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Judge slams lawyers for role in hiding tobacco risks
Judge Gladys Kessler�s scorn for the tobacco industry was evident in her 1,742-page opinion last week, but her wrath was also directed at the lawyers she said aided the decades-long project to illegally shade the industry from scrutiny.
Judge Slams Lawyers For Role in Hiding Tobacco Risks
In her tobacco ruling last week, Judge Gladys Kessler (right) saved some of her harshest words for the lawyers who represented the tobacco industry.
Attorney Leaves Big Tobacco Behind to Represent the Richest Man in the World
A few years ago, Steven Selsberg, a partner in Mayer Brown in Houston, thought he would make a smoking-hot career out of tobacco litigation, but today Selsberg is the go-to litigation lawyer in the United States for the business empire of Carlos Slim Helu, the Mexican billionaire who may be the richest man in the world. When Selsberg isn't doing work for Slim or his companies, he handles litigation for other clients from Mexico he obtained through Slim or through other Mexican connections.Attorney leaves Big Tobacco behind to represent the richest man in the world
A few years ago, Steven Selsberg, a partner in Mayer Brown in Houston, thought he would make a smoking-hot career out of tobacco litigation, but today Selsberg is the go-to litigation lawyer in the United States for the business empire of Carlos Slim Helu, the Mexican billionaire who may be the richest man in the world. When Selsberg isn't doing work for Slim or his companies, he handles litigation for other clients from Mexico he obtained through Slim or through other Mexican connections.Attorney Leaves Big Tobacco Behind to Represent the Richest Man in the World
A few years ago, Steven Selsberg, a partner in Mayer Brown in Houston, thought he would make a smoking-hot career out of tobacco litigation, but today Selsberg is the go-to litigation lawyer in the United States for the business empire of Carlos Slim Helu, the Mexican billionaire who may be the richest man in the world. When Selsberg isn't doing work for Slim or his companies, he handles litigation for other clients from Mexico he obtained through Slim or through other Mexican connections.The Churn: Lateral Moves and Promotions in The Am Law 200
Coke's outside counsel get diversity directive
The Coca-Cola Co. legal department has created a strategy to promote diversity in the legal profession and sent a directive to its outside counsel with the inauguration of its annual award, "Living the Values."After reviewing diversity and inclusion practices of its 18 U.S. partner law firms, Coke chose Kansas City-based Shook, Hardy Bacon as the first award recipient.Trending Stories
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