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June 28, 2001 | Law.com

A Return to Childhood

Christine Dokko's fiction ouevre consisted of stories penned in girlhood. "Little fairy-tale type stories," as the Loeb & Loeb associate described them. After enrolling in a writing class, Dokko submitted "Cold Comfort" to a fiction writing contest and wound up a finalist. She credits her notebook habit. "The world is a much more interesting place if you look at it with an eye toward describing it to someone else," she said.
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December 01, 2008 | Corporate Counsel

Mission Critical

The British government dropped a bribery probe of BAE, but U.S. prosecutors picked it up. In the meantime, BAE's GC cleaned up its act-enough to fend off an indictment?
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January 18, 2007 | Law.com

Bush Official Apologizes for Slap at Guantanamo Detainees' Lawyers

A Department of Defense lawyer apologized Wednesday for his comments suggesting that corporations boycott law firms that represent detainees at the Guantanamo Bay detention facility. In a letter to The Washington Post, Charles Cully Stimson said the comments, made during a radio interview, "do not reflect my core beliefs." His apology came two days after the Pentagon disavowed his statements, saying they did not represent Defense Department views. The remarks had touched off a salvo of criticism.
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March 29, 2005 | National Law Journal

Supreme Court Finds 'Medellin' Case a Muddle

The Supreme Court seemed torn Monday over how -- and even whether -- to decide a key death penalty case that questions an international court's ability to order domestic courts to hear new death row appeals. Because of fast-breaking developments, several justices appeared ready to delay a decision or even to dismiss the case while conflicting forces at the state, federal and international level sort out what happens next. "What is the practical thing to do?" Justice Stephen Breyer asked plaintively.
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July 31, 2007 | Daily Report Online

Judges toss mutual fund fee suits

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July 14, 2003 | National Law Journal

Law firm librarians on design, staffing, spending

Here are the results of the Second Annual AmLaw Tech library survey. (See box on next page)
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December 03, 2007 | Law.com

All's Too Quiet on West Coast Bonus Front

Weeks after top New York firms started announcing lavish bonuses on top of the usual year-end handouts, California's firms have made no moves -- except one. Quinn Emanuel is keeping up with the bonuses, just as it matched New York increases to associate salaries this year. "We've taken a position: equal pay for equal work," says partner William Urquhart, whose firm is promising to top the New York special bonuses by $5,000. Other West Coast firms may be balancing bragging rights against the bottom line.
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January 25, 2005 | Law.com

SEC Plans Update of Rule That Targets Pre-IPO Hype

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has ended its investigation of Google's initial public offering without filing charges arising from an interview with Google's founders that appeared in Playboy magazine during the pre-IPO "quiet period." Now, the commission plans to update its rules on the quiet period, loosening restrictions against pre-IPO communications while still outlawing statements that hype rather than inform. Navigating between the two remains a delicate art.
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June 28, 2000 | Law.com

The Joys and Risks of Paternity Leave

A changing of the guard took place in Benjamin Deutsch's household three months after the birth of his daughter Alexandra. Deutsch's wife returned to her law practice in New Jersey. And Deutsch, an associate, left his New York firm for a five-week paternity leave. Increasingly, young male professionals are placing importance on spending time with their families. And firms are responding.
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