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January 18, 2007 | Law.com

Canam's GC Is a Man of Steel

Ron Peppe works as the GC, corporate secretary and chief compliance officer of Canadian company Canam Steel, but he's based in Point of Rocks, Md., which he describes as "very pretty -- two churches, two liquor stores and us." While that may make Canam sound small-town, it's actually a wide-ranging international operation, with engineers in North America as well as Romania and India, and joint ventures in Russia and Dubai. Peppe finds employment issues, rather than big contracts, the toughest to handle.
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March 07, 2007 | Law.com

Dissident Shareholders Up Their Demands, Fuel Legal Work

Activist and dissident shareholders, particularly hedge funds, are boosting corporate legal work as boards of directors cope with demands from sophisticated investors and proxy contests when those investors seek a board seat. The activists want changes to increase shareholder returns. And as lawyers help companies grapple with increased activism, they also expect proposed rule changes for proxy contests to heighten activist investors' leverage -- by easing board election hurdles faced by outsiders.
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December 22, 2006 | New York Law Journal

Accolades

For the first time in its 18-year history, the Mexican Bar Association has bestowed its National Jurisprudence Prize to a foreigner - Donald Francis Donovan. A litigation partner at Debevoise & Plimpton, Mr. Donovan was honored in Mexico City on Dec. 7 for his pro bono work in international arbitration and human rights - and especially for his representation of Mexican nationals on death row in U.S. prisons.
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June 20, 2007 | Law.com

Catholic University GC Practices Law Religiously

Craig Parker has been general counsel for Catholic University of America since 1987. As a "lifer" with the university, Parker has overseen legal work changing from passive management of external legal affairs to a proactive preventive approach. Being GC of a religiously affiliated institution, he's faced some unique situations with issues like resident life, student health insurance and employee benefits, where church-related schools have different views.
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Michaels Stores Can't Dodge Consumer Fraud and Breach of Implied Contract Claims over Debit Card Scam, Chicago Judge Rules
Publication Date: 2011-11-29
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Skimming scams, in which thieves install special equipment on point-of-sale debit card readers in order to steal customers' bank account and PIN information, are a nightmare for retailers and their customers. Whether or not the scams will turn out to be a blessing for class action plaintiffs lawyers is still an open question.

December 25, 2006 | Texas Lawyer

2006 Timeline

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March 07, 2007 | National Law Journal

Dissident Shareholders Up Their Demands, Fuel Legal Work

Activist and dissident shareholders, particularly hedge funds, are boosting corporate legal work as boards of directors cope with demands from sophisticated investors and proxy contests when those investors seek a board seat. The activists want changes to increase shareholder returns. And as lawyers help companies grapple with increased activism, they also expect proposed rule changes for proxy contests to heighten activist investors' leverage -- by easing board election hurdles faced by outsiders.
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July 23, 2010 | New York Law Journal

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November 01, 2004 | Law.com

Expert Witness Helps Launch Employment Law Industry

Bill Bielby has provided expert testimony in more than 50 cases -- including the successful class certification motion on behalf of 1.6 million female Wal-Mart employees. He has helped plaintiff attorneys win about $1 billion in settlements and helped launch a new wave of discrimination class actions. But he is also the scourge of the employment defense bar, which says his entire field of expertise shouldn't be allowed through the courtroom door.
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December 06, 2002 | Law.com

Employment Practices Liability Claims Can Sink a Law Firm

Danger! Strong EPL Current! This warning should be posted in the managing office of every modern law firm, as the waters of the legal profession are fraught with peril concerning Employment Practices Liability (EPL). No matter how placid the employee waters may seem on the surface, an EPL squall can quickly form and engulf a firm.
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