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March 27, 2008 | National Law Journal

James "Hart" Holden, most recently head of the U.S. regulatory antitrust practice at New York's Clifford Chance, has joined Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker as of counsel in the firm's corporate department, resident in its Washington office. Holden served at the Federal Trade Commission for 15 years before leaving as the former deputy assistant director for the Competition Bureau in 2004.

By Marcia Coyle / Staff reporter

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January 11, 2008 | National Law Journal

Three civil trial lawyers this year have launched a new firm in Chicago called Valorem, Latin for "value," that they hope will be an answer to clients' increasing demand for alternative fee arrangements that lower legal costs.

By Lynne Marek / Staff reporter

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July 13, 2007 | National Law Journal

A former New York hedge fund manager has filed a $10 million lawsuit against Greenberg Traurig and attorney Leslie Corwin alleging that a document the firm claimed to be holding was in fact nothing but a scorched remnant.

By Leigh Jones / Staff reporter

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December 27, 2007 | National Law Journal

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on Wednesday announced a new federal rule aimed at protecting retiree health benefits. The new regulation allows employers that provide retiree health benefits to continue coordinating those benefits with Medicare without violating the Age Discrimination in Employment Act.

By Tresa Baldas / Staff reporter

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May 06, 2008 | National Law Journal

Referring to the kickback issue at the heart of the federal government's case against Milberg Weiss as "a cancerous growth" and an "economic threat" that threatens American jobs, two high-ranking Republican Congressmen have called on House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers Jr., D-Mich., to set a hearing to investigate the pervasiveness of such unethical conduct among trial lawyers.

By Amanda Bronstad / Staff reporter

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January 19, 2004 | National Law Journal

An Ohio controversy that pits a newspaper editor against a judge who wants to keep her divorce proceedings out of the public eye illustrates a national tug of war over the openness of court records.

By Gary YoungStaff reporter

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October 24, 2008 | National Law Journal

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission brought 671 enforcement actions in fiscal year 2008, the second-highest total in the agency's history. The SEC also repeated last year's total of distributing more than $1 billion to investors harmed by others' actions during fiscal 2008. The agency looks forward to continuing its investor protection mission in the upcoming year, said Linda Chatman Thomsen, director of the SEC's division of enforcement.

By Sheri Qualters / Staff reporter

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October 21, 2008 | National Law Journal

Corporate spending on outside legal counsel dropped to its lowest level in eight years as companies perform more legal work in-house, according to a recent survey. Companies reported median spending of $1 million on outside counsel in 2007, compared with $1.1 million in 2006 and $1.8 million in 2005.

By Sheri Qualters / Staff reporter

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November 14, 2008 | National Law Journal

A Missouri Court of Appeals approved a $3.75 million punitive damage award — 75 times the amount of the compensatory damages — in a sexual harassment case filed by a female worker at a Kansas City, Mo., auto parts warehouse. Although the jury initially imposed a $6.75 million punitive damage award, the trial court cut the amount to $450,000, nine times the $50,000 punitive damage award.

By Pamela A. MacLean / Staff reporter

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June 08, 2007 | National Law Journal

Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis has announced the expansion of its international reach by hiring Mark Scott, a corporate and transactional partner focused on Germany.

By Vesna Jaksic/Staff reporter

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