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October 24, 2002 |

Holding Steady in Shaky Times

Despite a wary economy, the numbers of in-house lawyers at the nation's largest companies held their own, according to The National Law Journal's 15th annual survey of company law departments and their primary outside counsel. New York's Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom was the firm most often mentioned as outside counsel, with Chicago-based Kirkland & Ellis a very close second.
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September 13, 1999 |

A Black and White Issue in a Technicolor Town

Jamaa Fanaka wants to change the face of Hollywood. In a town long dominated by white males, the black filmmaker has taken on the industry's entrenched power system in court. His underlying challenge: Why aren't more entertainment industry positions filled by minorities? That's the basis of two federal lawsuits filed by Fanaka over the past three years -- one against the Directors Guild of America and the other a class action against major movie studios.
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February 07, 2011 |

The Expanding Role of the General Counsel

A general counsel stands before the board of directors. Lawyer? Business strategist? Leader? Increasingly, write Thomas McCoy and Jonathan Sallet, the world demands that the answer to each of these questions be "yes."
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Mark Mendelsohn of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
Publication Date: 2010-04-15
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At the Justice Department, Mendelsohn pushed to make Foreign Corrupt Practices Act cases a priority. In so doing, he generating a boom in demand for FCPA defense lawyers. Now he--and his new firm--are poised to benefit from his entry into the market he created.

March 31, 2003 |

High Court Gives IOLTA Programs the Green Light

In a 5-4 decision on March 26, the U.S. Supreme Court breathed new life into Texas' effort to provide legal services to the poor by upholding Washington state's Interest on Lawyers' Trust Accounts program.
7 minute read
September 06, 1999 |

L.A. firms top N.Y.'s in coastal warfare

8 minute read
February 01, 2006 |

Rainmaker Magnet

LeBoeuf, Lamb is spending millions to lure top laterals. Is the firm getting its money's worth?
15 minute read
July 10, 2007 |

Firm Pay Hikes in U.S. Have Ripple Effect in London

The recent salary increases for new associates in the United States may be having a ripple effect across the Atlantic Ocean. "We felt this year it was the right thing to do to be more in line with what we pay in the U.S.," says Weil Gotshal partner Michael Francies, whose London office recently boosted pay for newly qualified lawyers to the equivalent of more than $179,000 in U.S. dollars. Law firms cite cost of living and an attempt to embody their global images as reasons for raising salaries.
4 minute read
January 31, 2011 |

Getting Fired: Don't Deal With the In-House Counsel and Deal With It Publicly?

Heaven forbid, IF you get fired, don't talk with the in-house counsel and deal with it in a public manner? Uh oh, that's not what an in-house lawyer wants to hear ...
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