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July 07, 2006 |

Mt. McKinley Insurance Co., plaintiffs v. Corning Inc., defendant-respondent

Despite Bankruptcy Case in Pennsylvania, Insurer May Bring Asbestos Exposure Suit in New York Court
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February 25, 2005 |

MCI-Verizon Plans to Slash Legal Team

The proverbial blood may soon hit the floor, thanks to Verizon's proposed $6.7 billion acquisition of MCI. The two telecom giants currently boast 357 attorneys, a number set to shrink if the deal proceeds. And outside law firms would likely lose a big client as well. The deal is far from complete, but as Timothy Casey, MCI's former chief technology counsel puts it, "Every firm that has a telecom practice is going to get squeezed" by telecommunications industry consolidation.
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December 02, 2005 |

Accolades

For outstanding pro bono business counsel given to nonprofit organizations, the Lawyers Alliance for New York presented its annual Cornerstone Awards to Proskauer Rose and Shearman & Sterling, nine individual attorneys and a Columbia Law School professor during a reception last month at the Colgate-Palmolive headquarters on Park Avenue.
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Will the Real Robert Khuzami Please Stand Up? A New Profile Asks Whether the Former Prosecutor Has Lived Up to Expectations in His First Year at the SEC
Publication Date: 2010-03-08
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The former prosecutor was brought in to revive the SEC enforcement division at perhaps the lowest moment in the agency's history. Has he succeeded? Not yet, but he's working on it.

October 02, 2008 |

THE GLOBAL 100 2008

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Susan Beck's Summary Judgment: Is Mary Jo White Tough Enough? Here's One Way to Find Out
Publication Date: 2013-01-30
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By tackling the glaring conflict of interest created by a credit rating system beholden to issuers, Obama's pick to lead the SEC could prove she plans to live up to her reputation for toughness.

BofA Makes a (Small) Dent in Countrywide Liabilities with $375 Million Syncora Settlement
Publication Date: 2012-07-18
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Long-simmering litigation between Bank of America and one of the major bond insurers finally ended with a settlement this week, but observers are having a tough time making heads or tails of it. The confusion was palpable during an investor conference call with BofA CFO Bruce Thompson on Wednesday.

January 18, 2010 |

Football and federal power at high court

The U.S. Supreme Court returned to the bench with gusto last week, tackling issues ranging from the antitrust status of the National Football League and the power of the federal government to detain sexual predators, to the confrontation clause rights of defendants. The Court was also drawn into a major controversy over plans to broadcast the San Francisco trial on California's Proposition 8, which banned same-sex marriage.
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July 01, 2007 |

Rise of the Right

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July 23, 2007 |

Shhh! Pro Bono�s Not Just for Liberals Anymore

Lawyers should not be discouraged from proposing conservative pro bono to their firms.
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