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For Black Lawyers, a Long, Hard Road
To chart the last 25 years of progress, and lack thereof, The American Lawyer interviewed a dozen black lawyers who graduated in 1979, 1989 and 1999 from Harvard, which has one of the largest African-American student populations among elite law schools, and Howard University Law School, which graduates the most blacks. Their stories are as complicated as race in America; collectively, they add up to the proverbial two steps forward, one step back.Petrobras Stock Offering Raises $67 Billion, Setting New Record
In its first day on the market, Petroleo Brasiliero SA, Brazil's state-owned oil company, successfully raised $67 billion in its public offering. Now, experts now are predicting an avalanche of new Brazil IPOs and public offerings.Washington Catches the Associate-Raise Fever
O'Melveny & Myers said Thursday it would increase its first-year associate salaries in Washington, D.C., to $145,000 -- and in turn threw down a challenge to D.C.-based firms, saying the market for talent had changed. Following that announcement, Hogan & Hartson almost immediately said it was matching the number. The latest raises come on the heels of a flurry of pay increases during the past few days in other key legal markets.Reform Could Broaden Alliances With Banks
Now that a nearly 20-year effort to repeal federal banking laws has gained serious momentum, NY Gov. Pataki and State Sen. Hugh Farley want to position New York to take immediate advantage of changes in federal law that would broaden alliances among the banking, insurance and securities industries. The New York State Financial Services Modernization Act, proposed by the governor, would amend New York's banking law to remove restrictions on transactions and affiliations between banks and securities firms.Trending Stories
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