Anthony Lin

August 18, 2003 | National Law Journal

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission wants Boies, Schiller Flexner to codify both its two-tiered attorney track and its compensation system, rendering transparent and objective law firm employment practices that have been highly subjective and secretive.

By Anthony LinAmerican Lawyer Media News Service

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June 19, 2002 | Law.com

Responding to a lawsuit filed by Tyco International Ltd. against Mark A. Belnick, its former chief corporate counsel, Belnick's attorney on Tuesday tried to throw the accusations back against the accusers. In its complaint filed Monday, Tyco alleges that Belnick breached his fiduciary duty by taking more than $30 million in undisclosed compensation.

By Anthony Lin

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February 25, 2002 | Law.com

Jonathan A. Marshall, senior partner at New York's Pennie & Edmonds and a driving force behind the firm's rise to a powerhouse among IP boutiques, is joining Weil, Gotshal & Manges. Marshall's imminent departure is a striking illustration of what many attorneys acknowledge is a growing trend: the expansion of large, general-practice firms onto turf previously occupied by IP boutiques.

By Anthony Lin

7 minute read

November 03, 2003 | National Law Journal

More law firms are bringing on or joining up with nonlawyers who can offer clients advice on a range of nonlegal questions.

By Anthony Lin

8 minute read

June 26, 2012 | Law.com

Last November, Quinn Emanuel managing partner John Quinn stated in no uncertain terms that his high-powered, litigation-only shop had ruled out a Hong Kong office. But now Quinn says he thinks the firm will launch in either Hong Kong or Singapore before the end of the year as it focuses on building a leading international arbitration practice.

By Anthony Lin

5 minute read

March 18, 2011 | Daily Report Online

Expatriate lawyers have joined the exodus of foreigners from radiation-threatened Tokyo, and a number of international law firms have temporarily relocated staff or closed offices.Six days after being rocked by a 9.0 magnitude earthquake and a devastating tsunami that killed several thousand people, Japan remains in a state of crisis over the potential release of high levels of radiation from critically damaged nuclear reactors.

By Anthony Lin

4 minute read

July 09, 2012 | The American Lawyer

Some 16 international firms have already applied to open in Korea or have publicly announced plans to do so. Still more are likely to go in. Is the market big enough for all of them?

By Anthony Lin

7 minute read

October 29, 2007 | National Law Journal

Sullivan & Cromwell has settled a high-profile discrimination suit brought by an openly gay associate.

By Anthony Lin

5 minute read

April 26, 2002 | Law.com

David Boies' Armonk, N.Y.-based firm, Boies, Schiller & Flexner, has agreed to have a judgment entered against it and to pay $37,500 each to two plaintiffs to settle a wage and sex discrimination suit. The suit was brought by two former female associates, Bonnie Porter and Rachel Baird. Porter said she agreed to the settlement because the firm had taken steps to address the issues raised in the suit.

By Anthony Lin

4 minute read

September 13, 2006 | Daily Report Online

THE END OF JOHN K. WEIR'S CAREER at Holland Knight arrived on his Connecticut doorstep the Saturday morning of Nov. 16, 2002, in an express mail envelope. The enclosed memo from firm General Counsel L. Kinder Cannon stated that Weir, a partner at Holland Knight and its New York predecessor for more than 20 years, was expelled from the firm retroactive to Nov.

By Anthony Lin

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