March 23, 2012 | The American Lawyer
Legal Community Mourns Death of John Payton, Civil Rights Activist and Longtime Wilmer PartnerBy Sara Randazzo
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November 17, 2011 | The American Lawyer
It's Always Sunny: Baker Donelson Enters Florida By Acquiring Six-Attorney FirmBy Sara Randazzo
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May 13, 2013 | New York Law Journal
Bank and Ex-Dewey Partner Settle With No Cost to EitherA heated dispute between Citibank and a former Dewey & LeBoeuf partner over what the bank claimed was his unpaid capital contribution loan was quietly resolved on May 8 when Southern District Judge Louis Stanton approved a settlement under which the feuding parties agreed to drop their dueling lawsuits.
By Sara Randazzo
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November 28, 2012 | Texas Lawyer
A Lawyer's Life Cut ShortIn June 2011, Ryan Farley claimed a status he had ached for since graduating from law school 13 years earlier: partner at a large law firm. The achievement, however, didn't come as Farley once expected it would, through a singular devotion to the first firm that hired him. Like many attorneys struggling to advance in an increasingly competitive law firm environment, he wound up making a few unanticipated stops that slowed his progress.
By Claire Zillman and Sara Randazzo
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July 02, 2012 | Texas Lawyer
Slander Suit Says Paul Hastings Lawyer's Spittle Spurred SlapIn a curious postscript to a contentious 2011 deposition during which opposing counsel slapped a Paul Hastings partner in the face, the Am Law 100 firm has now been slapped with a lawsuit.
By Sara Randazzo
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July 02, 2013 | New York Law Journal
Attention Law Firms: Liquidators Seek Buyers for Dewey's Physical RemainsDewey & LeBoeuf once occupied a vast expanse of lavish space in a prestigious midtown Manhattan office tower. Now, a year after Dewey became the largest law firm ever to file for bankruptcy, its physical remains are consigned to a nondescript Long Island warehouse.
By Sara Randazzo
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October 28, 2011 | The American Lawyer
Former Nixon Partner Sues Firm, Says He Was Made Scapegoat in SEC ProbeBy Sara Randazzo
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March 08, 2012 | Daily Business Review
Couple's suit claims Friars Club failed to deliver Oscar tix it auctionedA couple who bought tickets to the Academy Awards in a charity auction sued after the tickets didn't materialize.
By Sara Randazzo
2 minute read
November 17, 2011 | The American Lawyer
It's Always Sunny: Baker Donelson Enters Florida By Acquiring Six-Attorney FirmBy Sara Randazzo
3 minute read
March 08, 2013 | New York Law Journal
Simpson Thacher Names New LeaderSimpson Thacher & Bartlett announced yesterday that corporate partner William Dougherty has been named chairman of the 837-lawyer firm's executive committee, effective immediately, succeeding corporate partner Philip "Pete" Ruegger III.
By Sara Randazzo
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