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August 04, 2000 |

And Now, the Rest of Clinton's Clemency Story

On July 7, President Clinton commuted the sentences of five federal prisoners, four of whom were women. "The president felt they had served a disproportionate amount of time," a White House spokesman said. "They received much more severe sentences than their husbands and boyfriends." But a close look at the president's commutation poster children shows the spin about their release is an oversimplification.
15 minute read
July 19, 1999 |

Another Setback for Same-Sex Parents' Rights

Same-sex partners' hopes of sharing parental rights are looking bleaker in Pennsylvania now that another common pleas court judge has denied a couple's petition to adopt. One partner in the case is the legal adoptive parent of the two children living with the couple, but the other will not be able to enjoy those legal rights because the men are not considered married under Pennsylvania law, the judge ruled.
6 minute read
September 07, 1999 |

Masterpiece Cheaters

The story unfolds like the plot from The Thomas Crown Affair: a wealthy thief steals expensive art while planning to return the paintings before anyone gets hurt. But the back-story is a tale of greed and betrayal, with the former kingpin of an A-list entertainment law firm locked in a chess match with his former friend and colleague -- competing for immunity in strategic skirmishes that had the FBI scurrying to tape-record talks between the lawyers, ensnaring one and trapping his client: the thief.
16 minute read
February 05, 2013 |

Law Firms Should Drink Java With Caution

Firms should be cautious about using Java and other web tools in light of recent cyberattacks that triggered warnings from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
5 minute read
February 18, 2011 |

Latest Chapter: Kasowitz on Hand as Borders Begins Chapter 11

After nearly two years of restructuring efforts, Borders finally filed for bankruptcy on Wednesday. The nation's second-largest book retailer has turned to Kasowitz, Benson, Torres & Friedman to help it reorganize in Chapter 11. Baker & McKenzie is handling DIP financing negotiations for the debtor.
4 minute read
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August 08, 2012 |

Richest family offices seeing fastest growth as firms oust banks

Of the top 10 fastest-growing firms in the second annual Bloomberg Markets ranking, only one was part of a big bank. The other nine were boutiques that mind money for the ultra-wealthy.
9 minute read
January 02, 2008 |

Lost in Translation

Leaders of the Iraqi bar tour Washington, D.C., and learn just how far it is from Baghdad.
6 minute read
January 06, 2000 |

Rum Warriors Part III

Pierre-Marie Chbteauneuf, general counsel of French liquor giant Pernod Ricard has spent six years defending his company's claimed rights to the Havana Club rum trademark against the designs of Bacardi & Company. It has been a wearying and tortuous fight, burdened, as are all things Cuban, with 40 years of bitterness between the Castro regime and expatriates. Every time Chbteauneuf has repelled Bacardi's attempts to wrest control of the trademark, the rules of engagement have suddenly changed.(part III)
9 minute read
December 21, 2010 |

Staffing industry hiring revenue surges as jobs remain scarce

While U.S. hiring by private companies last month was the weakest since January at 50,000, the staffing industry is experiencing a boom in demand as employers retool their workforces to be more flexible and reduce expenses. That's helped stocks of these businesses outperform the broader market, with the Standard & Poor's Supercomposite Human Resources & Employment Services Index rising 47 percent since August 31, compared with 19 percent for the S&P 500 Index.
5 minute read
June 28, 1999 |

Bristol Stomp

Bristol Technologies Inc., the small software company suing mighty Microsoft Inc., has thrived on a strategy of tackling its biggest, most intimidating targets first. That fearlessness went into Bristol's decision to sue Microsoft on antitrust, fair trade and quasi-contractual grounds. The trial began June 3 and is expected to last about six weeks. So far, the case shows that standing up to Goliath doesn't make the challenger a hero, or promise upset results.
9 minute read

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