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August 02, 1999 |

Lawyers Expect Y2K Business, Despite New Law

Even as he signed the Y2K Act into law last month, President Clinton could not help but sound a note of caution: "We will be watching to see whether the bill's provisions are misused," he said in an accompanying statement. After months of debate, the enacted legislation attempts a delicate balancing act: Weed out the frivolous suits expected to flood the nation's courts come Jan. 1, 2000, while allowing legitimate suits to go forward. But lawyers are certain there will be plenty of Year 2000 work.
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October 17, 2001 |

Who Defends Corporate America, 2001

Each year since 1988, The National Law Journalhas surveyed the law departments of the nation's largest corporations to track the rise and fall of in-house attorneys and to determine who represents corporate America. In this year's survey of 250 companies, New York's Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom once again nabs the top spot among law firms defending corporate America, but by a considerably slimmer margin than in years past.
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The Global Lawyer: Chevron's Arbitration Gambit
Publication Date: 2011-10-31
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The Second Circuit's refusal to enjoin Ecuadorian plaintiffs from enforcing their $18 billion judgment against Chevron left the company's investment arbitration against Ecuador as its first global line of defense. It will be a tough defense for both Ecuador and the plaintiffs to overcome.

The Global Lawyer: How the Insanely Complex 11-Year Fight for Polish Cell Phone Company PTC Finally Settled
Publication Date: 2011-02-12
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The dispute mushroomed to more than 100 court cases in Poland, about 30 cases in other forums, nine commercial arbitrations, and a pair of investment arbitrations. Marcin Olechowski of Warsaw's SK&S, who represented Elektrim, which sought a controlling stake in PTC, compared it to a game of pick-up sticks. "At a certain point all the proceedings became interconnected," he said. "Every time something moved, the whole geometry changed."

August 24, 2007 |

How Much Will 'Best Law Firms for Women' List Influence Attorneys?

Female law students entering the recruiting season have another weapon for their interviewing arsenal: a list of the 50 U.S. firms deemed most woman-friendly. The survey by Working Mother magazine and Flex-Time Lawyers covers benefits and compensation; parental leave and policies; child care; workforce profile; flexibility; and retention and advancement. Some women in the profession, however, question how much of an impact the list might have on a newly minted attorney's employment decisions.
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March 22, 2010 |

Revisiting 'Zubulake' six years later

In recent case, Judge Scheindlin analyzes levels of unacceptable discovery conduct and differing burdens of proof.
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October 01, 2009 |

Abu Dhabi: The Desert's New Hot Spot

While tales of Dubai's excesses were de rigueur during the boom years, its neighbor Abu Dhabi, maintained a relatively low profile.
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March 07, 2003 |

Two Conferences: Same Time, Different Coasts

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April 18, 2011 |

The 2012 APPELLATE HOT LIST

We asked our readers to nominate firms with at least one significant appellate win between May 2011 and May 2012 and that had an impressive track record overall. We supplemented the results with our own research to arrive at the list of 16 firms you'll find here.
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August 22, 2001 |

Morris Manning Moves Lawyers From Tech to New Privacy Group

Atlanta-based Morris, Manning & Martin has shifted almost a third of its technology practice to create a privacy and security group. Technology partner James W. Butler III will co-chair the privacy group with insurance and health care lawyer L. Chris Petersen. Butler says all 23 lawyers in the new group have been involved in privacy and security work and that they now can pool efforts more efficiently.
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