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August 18, 2006 | Law.com

2nd Circuit Seeks N.Y. High Court's Guidance on Important Business Issues

The 2nd Circuit has asked New York's highest court to resolve two unsettled questions of New York law it says are important to the business and financial communities. In two opinions issued Tuesday, the circuit requested that the New York Court of Appeals resolve issues concerning the definition of a security under the state Uniform Commercial Code and when a "generalized economic interest in soliciting business for profit" can be used as a defense to a claim of tortious interference with a contract.
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November 24, 2009 | The Legal Intelligencer

Sutherland to Jettison Lockstep Associate Pay

Sutherland will shift from lockstep associate compensation to a performance-based system in January.
6 minute read
August 22, 2007 | Daily Report Online

Voter ID goes back to court

THREE TIMES in the past two years, Judge Harold L. Murphy of U.S. District Court in Rome has issued injunctions barring enforcement of Georgia's voter identification law.That record could make lawyers for the state government a little wary today as they begin a trial in which Murphy will decide whether the law requiring voters to present photo ID at the polls is constitutional.
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May 24, 2006 | Law.com

Diversity From the Top Down

According to data from a Minority Corporate Counsel Association survey, last year 28 of the GCs at Fortune 500 companies were racial or ethnic minorities. That's a mere 6 percent, which leaves a lot of room for growth. Teri P. McClure, GC of United Parcel Service, and four other corporate counsel at top companies describe their steps toward creating diverse in-house legal teams; how they influence outside counsel's staffing on company matters; and what diversity means to them in today's market.
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April 12, 2000 | Law.com

Slick Tactics Mark Texas Pipeline Battle

A battle over federal approval for a Texas oil pipeline has been as twisted as a Lone Star cyclone. The Navajo Refining Co., previously fined almost $2 million for its environmental transgressions, has teamed with greens to spout the virtues of federal environmental laws to sue a competitor, Longhorn Partners Pipeline.
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May 31, 2006 | New York Law Journal

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November 23, 2009 | Law.com

Sutherland to Jettison Lockstep Associate Pay

Sutherland will shift from lockstep associate compensation to a performance-based system in January. The firm's roughly 175 associates will be grouped into three tiers, with advancement and pay increases pegged to their mastery of various skills. "The driving force in the change is to be able to communicate to the client that an associate has a certain level of skills, and that's what you're paying for," said the firm's professional development director. "Now, the person is not a fourth-year just through inertia."
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September 27, 2001 | Law.com

Delta to Ask Outside Counsel to Cut Fees

Rather than immediately cutting jobs in its in-house legal department, Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines will ask its outside counsel to cut their fees. The legal department has recommended to senior executives that there be no layoffs or furloughs in their group as part of the 13,000 jobs cuts announced Wednesday. The department instead will attempt to eliminate as much in-house and outside discretionary legal work as possible.
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August 27, 2012 | National Law Journal

Sutures, stat!

Profile of Grace den Hartog, general counsel for Owens & Minor Inc.
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September 28, 2005 | Law.com

Ga. Hiring: Little Good News for Job Seekers

The Atlanta legal employment market has been slow for some time, and this fall is no different. Adding to problems caused by the sluggish economy, hurricane devastation has sent many established lawyers, recent law graduates and third-year students into other markets to compete for remaining jobs. The situation nationwide is similar, but with glimmers of hope, as hiring increases for some practice areas and attorneys in certain large markets see salary jumps.
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