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September 01, 2004 | The American Lawyer

Pro Bono, A Diverse Agenda

Two years ago, in Atkins v. Virginia, the U.S. Supreme Court declared unconstitutional the execution of the mentally retarded. Since then a handful of Am Law 200 firms in Pennsylvania have used the decision to prevent the execution of two inmates.
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April 01, 2005 | The American Lawyer

Dirty Companies For Sale

Halliburton inc. announced this year that it is seeking a buyer for its Kellogg Brown & Root, Inc., engineering business. The name may ring a bell for a number of reasons. KBR can't stay off the front page for its Iraq contracts, but its biggest problem might be an investigation into Nigerian bribes in the late 1990s. The MW Kellogg unit of Dresser Industries, Inc., acquired by then-chief executive Dick Cheney's Halliburton in 1998, was part of a consortium suspected of funneling tens of millions of doll
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December 02, 2010 | The American Lawyer

As Congress Passes Whistle-Blower Bill, Julian Assange Gets A Lawyer

Mark Stephens, a top media lawyer with London firm Finers Stephens Innocent, is representing the reclusive editor-in-chief of whistle-blowing Web site WikiLeaks.
3 minute read
June 01, 2010 | The American Lawyer

The Outlier

GrayRobinson did everything a law firm isn't supposed to--it stayed independent, regional, and kept its leverage low--and it worked.
12 minute read
October 01, 2009 | The American Lawyer

The Secret Behind Secret Disclosure

Two views of disclosure collide--to Wachtell's distress.
5 minute read
January 01, 2013 | The American Lawyer

A Measure of Last Resort

Bankruptcy laws in Spain pose problems for companies and investors alike.
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March 30, 2012 | The American Lawyer

Court Slashes Baker & Hostetler Fees in Maine Redistricting Litigation

6 minute read
March 23, 2011 | The American Lawyer

Wachtell, Slaughter and May Advise on Colgate-Unilever Double Deal

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April 01, 2011 | The American Lawyer

Surviving the Shipwreck

Former Heller, Thacher, and Thelen lawyers offer advice and comfort to Howrey associates.
6 minute read
August 14, 2013 | The American Lawyer

Baker Botts Goes to Rio

The firm is returning to Latin America with an office in Rio de Janeiro—its first new location in the region since the shuttering of a Mexico City outpost in the early 1970s. The office will be led by John White and Hannah Longley, both of whom previously practiced in London as part of Baker Botts's global projects practice.
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