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April 09, 2003 | Law.com

Judge Says Visa, MasterCard Hid Fees to Consumers

Visa and MasterCard made hundreds of millions of dollars by misleading consumers and charging them a hidden currency conversion fee every time they used their cards overseas, an Alameda County, Calif., court ruled Tuesday. The decision, requiring Visa and MasterCard to disclose the fee and provide full restitution to consumers, could put the companies on the hook for more than $800 million, according to attorneys who brought the case.
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July 25, 2005 | New York Law Journal

Mones v. Commercial Bank of Kuwait S.A.K.

Court Lacked Authority to Order Kuwaiti Bank To Transfer Judgment Debtors' Assets to New York
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January 12, 2011 | The American Lawyer

Debevoise, Freshfields on AIG's $2.16 Billion Sale of Taiwanese Unit

On Wednesday American International Group Inc. announced an agreement to sell its Taiwan-based insurance unit, Nan Shan Life Insurance Co., to investors led by the Taiwanese construction and wholesale conglomerate, Ruentex Group, for $2.16 billion in cash.
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September 07, 2012 | Daily Business Review

$3.65 million buys Fort Lauderdale apartment building

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January 18, 2008 | National Law Journal

Warrantless spying case before high court

Since its disclosure by The New York Times in late 2005, the National Security Agency's warrantless surveillance program has generated a host of constitutional questions. In the first petition challenging the program to reach the Supreme Court, the justices will confront the question of whether individuals who feared being subject to NSA surveillance -- and thus refrained from using certain forms of communication -- have standing to challenge the program in the first place.
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October 31, 2009 | National Law Journal

The future of the meeting will be televised

Last spring, DLA Piper became the first law firm to purchase Cisco Systems Inc.'s TelePresence, one of a growing number of cutting-edge videoconferencing systems designed to replicate the feeling of in-person meetings through state-of-the art cameras, screens, lighting and audio. The relatively high cost means that some industries — including law firms� — have been slow to buy in.
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January 19, 2012 | New Jersey Law Journal

Dow's Nomination for Essex Judgeship Going Forward

Gov. Chris Christie announces he will proceed with his nomination of outgoing Attorney General Paula Dow to the Superior Court, signaling an easing of a political impasse that has kept 11 judgeships vacant in Essex County.
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March 21, 2006 | Law.com

Powell Goldstein Forms Partnership With Lobbying Group

Powell Goldstein has formed a strategic partnership with lobbying group Massey & Bowers Public Affairs. The venture is further evidence that Atlanta's big law firms are systematically developing lobbying practices on the state level, either through building in-house practice groups or forging partnerships. Lobbying on the state level has become more important as the federal government shifts responsibilities and regulations from Washington, D.C., to the states.
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June 14, 2007 | New York Law Journal

New Deals

Avaya Inc., a Basking Ridge, N.J.-based supplier of telecommunications equipment, has been acquired by California private equity firms Silver Lake and TPG Capital LLC for $8.2 billion. Also, Wachovia Corp. will acquire brokerage firm A.G. Edwards for $6.8 billion. The merged business will operate as Wachovia Securities and will be based in St. Louis, where A.G. Edwards is headquartered.
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September 29, 2006 | Law.com

Meet Joia Johnson, GC and VP of RARE Hospitality

There's much more to the restaurant business than food. Just ask Joia Johnson, the GC of RARE Hospitality in Atlanta. Johnson, who's been with the company -- poised to become a billion-dollar business in 2006 -- for seven years, says restaurants are very much a real estate business. Here, she answers questions about challenges such as maximizing the efficiency of RARE's relatively small law department, juggling both GC and VP duties and keeping on top of the latest government regulations.
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