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June 22, 2007 | The Legal Intelligencer

Sun Microsystems Shines On Select Law Firms

Five years ago, Sun Microsystems Inc. worked with about 400 different outside law firms. Now the company's general counsel is trying to bring some sanity to the inside-outside bond.
4 minute read
February 22, 2007 | National Law Journal

High Court Asked to Explore Contractor Liability for Deaths in Iraq

The grisly details of the murder and dismemberment of four U.S. citizen contractors in the Iraqi city of Fallujah have found their way onto U.S. soil in a dispute that may reach the Supreme Court. In the case, which the justices will review at their conference Friday, the contractors' estates filed suit against Blackwater Security, a company with whom the decedents contracted to perform military escort services. Blackwater contends that no court, state or federal, has jurisdiction to review the claims.
7 minute read
September 20, 2007 | Law.com

License Revocation Order Pursuant to Rule 1:28-2(c)

Notice to the bar.
51 minute read
March 02, 2011 | Law.com

Howrey Loses 17 Construction Lawyers to Pillsbury and Jones Day

Howrey's construction practice appears to be disintegrating with the departure on Wednesday of 17 lawyers, including both co-chairmen, to Pillsbury Winthrop and Jones Day.
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November 08, 2002 | Law.com

Cooley Staff, Lawyers Wonder if More Cuts May Be Coming

Following Cooley Godward's third round of staff layoffs in four months, associates and staff at the firm are worried that bigger cuts may be coming before the end of the year. Cooley Chief Operating Officer Mark Pitchford declined to discuss the staff layoffs and would not comment on associate and staff speculation that more layoffs may be coming soon.
4 minute read
April 23, 2009 | The American Lawyer

Flash training 2010 Test: Part 2

2 minute read
November 16, 2005 | Law.com

Companies Seek Savvy Way to Trim Pensions

With bankruptcy reorganization strategies in the auto and airline industries seeking elimination of decades-old employee pension and health care obligations, firms could be expected to beat a path to the bankruptcy court of the 2nd Circuit. Like the story of the three bears, some debtors consider the 3rd Circuit too hostile to revoking union contracts in bankruptcy, the 6th Circuit law too confused, and the 2nd Circuit just right. Still, danger lurks for any attempt to use bankruptcy as an escape.
8 minute read
June 15, 2007 | Law.com

There's No Sugarcoating the Splenda Settlement Spat

The court battle between the makers of Equal and Splenda over a Splenda slogan appears to be getting more bitter by the day with court filings that paint starkly different pictures of how the two companies view the last-minute settlement they struck just as a federal jury was poised to hand up its verdict. Both sides say the other has violated the agreement and are asking a federal judge to enforce its terms.
5 minute read
November 18, 2004 | Law.com

Kmart-Sears to Face FTC's Glare

Two prominent U.S. senators demanded Wednesday that the FTC scrutinize Kmart Holding Corp.'s $11 billion acquisition of Sears, Roebuck and Co., which would create the country's third-largest retailer. Antitrust experts predicted the FTC would thoroughly investigate the deal, but they said the transaction should eventually pass muster. However, several lawyers cautioned that business has been caught by surprise before on retail mergers.
5 minute read
May 05, 2004 | Law.com

Feds Slap Gates With $800,000 Fine

Bill Gates agreed Monday to pay $800,000 to settle charges that he violated the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act in 2002 by acquiring more than $50 million of ICOS Corp. stock without first notifying regulators of the deal. Also Monday, the government settled a case against Manulife Financial Corp. related to its acquisition of John Hancock stock. Antitrust experts said the two cases are a warning to corporations to take HSR reporting requirements seriously.
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