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June 10, 2013 | National Law Journal

MOVERS

Lawrence Berkovich joins Mayer Brown's banking and finance practice as partner in the Charlotte, N.C., office. Plus more law firm movers in this week's column.
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September 02, 2010 | National Law Journal

Law clinic was entitled to recover fees for students' work

A law school clinic at George Washington University has won attorney's fees for a 2007 case handled by two third-year students. The D.C. Court of Appeals ruled on Thursday that the Public Justice Advocacy Clinic at the law school was entitled to legal fees under a District of Columbia law pertaining to government worker disability cases.
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May 10, 2010 | National Law Journal

In San Diego, the sun is coming out

San Diego attorneys report that the legal market it catching its second wind, but not without significant changes in the way law firms operate and charge for their services.
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December 15, 2003 | National Law Journal

Allow military recruitment

A recent spat of lawsuits have cropped up around the country from law schools unhappy with having to comply with the Solomon Amendment, which requires schools to allow the U.S. military to recruit on campus�if they want to continue to receive federal funds. The suits are doomed to failure as a matter of policy and law.
5 minute read
May 11, 2009 | National Law Journal

Prosecute pirates worldwide

The pending trial in federal court of the surviving pirate involved in the dramatic hijacking of the Maersk Alabama will be the first piracy prosecution in the United States since the late 19th century. The rarity of such cases highlights the complete failure of international law as a response to piracy. International law allows any nation to capture and prosecute any pirates, whether they have attacked its ships or not. Indeed, it obligates all nations to actively fight piracy.
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November 28, 2009 | National Law Journal

CIVIL ACTIONS

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March 22, 2010 | National Law Journal

Who owns the meteorite?

On Jan. 18, a meteorite crashed through the ceiling of a medical office in Lorton, Va. It damaged the building and interior finishings but hurt no one. The meteorite's fall from space is over, but the earthly battle over its ownership has just begun.
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August 10, 2010 | National Law Journal

Best Best & Krieger subpoenaed in city's salary scandal

California Attorney General Jerry Brown Jr. has subpoenaed records from Best Best & Krieger in an investigation of the pay packages for city officials in Bell, Calif., where a scandal involving high salaries has spiraled into possible civil and criminal actions and raised questions among officials in other nearby cities.
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September 18, 2006 | National Law Journal

Insurance for the upper crust

Profile of Maureen Brundage, executive vice president and general counsel, The Chubb Corp.
5 minute read
January 10, 2008 | National Law Journal

Reed Smith grows revenue 38.5 percent

Reed Smith increased gross revenue in 2007 by 38.5 percent, due largely to its completion of two mergers that gave the firm about 400 more attorneys. And there is some talk that the firm is in merger discussions again, this time with a firm with New York ties. In response to a question about whether the firm was talking to Anderson Kill, a managing partner said "it's no secret that New York is a very important market for us, and we have been open about both our desire and intention to grow in that market."
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