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July 25, 2007 | Law.com

Edwards Campaign Leads the Pack in Contributions From Lawyers

Lawyers and law firms dropped another $13 million into the coffers of the 2008 presidential campaigns during the second quarter of the year, according to the Center for Responsive Politics. Since the start of the year, the legal industry has contributed $27.5 million to the campaigns, 66 percent of which has gone to three Democratic candidates: former Sen. John Edwards, Sen. Hillary Clinton and Sen. Barack Obama. Edwards, a trial lawyer, continues to lead in lawyer contributions.
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May 11, 2007 | New York Law Journal

Crossing Cultures

When dealing with Asian clients, be careful how you handle business cards, and be attentive to who sits where. In Latin countries, be prepared for two-hour meals before talking business. In China, save the small talk for after the deal. And in France, you may want to arrive to a meeting fashionably late. Globalization of the legal world has led more lawyers to travel overseas and work with foreign clients, so grasping another country's customs can make or break a deal.
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February 19, 2010 | The Recorder

Olympic Games Drive Contract Work

While athletes like Lindsey Vonn worry about winning gold, their lawyers worry about the fine print in sponsorship deals.
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February 22, 2005 | New York Law Journal

Cohen Settles Dispute With Morrison Firm

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August 24, 2007 | Law.com

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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October 07, 2009 | The Legal Intelligencer

Bingham McCutchen Adopts 'Merit Lockstep' Compensation System

Bingham McCutchen has joined the ranks of firms that are tweaking their compensation systems, saying Monday it is moving to a "merit lockstep" system that will keep base pay on lockstep but introduce a merit component into bonuses.
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May 01, 2010 | The American Lawyer

Big Suits

In re Black Farmers Discrimination Litigation; WaMu v. JPMorgan Chase; Ashland v. Oppenheimer; In re Time Warner Cable Antitrust Litigation
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December 02, 2005 | New York Law Journal

Accolades

For outstanding pro bono business counsel given to nonprofit organizations, the Lawyers Alliance for New York presented its annual Cornerstone Awards to Proskauer Rose and Shearman & Sterling, nine individual attorneys and a Columbia Law School professor during a reception last month at the Colgate-Palmolive headquarters on Park Avenue.
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September 21, 2010 | Law.com

LL.M. Degrees Get More Popular, but Are They Worth It?

Master of laws degrees are gaining in popularity among foreign and domestic law students, even as their value remains questionable. The number of LL.M.s conferred by ABA-approved law schools grew by 65 percent between 1999 and 2009, compared to 13 percent growth in J.D.s.
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December 20, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

Former Drinker Biddle Chairman Jones Dies at 71

Morgan R. "Dick" Jones, who served as chairman of Drinker Biddle & Reath for 11 years, died Friday morning at the age of 71 after a brief battle with pneumonia.
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