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May 17, 2002 |

Andersen`s Lawyer Paints Duncan as Pressured to Plead

Defense attorney Russell Rusty Hardin Jr. is doing his best to portray former Arthur Andersen auditor David Duncan, the government`s key witness in Andersen`s obstruction of justice trial, as an innocent family man who was pressured to plead guilty to a crime and testify for the government.
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February 24, 2006 |

No. 1 Task for Shearman Leader: Keeping the Firm in the Top Tier

With its illustrious history and posh name, Shearman & Sterling strikes many as the epitome of the patrician, white-shoe New York law firm. But the past few years have seen the 1,013-lawyer firm's image tarnished by associate layoffs, partner departures and signs of internal dissent, all capped by a profitability gap between Shearman and its erstwhile peers. Now the firm may be enjoying a fresh start, due partly to firm leader Rohan Weerasinghe and a 22 percent jump in profits per partner.
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July 01, 2011 |

THE A-LIST 2011 Upheaval in the Ranks

None of the firms on last year's A-List returned to the same spot this year. Whether it was a result of a firm's spike in its associate satisfaction score, or a drop in its revenue per lawyer, the 2011 A-List was all about volatility.
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Rakoff Gets Amicus Support from Occupy Wall Street in Citi Appeal
Publication Date: 2012-05-23
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The group filed what appears to be its first amicus brief, urging the Second Circuit to uphold U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff's controversial rejection of the SEC's $285 million settlement with Citigroup. If you expected the brief to be stuffed with inflammatory rhetoric, you'd be wrong.

August 30, 2000 |

Charles R. Morgan, BellSouth Corp.

Charles R. Morgan is executive vice president and general counsel of BellSouth Corp., the third-biggest player in the U.S. local phone service market. He says, "Lawyers have an important role here. Their views are considered important. Nobody says, 'That's not a legal matter--we're not interested in your view.'I've told the lawyers, 'You're in in-house heaven here.'"
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March 25, 2003 |

Cooley's Crossroads

Despite the dismal economy and decline in technology-related work, Palo Alto, Calif.-based Cooley Godward has managed to increase its profitability, retain most of its partnership and avoid debt quicksand. But looking ahead, the firm is trying to answer a key question: continue to go it alone as a solid regional player with a few outposts, or merge with another firm to create a national legal force?
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Fifth Circuit Green-Lights $7 Billion Claims Against Proskauer, Other Stanford Advisors
Publication Date: 2012-03-20
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Victims of convicted Ponzi schemer R. Allen Stanford finally got some good news Monday when their class claims against law firms and other advisors accused of aiding in the multibillion dollar fraud were restored. And that's bad news for the primary targets of the litigation, which include Proskauer Rose, Chadbourne & Parke, and Adams & Reese.

May 04, 2000 |

10 Survival Tips For First-Year Associates

Fresh out of school, armed with a law degree and a passing grade on the bar exam, first year associates don't have a clue when it comes to practicing law. These 10 survival tips come straight from the source: junior partners and senior associates, all of whom started their practice in top-notch law firms.
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December 01, 2009 |

No More Baby Steps

After a terrific run as a big-firm partner, Pfizer's Amy Schulman knows how the game is played and has set out to change all the rules.
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Key Ruling in BofA Securities Class Action Gives Plaintiffs Access to Treasure Trove of Documents
Publication Date: 2009-11-18
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Shareholders' lawyers will get to see whatever the bank has turned over to Congress, the SEC, the New York attorney general, and other investigators--including, most likely, the communications between BofA and its lawyers that have already been turned over to the government.

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