Court Issues Landmark Ruling on Judicial Recusal

In a landmark ruling that could affect state judicial elections nationwide, the Supreme Court on Monday ruled that due process requires a state judge to recuse when a party in a case before him or her has had a "significant or disproportionate" influence on placing the judge on the court through a large campaign donation.
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March 05, 2001 |

Movers & Shakers

Follow lawyers' career moves and law firms' transformations each week with "Movers & Shakers." This week, Faith E. Gay joined the Miami office of New York's White & Case as a litigation partner. And Torys announced that Charles E. "Trip" Dorkey III has been appointed to the Advisory Council for the Housing Part of the Civil Court of the City of New York.
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September 17, 2007 |

Valerie Slater

Leading Lawyer in International Trade: Valerie Slater of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld.
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December 03, 2002 |

Legal Top Dog

Phoenix-based PetsMart Inc., the leading U.S. purveyor of pet supplies and services, caters to the needs of America's dogs, cats, hamsters, rabbits and other household pets. As GC of the publicly held company, Scott A. Crozier must also satisfy the less cuddly creatures at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
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