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April 14, 2006 | National Law Journal

Where Are They Now: Laura Zubulake

When Laura Zubulake filed her suit against UBS Warburg, no one expected it to become a landmark case. Who would expect a sex discrimination suit to reach landmark status in the field of legal technology? But it happened, and the much-mispronounced name "Zubulake" is everywhere. What's new with the woman behind the case that has had such an impact on electronic discovery?
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February 15, 2008 | National Law Journal

Dechert Pushes Profits Per Partner Over $2 Million

Dechert continued its push to increase profits per equity partner with another year of double-digit percentage growth in its gross revenue and partner profits. The firm increased its profits per equity partner by 18.1 percent, from $1.99 million in 2006 to $2.35 million in 2007. Dechert also grew its gross revenue by nearly 15 percent, from $729 million in 2006 to $836 million in 2007. The double-digit increases continue a three-year trend for the firm, but weren't quite as big as in years past.
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January 18, 2007 | National Law Journal

Top Milbank Bankruptcy Partner Joins Quinn Emanuel

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart Oliver & Hedges has recruited top Milbank bankruptcy partner Susheel Kirpalani to be national chair of its bankruptcy litigation practice. The recruitment is the latest coup for the 325-lawyer Quinn Emanuel, which has recently poached top litigators from leading firms including Jones Day, White & Case and Boies, Schiller & Flexner.
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September 28, 2007 | National Law Journal

Judge Dismisses Some of Former Hedge Fund Client's Claims Against Akin Gump

A New York judge has granted Akin Gump's motion to dismiss several claims by a former hedge fund client, but has permitted a fraud claim to go forward. James McBride and Kevin Larson, the principals behind the Veras series of funds, had sued Akin Gump for $4.4 billion, claiming the firm advised them that the trading of mutual fund shares after the market close was a legal practice. Justice Bernard Fried ruled Thursday that five of the causes of action were duplicative of Veras' legal malpractice claims.
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April 01, 2008 | National Law Journal

Pair of Attorneys Goes From Big Firm to Tiny Firm to Big Firm

After five years of small-firm life, John Liu and In Lee are leaving the corporate boutique they founded and joining 250-lawyer Fenwick & West, where they'll be of counsel in the startups and venture capital group. Not that they're unfamiliar with big-firm life: Both partners worked at Wilson Sonsini before setting out on their own. Liu says they made the decision because they were tired of losing their startup clients after they grew up. Now they'll have a bigger firm to keep those clients, he says.
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March 06, 2007 | National Law Journal

First U.S. Lawyer to Head International Bar Group Dies

Harold Healy Jr., the first U.S. lawyer elected president of Union Internationale des Avocats, the world's oldest international bar federation, died Sunday in New York at the age of 85. He was once a partner at Debevoise & Plimpton, where, in 1964, he opened the firm's Paris office -- its first outside New York. Healy was also involved in efforts that led to 1974 legislation that allowed foreign lawyers to become legal consultants in New York without having to become U.S. citizens or take the bar exam.
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June 20, 2007 | National Law Journal

Weil Gotshal Files Class Action Against Puppy Dealer

The Humane Society of the United States and Weil, Gotshal & Manges have filed what they believe to be the first class action against a U.S. puppy dealer, alleging that the Florida-based company, Wizard of Claws, sold puppies with genetic defects and contagious parasitic infections and failed to reimburse customers for the sick animals or their medical problems. Filed pro bono, the lawsuit represents about 100 class members so far, according to the head of the Humane Society's litigation department.
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July 09, 2007 | National Law Journal

Linklaters Revenue Passes �1 Billion Mark

Linklaters is the latest U.K.-based firm to unveil massive increases in fee revenue and profits per partner, as London continues to underline its strength as an international finance center. In the last three years, the firm's revenue has increased by 57 percent, while profits per partner have risen by 108 percent. Linklaters now has higher PPP than several of New York's leading firms, according to managing partner Tony Angel, who points to the upsurge in cross-border work as a driver in the firm's growth.
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March 28, 2008 | National Law Journal

Paul Hastings Billboard Settlement OK'd

A judge has approved a settlement, apparently totaling $4.25 million, of a suit against Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker. The suit had alleged that some of the firm's lawyers helped Mobile Billboards of America and its affiliates sell investments in roving billboards that they should have realized were a scam. The settlement is under seal, but the judge's order says the firm "would have little incentive to pay $4.25 million" absent assurances the firm would not be subject to "further liability" to buyers.
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October 09, 2007 | National Law Journal

Freshfields' Budapest Office Splits Off

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer's Hungarian office is to split from the firm, it was announced last week. The Budapest operation, which will take the name of Oppenheim, will become an independent practice in the region starting Nov. 1, due to a desire by the Hungarian lawyers to undertake more local work. Freshfields announced that the split was mutual and the office will act as a preferred referral firm in the region, although it will not be an exclusive relationship.
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