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July 01, 2005 |

Antitrust Laws Get Some Teeth

A company that dominates its industry or the market for a particular product within that industry must tread lightly when it takes any action that could interfere with its competitors' efforts to develop an efficient distribution network. The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals hammered this point home earlier this year in an antitrust case brought by the federal government against the nation's largest false teeth manufacturer, Dentsply International Inc.
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April 05, 2007 |

Former Kohn Swift Attorneys Start Class Action Firm

Former Kohn, Swift & Graf partners Michael Boni and Joanne Zack have opened Boni & Zack, a class action firm in Philadelphia specializing in antitrust, consumer protection and copyright law. Boni, who had been with Kohn Swift for 14 years, brought two associates to the startup. Zack, with Kohn Swift for 18 years, had retired. The opening of Boni & Zack is the latest notable move in the class action bar lately. "We are seeing the opening of more small class-focused practices," says one attorney
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May 15, 2002 |

Tax Litigation Issues

O ur tax system is overwhelmingly dependent on self-reporting. It relies on a healthy mix of taxpayer honesty and fear of the consequences of being caught cheating. Effective and even-handed enforcement of the tax laws is a critical component of this system. Thus, "fair and uniform application" of enforcement mechanisms is one of the Internal Revenue Service`s primary strategic goals following passage of IRS Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998 (the "1998 Act"). But the IRS now finds itself battling the cha
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September 15, 2006 |

Hunton & Williams Launches Office in Los Angeles

Richmond, Va.-based Hunton & Williams is launching a Los Angeles office by swallowing the majority of what was formerly trial boutique O'Donnell & Mortimer, a union spurred by shared client Pfizer Inc. "You cannot be a truly national firm unless you have a significant presence in California," said managing partner Walfrido Martinez. "Our hope is to build a strong presence in California, starting in Los Angeles and hopefully moving up the state." The L.A. location is the 850-lawyer firm's 18th office.
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April 08, 2013 |

Same thing, different year: Slow growth becomes routine

How to prosper in a zero-growth economy, with sluggish demand and price-sensitive clients, was the question that Atlanta's largest firms grappled with as 2012 wore on.
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October 10, 2006 |

Net Gambling Lobbyists Lose Big

Online gambling lobbyists lost a big hand Sept. 30, when Congress passed the Internet Gaming Prohibition and Enforcement Act, prohibiting financial institutions from making payments to online gambling sites, with certain exceptions. In the past five legislative sessions, bills banning online gaming have passed the Senate twice and the House once, but never at the same time. "The politics of the moment got the bill passed," said Frank Fahrenkopf Jr. of the American Gaming Association.
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January 11, 2011 |

With Twitter News, WikiLeaks Subpoenas Spill Out Into Public Realm

Investigative documents in the WikiLeaks probe have spilled into the public domain for the first time, pointing to the Obama administration's push to assemble a criminal case no matter how long it takes. • ALSO SEE: Warding Off Attacks | Full Coverage • How to Avoid Becoming the Next Target • Pfizer CEO Out, Now WikiLeaks Is Chiming In
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