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August 09, 2010 | National Law Journal

Overseas investors keep the motor humming

Despite the automotive industry's woes, a sour real estate market and the overall dismal economy, Motor City law firms are scrambling to stay on top of a burgeoning practice: foreign companies looking for a bargain in Detroit.
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July 13, 2012 | National Law Journal

ASSOCIATE MOVERS

New arrivals at McGlinchey Stafford and Miller Canfield in this week's column.
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Gregory Curtner of Miller Canfield
Publication Date: 2009-07-23
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On Thursday the Miller Canfield partner won a $300 million jury verdict for Valassis, a company specializing in stand-alone newspaper coupon inserts. Valassis claimed that its competitor News America unfairly pressured customers--some of whom testified by video at trial--to drop Valassis. The jury agreed. Now Curtner gets to try the same case in two other courts.

February 03, 2010 | Corporate Counsel

You Blinked First! Facing Treble Antitrust Damages, News Corp Settles

It's not that often that a settling company comes right out and says it was worried about its prospects at trial. But then News Corporation had reason to worry: It already lost a $300 million jury verdict to Valassis Communications Inc. on the same antitrust claims.
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May 19, 2006 | New York Law Journal

More Students Splitting Summer Between Firms

Depending on the part of the country, many law firms historically have been reluctant to allow law students to split their summer jobs between two firms. But job-placement professionals say market forces are prompting firms to rethink their policies in order to get top students through their doors � if only for a few weeks.
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September 09, 2010 | Law.com

Gun Dealer's Defamation Suit Against NYC Mayor Hinges on Verification

A suit pitting a Georgia gun dealer against New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg got airtime at the Georgia Court of Appeals on Tuesday, when former Georgia congressman Bob Barr and litigator Peter Canfield faced off over a single page that wasn't filed in the court record. The court's decision about that sheet of paper will determine whether the gun dealer may proceed with a suit against Bloomberg, whom the dealer claims defamed it in his campaign against illegal sales of weapons used against New Yorkers.
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June 25, 2008 | Daily Report Online

In The Trenches: Partner leaves Doffermyre Shields to go solo

Foy R. Devine, a partner at plaintiffs' boutique Doffermyre Shields Canfield Knowles Devine, will launch his own solo practice on July 1."It's an opportunity for me to get back to my roots in the things I enjoy doing the most," said Devine, who gave up a solo practice to become part of Doffermyre Shields Canfield Knowles Devine in 1996.
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April 01, 2008 | The American Lawyer

The Last Good Year?

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September 09, 2010 | Daily Report Online

Suit's fate hangs on verification

A suit pitting a Smyrna gun dealer against New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg got airtime at the Georgia Court of Appeals on Tuesday, when former Georgia congressman Bob Barr and litigator Peter C. Canfield faced off over a single page that wasn't filed in the court record.The court's decision about that sheet of paper will determine whether the gun dealer, Adventure Outdoors Inc.
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July 19, 2013 | Law.com

Am Law Firms, Local Shops in Drive for Detroit Work

With Thursday's Chapter 9 filing, the hard-pressed Motor City took its first legal step toward what will be the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history—and set off a scramble among a bevy of firms eager to land roles on a record-setting case.
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