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July 14, 2003 | National Law Journal

Volumes are giving way to velocity

The scales of justice, the black robe and the boxy, bulging briefcase are all well-worn emblems of the law. But perhaps no entity holds a more central place in the lore of the legal profession than the law library. Depictions of the lawyer's life on page or screen invariably contain a library scene: a partner seated within a small pool of light scanning an obscure treatise for the argument that will rescue his case-and his career; a group of whiz-kid associates buried under stacks of reporters searching for
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July 30, 2007 | National Law Journal

Court Decisions

Parents cannot sue alcohol manufacturers for their role in underage alcohol sales without evidence their children did the purchasing, the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on July 17 - and other court decisions from The National Law Journal.
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February 29, 2008 | National Law Journal

Former Covad GC's derivative suit settles for $7 million

Covad Communications and its ex-general counsel have finally laid to rest a sordid, six-year saga of allegations of self-dealing directors, sexual harassment and retaliatory firing. Covad directors have agreed to pay the Silicon Valley telecom company $7 million to settle a derivative suit originally filed by former GC and co-founder Dhruv Khanna after he was fired in 2003, accusing directors of wasting money and enriching themselves at the expense of shareholders.
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October 03, 2008 | National Law Journal

GCs say they crave communication, efficiency in outside counsel

In the client-attorney relationship, just like any other, there is no substitute for closeness and communication. That was the general consensus of the panel of general counsel the Metropolitan Philadelphia Chapter of the Legal Marketing Association hosted in September at its In-House Unplugged event. The panel also said efficiency is a must, but glossy advertisements and dog-and-pony shows don't impress.
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June 10, 2013 | National Law Journal

Injustice in a Main Justice Program

DOJ's unpaid special assistant U.S. attorney program is demeaning for young law graduates.
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August 04, 2010 | National Law Journal

Georgia attorney in uphill battle to hold banks liable for ATM robberies

Atlanta attorney Melvin Hewitt is on a mission: to hold banks and financial institutions accountable for crimes committed at ATMs and night deposit boxes. In recent years, Hewitt of Atlanta's Isenberg & Hewitt has filed several lawsuits on behalf of customers injured or killed in crimes committed during ATM and night deposit transactions.
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August 26, 2013 | National Law Journal

In-House Counsel Profile: Aon PLC's Peter Lieb

The name is Gaelic and the global headquarters moved to London last year, but the roots of Aon PLC are all Chicago. Peter Lieb is based in London, supervising 145 lawyers in 25 countries.
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September 05, 2005 | National Law Journal

Movers

Akerman Senterfitt (Orlando, Fla.): The firm's Miami office has added former Judge Michael B. Chavies of the Miami-Dade county circuit—and other notable personnel shifts.
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October 27, 2005 | National Law Journal

Miers withdraws Supreme Court nomination

Harriet Miers withdrew her nomination this morning, ending three-and- a-half weeks of sometimes scathing criticism from both the left and the right over her qualifications.
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August 04, 2003 | National Law Journal

Court Decisions

Texas court sustains Coke monopoly finding... and more decision summaries from The National Law Journal.
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