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May 02, 2007 |

Pepper Hamilton Raising First-Year Associates' Salaries by $20,000

Pepper Hamilton increased its first-year associate salary by $20,000 from where it was this time last year, moving to $145,000 at six offices effective Sept. 1. Executive partner Robert Heideck says the firm decided to announce the salary increases a little bit later than other firms because it believes the best time to do so is right before the summer associates arrive and a few months before the new associate class begins. But one consultant says Pepper Hamilton's increase is a bit surprising.
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October 01, 2009 |

National Rankings: Season of Uncertainty

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October 01, 2007 |

Silicon Valley Sees Hot Day in the In-House Market

GC Donald Rosenberg's sudden exit from Apple shook Silicon Valley Friday -- as did the news that his high-profile replacement is Oracle Corp.'s Daniel Cooperman. Rosenberg, who joined Apple last fall as the company grappled with stock option backdating trouble, will stay in California at San Diego-based Qualcomm Inc., a company with its own share of legal troubles, including a wide array of litigation against rival Broadcom. Meanwhile, Oracle promoted one of its own, Dorian Daley, to fill Cooperman's spot.
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March 19, 2007 |

Philip Morris Suit Proceeds Against Sales on Internet

Tobacco giant Philip Morris USA won a legal victory in its attempt to crack down on sales of its cigarettes that are manufactured overseas but sold online to U.S. customers, when a federal judge in New York denied a motion to dismiss one such case it is pursuing. The judge held that the tobacco manufacturer's trademark infringement allegations were "sufficient to raise an inference that defendants' sales of foreign Philip Morris brand cigarettes into the United States could be misleading to consumers ... ."
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March 26, 2007 |

Biovail Pharmaceuticals Fires Kasowitz Benson From High-Profile Case

Biovail Pharmaceuticals fired Kasowitz, Benson, Torres & Friedman from its case against several hedge funds and Wall Street analysts Friday, as questions continued over whether the law firm knowingly used documents covered by a protective order to help bring the suit. At issue are documents that were part of a separate class action involving Banc of America Securities LLC. BAS claims Kasowitz Benson and Biovail used the material to pump up the case against the hedge funds.
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October 04, 2007 |

Gibson, Dunn Joins Dubai Gold Rush

The L.A.-based firm will open an office in what�s becoming the Hong Kong of the Middle East. Consultants say there are lots of opportunities � but they don�t come cheap.
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May 30, 2008 |

The A-List (21-50)

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July 25, 2007 |

Edwards Campaign Leads the Pack in Contributions From Lawyers

Lawyers and law firms dropped another $13 million into the coffers of the 2008 presidential campaigns during the second quarter of the year, according to the Center for Responsive Politics. Since the start of the year, the legal industry has contributed $27.5 million to the campaigns, 66 percent of which has gone to three Democratic candidates: former Sen. John Edwards, Sen. Hillary Clinton and Sen. Barack Obama. Edwards, a trial lawyer, continues to lead in lawyer contributions.
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May 11, 2007 |

Crossing Cultures

When dealing with Asian clients, be careful how you handle business cards, and be attentive to who sits where. In Latin countries, be prepared for two-hour meals before talking business. In China, save the small talk for after the deal. And in France, you may want to arrive to a meeting fashionably late. Globalization of the legal world has led more lawyers to travel overseas and work with foreign clients, so grasping another country's customs can make or break a deal.
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February 19, 2010 |

Olympic Games Drive Contract Work

While athletes like Lindsey Vonn worry about winning gold, their lawyers worry about the fine print in sponsorship deals.
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