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May 12, 2009 |

General Counsel as 'General Specialist'

Neither a generalist nor a specialist, Medco Health Solutions GC Thomas Moriarty defines himself as a "general specialist." In moving up the corporate ladder he has become more specialized, "but at the same time [I need] a broader spectrum and view." Medco is the leading pharmacy benefits manager in the United States and integrates 60,000 retail pharmacies with its mail-order pharmacy operations, the world's largest. Its services cover more than 60 million Americans.
5 minute read
May 30, 2003 |

Latham's Ladder

Latham & Watkins was the go-to firm during the junk-bond boom of the late '80s, but by October 1992, the firm's revenues had taken a nosedive. Through a mix of pushing out unproductive partners, laying off associates and restructuring, Latham reversed its fortunes and is now the largest firm in the state, grossing $300 million more than its closest competitor. Behind Latham's success is a story that may serve as a lesson for firms facing tough decisions about how to survive a dismal economy.
16 minute read
September 08, 2008 |

War Stories

Tales of woe (and absurdity) from the early years of some of New York's top lawyers.
21 minute read
March 04, 2010 |

New Partners Yearbook 2010

Though it took a while for the recession to hit bone, New Jersey's largest firms are feeling it, as shown by the sharp reduction in new partnerships in this, the 2010 New Partners Yearbook.
31 minute read
February 01, 2013 |

Help Can't Wait

The new top lawyer for the American Red Cross brings a global perspective; and other Moves.
9 minute read
December 01, 2009 |

Showstopper

Time and again, Judge Jed Rakoff (pictured left) has made lawyers--not just their clients-- very nervous.
14 minute read
February 02, 2009 |

Rakoff Assigned to Lawyer's Case

Southern District Judge Jed S. Rakoff, an independent-minded veteran of the federal court, has been assigned the case of attorney Marc S. Dreier, who was indicted Thursday on charges he had defrauded hedge funds and investors of $400 million. Mr. Dreier could spend the rest of his life in jail if convicted of the charges: conspiracy to commit securities and wire fraud as well as securities fraud and wire fraud. The charges represent an expansion of the counts with which Mr. Dreier was charged after his Dec. 7 arrest in New York.
8 minute read
August 01, 2004 |

Fast Rise To The Top

Ivy league pedigrees, and the firm's practice is built on defending a chemical corporation and a cigarette maker. But beneath the surface, Kasowitz, Benson is radically unlike its peers. Founded 11 years ago and run under the autocratic hand of a single partner, the firm has no committees and issues no monthly reports. Its 160 lawyers do only litigation. Last year the firm's $173 million in revenue put it among the bottom half of the nation's 200 top-grossing firms. But its success in a toxic tort case
23 minute read

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