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March 19, 2010 | The American Lawyer

Errata--Web Comments

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August 01, 2006 | The American Lawyer

Traveling Light

here used to be a time when the joy of vacation was to stay out of touch with the office. Now that's just a fantasy. Thanks to technology, checking in is as much a part of a trip as the airline's fuel surcharge. The good news is that you can stay in contact with your colleagues without going over your weight allowance. Just lose the laptop.
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January 01, 2007 | The American Lawyer

Second Annual COO Survey

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August 27, 2012 | The American Lawyer

Private Equity Deals Yield Roles for Six Am Law 100 Firms

Baker Botts, Fried Frank, Kirkland & Ellis, Paul Hastings, Simpson Thacher, and Skadden have taken the lead on two major private equity deals announced Monday: Thoma Bravo's $1.1 billion buy of project management software company Deltek, and SK Capital Partners and First Reserve's purchase of specialty chemical maker TPC Group for $850 million.
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June 20, 2012 | The American Lawyer

Secretary's Lawsuit Against Fried Frank Dismissed

A New York federal court judge has thrown out a suit brought by former Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson secretary Roseanne Zito, who had claimed the firm unfairly targeted her during a round of staff layoffs in 2008. The suit is the third of its kind that the firm has gotten dismissed in the past year.
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August 08, 2012 | The American Lawyer

Skadden Aiding Ukrainian Inquiry Into Ex-PM's Suit

Ukraine's Ministry of Justice has hired the firm to conduct an independent review of last year's criminal conviction of former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, who recently filed a human rights lawsuit against the Ukrainian government in international court.
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July 08, 2010 | The American Lawyer

The King James Chronicles: D.C. Lawyer Says LeBron James is His Son

A former big law associate claims he's the father of basketball superstar LeBron James (pictured left). Plus: The U.S. trustee's office takes issue with Weil Gotshal in the Texas Rangers bankruptcy.
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April 01, 2011 | The American Lawyer

The Winning Pitch

When investor Chuck Greenberg's bid to purchase the Texas Rangers went into extra innings, a late-game substitution--White & Case's Thomas Lauria--helped save the deal.
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September 01, 2004 | The American Lawyer

Judges in the Lion's Den

As the election season moves into high gear, it's worth reflecting for a moment on what's been won and lost in the increasingly rancorous judicial confirmation battles of the past four years. Democrats in the U.S. Senate have stalled a handful of appointments and scuttled others. Republicans have seen a significant number of conservative jurists granted lifetime appointments. Filibusters have been deployed and recess appointments detonated. Everybody tried to make this a front-page issue.
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