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November 21, 2005 |

How a Former Federal Judge Became KPMG's Top Lawyer

Sue [email protected] YORK-It was a festive day for Sven Erik Holmes. Family, friends and colleagues surrounded him in the Tulsa federal courthouse last March as his official portrait was unveiled. It was the last day on the job for Holmes, who was retiring as chief federal judge for the Northern District of Oklahoma, after 10 years on the bench.
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March 31, 2005 |

GCs Call for Greater Diversity Among Top-Tier Firms

General counsel have some advice for law firms that say they are trying to diversify their ranks by hiring minorities: Try harder. Although many firms vow that diversity is a top priority demanding committee meetings, management strategy sessions and cut-throat recruiting, few are attacking the paltry numbers. Minority attorneys make up just 9.64 percent of the total number of attorneys in the nation's largest firms, according to The National Law Journal's most recent survey.
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March 30, 2001 |

Race to the Top

President Bush appears to be on a mission to name as many African-Americans to Cabinet and sub-Cabinet positions as possible. But with Bush having received just a sliver of African-Americans' presidential votes, some wonder whether his appointments mark a dedication to diversity, or are simply a political attempt to make his administration appear more responsive to minority America than it truly is.
10 minute read
February 27, 2006 |

Second Circuit Review

Martin Flumenbaum and Brad S. Karp, members of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, review the notable decision in Heerwagen v. Clear Channel Communications, in which the court held that a district court, in determining whether to certify a class action, may consider the merits of the case. In reaching this conclusion, the Second Circuit decisively retreated from its position in a prior precedent that most commentators had believed placed the court at odds with many of its sister circuits.
11 minute read
June 12, 2003 |

At the Head of the Class Actions

In the supposed judicial hellhole of Madison County, Ill., as the American Tort Reform Association puts it, two plaintiffs' firms are vying for pre-eminence. Together, Carr Korein Tillery and the Lakin Law Firm are responsible for three-fourths of the 77 class actions last year in the county's circuit court -- one of the nation's busiest and best-known centers for class action litigation.
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Marcia L. Caronia, Plaintiffs v. Philip Morris USA, Inc., Defendant, 06-CV-224 (CBA) (SMG)
Publication Date: 2011-01-19
Practice Area: Torts
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Court: U.S. District Court, Eastern District
Judge: District Judge Carol Bagley Amon
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Case number: 06-CV-224 (CBA) (SMG)

Cite as: Caronia v. Philip Morris USA, Inc., 06-CV-224 (CBA) (SMG), NYLJ 1202478457182, at *1 (EDNY, Decided January 12, 2011)District Judge Carol Bagley Amon/

July 17, 2006 |

2006 GC Compensation Survey

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January 15, 2010 |

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May 01, 2002 |

Will Europe Have a Unified Tax System?

ELGIUM tries to woo companies by offering them massive tax breaks to establish their headquarters within the country`s borders. Ireland temporarily lowered its corporate income tax rates to lure foreign manufacturing businesses and banks to its shores. Luxembourg and the Netherlands offer their own unique sweetheart deals to multinationals.
8 minute read
April 29, 2002 |

Barnyard Brawl

When Dolly the sheep made her public debut in 1997 as the world`s first cloned animal, scientists at the University of Massachusetts and DeForest, Wis.-based Infigen Inc. didn`t see much that was new.
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