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July 19, 2007 |

11th Circuit to judges: No revivals, please

PREACHERS-NOT JUDGES-should lead revivals, Judge William H. Pryor Jr. wrote recently.Pryor's message, on behalf of a panel of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, was to ward off district court judges thinking they could save the soul of a lost case.It was perhaps an odd metaphor given the subject of the July 2 opinion, the deadline for filing interlocutory appeals of class certification rulings.
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July 20, 2007 |

11th Circuit: Judges Can't Revive Interlocutory Appeal on Class Ruling

Preachers, not judges, should lead revivals, 11th Circuit Judge William H. Pryor Jr. wrote recently. Addressing an issue of first impression, an 11th Circuit panel has ruled that district court judges may not attempt to revive an otherwise untimely interlocutory appeal from a class certification ruling by renewing the denial order and thus resetting the filing deadline. Pryor, writing for an 11th Circuit panel, noted that plaintiffs may still appeal the denial when the case is completed.
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August 17, 2012 |

Merrill Lynch Prevails in More Cases Stemming From Auction-Rate Securities

The graveyard of auction-rate securities claims against Merrill Lynch & Co. got a bit more crowded this week, with two decisions in the space of two days dismissing suits by ARS investors.
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August 06, 2008 |

ABA to Tackle Controversial Conflict-of-Interest Issues

At the American Bar Association's 131st annual meeting, a six-day event starting Thursday in New York, the ABA's House of Delegates is set to vote on a contentious proposal that would ease the conflict-of-interest rules regarding attorneys who switch jobs from one private law firm to another. The proposal would enable a firm to "screen" the incoming attorney from the rest of its attorneys and to continue representing its client without the consent of the incoming attorney's former client.
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December 26, 2006 |

In the Business of Doing Good

When he became managing partner of Bingham McCutchen's New York office two years ago, Robert M. Dombroff's mandate was to hire more attorneys and raise the outpost's profile.
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January 01, 2007 |

In the business of doing good

Once again, The National Law Journal recognizes the firms that met the call from people or organizations that otherwise might not have benefited from the advice of counsel.
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November 05, 2010 |

Am Law 200 Alums and the Midterm Elections

How did the congressional hopefuls with Am Law 200 ties fare in the midterm elections? Here is our tally of those lawyers seeking, and hoping to hold on to, higher office.
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August 22, 2008 |

No holds barred for ABA in New York

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July 28, 2009 |

ABA seeks to shore up waning membership

Incoming American Bar Association President Carolyn Lamm was so concerned about shoring up the organization's membership and appealing to a broader audience that she started pitching in this year before the beginning of her term. ABA membership isn't growing at the same rate as the profession, said Lamm, a partner in the Washington office of White Case.
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