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May 01, 2010 | The American Lawyer

After the Bailouts

The woes of the publicly owned Landesbanks have given Germany's banking crisis its own distinctive twist--and provided plenty of work for law firms.
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July 01, 2004 | The American Lawyer

A Guide to Our Methodology

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May 10, 2013 | The American Lawyer

Quinn Emanuel Announces Australia Launch

The U.S. litigation firm announced Thursday it will open a Sydney office next month with two partners recruited from Herbert Smith Freehills and one relocated from Los Angeles.
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September 01, 2004 | The American Lawyer

Speak Wisely

Not long ago, U.S. Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg described the first oral argument she made to the Supreme Court. She recounted the anxiety, the butterflies, and then the "feeling of extraordinary power" as she addressed her captive audience of the "nine top judges in the land." Writing in a foreword to David Frederick's 2003 book Supreme Court and Appellate Advocacy, Ginsburg concluded that "oral advocacy is an art, but it is one that can be learned by determined effort."
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February 13, 2013 | The American Lawyer

Edwards Wildman Partner To Be First Minority Woman To Head ABA

Paulette Brown, a longtime advocate for diversity in the profession, is the uncontested nominee for American Bar Association president in 2015, which would make her the first minority woman to hold the post.
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August 08, 2011 | The American Lawyer

Accused Chinese Infringers Face Trial in the United States

Three Chinese companies will have to defend themselves in U.S. courts against a copyright infringement case brought by a California software company, a federal judge has ruled. The National Law Journal reports.
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April 23, 2013 | The American Lawyer

Simpson Thacher, Schulte Roth Advise as Blackstone Buys Credit Suisse Private Equity Unit

Private equity firm The Blackstone Group is buying Strategic Partners, a dedicated secondary private equity unit of Credit Suisse that manages roughly $9 billion in assets. The value of the deal has not been disclosed.
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