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September 01, 2011 | The American Lawyer

"Something Worthwhile"

When Bet Tzedek Legal Services asked Manatt, Phelps & Phillips for help creating a national network of volunteers to aid Holocaust survivors with reparation applications, the group expected to get a junior associate, not one of the firm's most accomplished lawyers: counsel Stanley Levy, a 2011 Lifetime Achiever.
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January 23, 2012 | The American Lawyer

Fukushima: The Legal Aftershocks

Japanese business culture is famously litigation-averse. But the effects of last year's meltdown in Fukushima may provoke an exception.
8 minute read
January 01, 2012 | The American Lawyer

Time for Taking Chances

What's going on with all the recruitment by U.S. firms in Hong Kong?
4 minute read
March 11, 2013 | The American Lawyer

The Bankruptcy Files: Ailing Detroit Hires Jones Day

Detroit has retained Jones Day—a firm known for handling restructuring work across the industrial Midwest, including key clients in the U.S. auto industry—as it seeks to fight the state of Michigan's decision to impose an emergency financial manager on the Motor City. Other Am Law 200 firms like Akin Gump, Kirkland & Ellis, Quarles & Brady, Reed Smith, and SNR Denton have landed roles on the latest round of noteworthy bankruptcy filings.
12 minute read
September 10, 2012 | The American Lawyer

Judge Denies 'Grossly Inflated' Fee Request in Entirety

Four law firms, including Chadbourne & Parke and Williams & Connolly, that submitted a $2.7 million fee request after winning $12,500 for their client should go away empty-handed, a federal judge has ruled.
5 minute read
October 26, 2009 | The American Lawyer

Sidley Helps Northwestern Journalism Students in Spat with Prosecutors

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January 20, 2012 | The American Lawyer

Law Firm Mergers Abound Overseas

5 minute read
January 10, 2012 | The American Lawyer

Litigation Department of the Year Winners and Finalists, 2002-2012

A look at the law firms to be recognized by The American Lawyer for their litigation prowess over the past ten years.
3 minute read
December 21, 2011 | The American Lawyer

The Secrets of Bonny Island

U.S. prosecutors caught four multinationals paying millions in bribes to Nigerian officials. Why did some companies get off easier than others?
21 minute read
March 13, 2013 | The American Lawyer

The Hits Keep Coming: Proskauer Goes Gaga, McDermott Helps Pitbull Tame Lohan, MoFo Up Against Beats

An Am Law Daily round up of entertainment-related legal news finds Proskauer Rose representing the promoters of a canceled Lady Gaga concert, McDermott, Will &amp Emery taking a copyright case thanks to a local connection, and Morrison &amp Foerster defending Yamaha against infringement claims brought by Dr. Dre.
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