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January 27, 2005 |

Reed Smith Disputes Claims of Growing Pains

Within just five years, Reed Smith has nearly doubled in size and profitability while making splashes in the California and London markets with large mergers. The firm is led by the dynamic Gregory Jordan, a 45-year-old Reed Smith lifer who has accepted the mission of taking the firm to the next level. But with the changes have come rumblings that the Philadelphia office has been ignored and partners de-equitized while Reed Smith changes focus and tries to become more like a New York firm.
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February 23, 2000 |

New Waste Management GC Inherits Shareholder Suits

When Lawrence O'Donnell III moved into the general counsel office at Houston's Waste Management Inc., he inherited a company with a struggling stock price, an accumulation of shareholder suits alleging insider trading and some serious fraud litigation. That's not to mention an investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission and an in-house probe led by a board member who used to head the SEC. O'Donnell says he took the job because of the challenges. "I see it all as an opportunity."
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November 23, 2009 |

PaLAW 2009 Top 100 Firms

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January 19, 2006 |

Speaking Opportunities Need to Be BAD to Be Effective

Speaking at professional conferences and association meetings can be a highly effective practice development method. However, even the most in-depth and well prepared presentation won't lead to business opportunities unless it's BAD -- that is, strategized "Before" and "After," in addition to focusing on the content delivered "During" your remarks. So in addition to your presentation itself, invite the right people, and don't forget to follow up with your new contacts afterwards.
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July 11, 2001 |

Which Comes First? Firm or Family?

Many associates say they and their peers are putting off child-rearing until achieving certain career goals, an endeavor that has become more difficult in the past five years with the increase in associate billable-hour requirements and the competition to make partner. And for associates who choose to have children earlier, how can they bill enough hours and still be home for dinner?
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August 07, 2001 |

ABA President-Elect Appoints Loan Forgiveness Commission

American Bar Association President-elect Robert Hirshon announced the appointment of a special commission to address the debt burden that many law school students assume upon graduation. The Commission on Loan Repayment and Forgiveness will promote and guide ABA efforts in relation to law schools and the federal government in the hope of freeing law students from making career choices based on starting salaries.
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September 25, 2008 |

2008 Ineligible List

Notice to the bar.
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November 15, 2005 |

Author Offers the Map to the Holy Grail of Marketing

I recently attended a book signing by an author who has sold over 40 million books. One attendee asked the author if he would offer any advice to aspiring writers. He responded that he offered the advice gladly because he was sure that, like a map to the Holy Grail, no one would follow it.
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June 17, 2004 |

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