Emily Barker

Based in New York, Emily Barker is the managing editor of American Lawyer. She has been covering the business of law for more than 20 years.

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July 01, 2010 | The American Lawyer

Editor's Note

We've been keeping our eye on the Yukos wars for some years now.

By Emily Barker

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January 04, 2010 | The American Lawyer

Editor's Note

The jury's still out on whether litigation will boom in this recession. But there's one undeniable hot spot of litigation activity: the slew of common law fraud suits over structured financial products that turned out to be toxic waste.

By Emily Barker

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September 01, 2008 | The American Lawyer

Three Years In Two

Northwestern promises a quicker law degree.

By Emily Barker

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January 01, 2011 | The American Lawyer

Editor's Note

It's enough to make a Wachtell partner drool a little. The average profits per partner at one of the Moscow firms profiled by chief European correspondent Chris Johnson in this issue's cover story run a sweet $7.8 million.

By Emily Barker

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January 01, 2009 | The American Lawyer

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June 01, 2007 | The American Lawyer

Editors' Note

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June 24, 2008 | The American Lawyer

Editor's Note

Last fall, when our senior international correspondent, Michael D. Goldhaber, was invited to a conference in Washington, D.C., to advise in-house lawyers on how to deal with the press, he wound up talking about how little coverage international anticorruption efforts have gotten in the U.S. media. Back in the office, Goldhaber set about doing something to remedy that deficiency.

By Emily Barker

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October 01, 2008 | The American Lawyer

The Two-Year Plan

Northwestern overhauls its curriculum and introduces an accelerated J.D. program.

By Emily Barker

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June 30, 2003 | National Law Journal

The Scramble to Keep Women Partners

For firms struggling to bolster their ranks of senior female lawyers, Vinson & Elkin's unusually concerted approach offers valuable lessons.

By Emily Barker

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