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May 20, 2002 |

Andersen Defense Suggests Duncan Pressured to Testify

Defense attorney Russell "Rusty" Hardin Jr. is doing his best to portray former Arthur Andersen auditor David Duncan, the government's key witness in Andersen's obstruction of justice trial, as an innocent family man who was pressured to plead guilty to a crime and testify for the government. Hardin's cross-examination of Duncan is the key exchange in the 2-week-old trial in federal court in Houston.
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October 10, 2000 |

Two Firms Scale Down to One Name

Firm names are dropping like flies. With merger consolidation and the pressure to create a brand-name presence, law firms are trading the legacies of long gone partners for catchier titles. Philadelphia's Dechert Price & Rhoads is now simply Dechert. "There were some concerns here about whether it would be recognizable as a law firm," said chairman Barton J. Winokur.
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April 15, 2002 |

Coke's New GC Gets Lavish Pay, Perks

In his first year at The Coca-Cola Co., Deval L. Patrick earned almost as much in salary and bonuses as his predecessor in the general counsel's office did in three years. Patrick, hired as Atlanta-based Coca-Cola's executive vice president and general counsel a year ago, earned $1.35 million -- $359,583 in salary and $995,000 in bonuses. He got his share of shares, too.
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April 01, 2010 |

From Projects to Neutrals

Manage your projects, rank experts, and draft contracts with three new web tools.
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February 01, 2006 |

City Mourns for King's Widow, Who Continued Legacy

Steven H. [email protected]'s legal and political community Tuesday reacted with sadness and veneration to news of the death of Coretta Scott King.Mrs. King, who was 78, won praise for continuing the work of her husband, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., after his assassination in 1968. She sometimes drew criticism for her ardent defense of his copyrights.
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April 19, 2012 |

Mid-Sized Firms Show Caution in Boosting Billing Rates

New York City firms raised their attorney billing rates on average by 12 percent in the last few years, the second highest change in rates among lawyers in various U.S. cities, according to a new report, which also shows that a lawyer's billing rate is determined more by law firm size and location than by status, experience or practice area.
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August 18, 2009 |

Marriott drops blame-victim defense in Conn. rape

NEW HAVEN, Conn. AP - The Marriott hotel chain on Monday abandoned its legal claim that a Connecticut woman raped at gunpoint in a hotel parking garage, in front of her young children, had been careless and was partly at fault.The withdrawal followed days of backlash against Bethesda, Md.-based Marriott International Inc.
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November 15, 2012 |

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August 26, 2009 |

The humanizing effect of BBQ

Lying on his living room floor staring into the flames, Harvard professor Richard Wrangham was thinking about the next morning's lecture on evolution when he had his "Eureka" moment. In his book, "Catching Fire: How Cooking Made Us Human," Wrangham argues that it was not agriculture, tools or meat eating that led to the rise of human beings.
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February 18, 2009 |

Bar amends conflicts rule

The American Bar Association's House of Delegates voted on Feb. 16 to amend its Model Rule of Professional Conduct governing conflicts of interest stemming from lateral hiring.At the ABA midyear meeting in Boston, the 555-member ABA House of Delegates voted 226 to 191 in favor of Recommendation 109. The rule allows law firms to hire lawyers with conflicts of interest without a waiver from the client.
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