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June 22, 2007 | Law.com

Newcomer Firms Thrive in Los Angeles

It's anniversary time for many of the out-of-town firms that entered Los Angeles last year, and there's plenty to celebrate. Despite a competitive lateral market, the newcomers have made sizable gains in headcount, snagging attorneys with business to support and expanding their fledgling outposts. "These firms have cut out a swath and are making inroads," said recruiter L. William Nason. And recruiter Dan Hatch singles out Goodwin Procter, saying the Boston-based firm "has had a tremendous first year."
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March 02, 2007 | Law.com

Firms Make Moves to Retain Nonlawyer Staff

The drive to retain experienced staff in a robust job market has prompted an increasing number of law firms to create training programs run by in-house professionals for nonlawyer staff. Firms say they offer courses in management training, business writing, technology training and project management. "We want to maintain our good people, so we have to give them opportunities to grow," says Kevin McKeon, senior manager of Mintz Levin's professional development and nonlegal professional development.
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February 11, 2002 | New Jersey Law Journal

N.J. Firms Keep Lion`s Share of Local Bond Work

Three years ago, when the state Supreme Court said it was ethical for out-of-state lawyers to work on New Jersey bond issues, the justices predicted that almost all the work would still go to local counsel. They were right. Homegrown partnerships whose principal offices were in the state took the top seven spots in 2001 among counsel ranked by the value of New Jersey public issues they handled.
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September 18, 2013 | New Jersey Law Journal

Daily Decision Service Alert: Vol. 22, No. 181 - September 18, 2013

Daily decision alert.
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October 22, 2007 | Law.com

Baker & McKenzie Partner Charged With Stock Fraud

A partner at Baker & McKenzie has been indicted on charges that he participated in a stock fraud scheme that netted two overseas short-sellers $55 million. According to an indictment unsealed Friday by federal prosecutors in the Eastern District of New York, Martin E. Weisberg, a mergers and acquisitions partner in Baker & McKenzie's New York office, helped Israeli investors gain access to hundreds of millions of discounted but restricted shares in two companies he represented.
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December 28, 2005 | Legaltech News

From the National Guard to High-Tech GC

Charles DeLeon -- the general counsel and corporate secretary of GTSI, which provides technological systems to federal, state and local governments -- worked for the National Guard for several years before deciding to do something different. But it's not a total life change. DeLeon credits his military background with teaching him decision-making and teamwork skills. And he finds some similarities between analyzing legal issues and working as a tactical military intelligence officer.
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October 28, 2002 | National Law Journal

Chart: The Legal Times 100

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May 27, 2005 | Law.com

Kilpatrick and Morris Manning's N.C. Offices Dealt Blows

April may be the cruelest month, but May has not been kind to Atlanta law firms with offices in Charlotte, N.C. All seven of Kilpatrick Stockton's business litigators in Charlotte have jumped to Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, where they join a team of 10 litigators in the Charlotte office. "Lawyers come and go. Some come and go more than others," said Kilpatrick's managing partner. Also in Charlotte, a five-lawyer corporate group has left Morris, Manning & Martin for Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice.
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December 10, 2007 | Law.com

No Holiday for Vacation Pay Suits

Vacation pay policies are increasingly landing employers in court, many of them fighting class action claims alleging that they are cheating employees out of vacation pay. Plaintiffs' lawyers claim that of particular concern are "use it or lose it" practices, through which employers are refusing to pay departing employees for their unused vacation days.
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January 03, 2006 | Law.com

Law Firm Duo Spearheads Child Personal-Injury Defense Work

Two attorneys at Bowman and Brooke are spearheading a practice group that focuses on defending clients in high-stakes personal injury cases affecting children. Sandra Ezell, a mother of four who leads the 15-attorney group with partner Norma Gant, says that as mothers and accomplished lawyers, they have the skills to handle such cases. But Chris Milne, an attorney whose practice includes representing children in products liability cases, questions the strategy, which he says is merely "marketing."
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