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January 01, 2006 | Law.com

Punitive Damages: How Much Is Too Much?

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August 24, 2007 | National Law Journal

How Much Will 'Best Law Firms for Women' List Influence Attorneys?

Female law students entering the recruiting season have another weapon for their interviewing arsenal: a list of the 50 U.S. firms deemed most woman-friendly. The survey by Working Mother magazine and Flex-Time Lawyers covers benefits and compensation; parental leave and policies; child care; workforce profile; flexibility; and retention and advancement. Some women in the profession, however, question how much of an impact the list might have on a newly minted attorney's employment decisions.
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The Global Lawyer: The Kingdom and the 9/11 Plaintiffs
Publication Date: 2011-09-08
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With the filing of a new 9/11 complaint against Saudi Arabia just days before the tenth anniversary of the attacks, the plaintiffs war on terror marches on.

October 19, 1999 | Law.com

Laurene Janik, National Association of Realtors

Laurene Janik is senior vice president and general counsel of the National Association of Realtors, the nation's largest trade and professional association, with approximately 700,000 members. Based in Chicago, the association provides for professional development, research and the exchange of information among members.
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September 08, 2006 | Law.com

Law Firms Already Doling Out Millions for '08 Elections

Democratic Sen. Hillary Clinton has received more money from law firms and lawyers on a national basis than has any other individual candidate, having culled approximately $2.4 million from the legal profession in the current two-year election cycle. And Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld leads the pack of Washington, D.C.'s richest law firms in terms of campaign contributions, having doled out $1.16 million in this election cycle so far. "Sometimes this giving is defensive," says Brett Kappel of Vorys Sater.
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May 04, 2000 | Law.com

Making Gains, But Still Far to Go

As recently as the 1970s, African-American lawyers were routinely mistaken for messengers by co-workers. Into the 1980s, women lawyers were asked to fetch coffee for male counterparts. The dozen or so minority and woman lawyers who were among the first to reach partnership status in Washington, D.C law firms all have stories like these to tell. Today, minorities account for 3.3 percent of partners in major firms in the District and women make up just over 15 percent of the city's partners.
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N.Y. High Court Stymies Marcos Victims' Bid for Merrill Lynch Funds
Publication Date: 2012-06-26
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Survivors of former Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos' "reign of terror" represented by Kohn, Swift & Graf can't reach $42 million in assets that the tyrant shifted to a New York investment account--at least not yet, New York's Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday.

March 01, 2010 | The American Lawyer

Diplomatic Insurgency

China hires some well-connected names to polish its image.
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SEC Suits Against Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Execs May Turn on Subprime Loan Definition
Publication Date: 2011-12-16
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The SEC capped its investigation into Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac by charging six former executives with failing to disclose their companies' exposure in high-risk mortgages. The defendants have fired back, with one arguing that there's no standard definition for subprime loans.

April 01, 2010 | The American Lawyer

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