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March 20, 2006 |

Eastern Law Firms Roll the Dice on Indian Law

Native American law, a well-established practice area west of the Mississippi, is gaining ground at eastern firms, as displaced tribes seek to reclaim ancestral lands and make them profitable. After successful settlements led to two casinos in Connecticut, other tribes started bringing land-claim suits -- and law firms are lining up to help. While tribes' finances are short and the odds of winning long, there are still legal fees to be had, since casino developers are willing to underwrite legal costs.
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April 21, 2010 |

Corporate Citizenship: U.S. Supreme Court Designates a Single Test

Consider the plight of the general counsel of Hertz Corp., a company with operations in 44 states. As a Delaware corporation with its headquarters in New Jersey, it had considered itself a citizen of Delaware and New Jersey for purposes of determining federal diversity subject-matter jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. Section 1332 and well-established precedent in the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
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December 18, 2012 |

Mediation Confidentiality: Meaningful but Not Absolute

In their Southern District Civil Practice Roundup, Edward M. Spiro and Judith L. Mogul, principals of Morvillo, Abramowitz, Grand, Iason, Anello & Bohrer, write that while the promise of confidentiality for mediation materials is broad, it is not sacrosanct, and judges have struggled with defining when and under what circumstances a third party may obtain discovery of mediation materials.
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September 12, 2008 |

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March 11, 2008 |

Lawyers Anticipate New Century Examiner's Report

A 500-plus-page tome about what went wrong at New Century Financial � the second biggest subprime lender in the country until its fast descent into bankruptcy last year � has been eagerly anticipated by lawyers across a swath of practice areas.
6 minute read
May 30, 2012 |

Can state licensing boards ban ordinary advice on the Internet?

What happens when occupational licensing laws conflict with free speech? The U.S. Supreme Court has not addressed this issue in nearly 30 years, and even then no majority opinion emerged.
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October 15, 2013 |

After Rough Year, Top Company Lawyers Get a Raise

General Electric Co. didn't mince words in its most recent proxy statement. Summing up general counsel Brackett Denniston III's performance, it says: "Mr. Denniston had a strong year in 2012."
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May 10, 2013 |

The Score: Robinson Bradshaw Gets Call for Project X

The Southeastern Conference turned to Charlotte's Robinson, Bradshaw & Hinson to advise on a sports network deal with ESPN; Rutgers replaces Cahill Gordon with Skadden for an internal probe of its embattled athletic program; a former Manatt partner counsels the first gay male athlete in a major U.S. professional sports league; and Katten Muchin gets involved in the bidding for the Sacramento Kings.
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January 23, 2006 |

Rolling Dice on Indian Law

Native American law, long a well-established practice area west of the Mississippi, is gaining ground at eastern law firms as tribes displaced in the 19th century seek to reclaim ancestral lands - and to make them instantly profitable.
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