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April 15, 2009 | Texas Lawyer

Commentary: 5th Circuit's Triple Feature Is a Fright Fest for Employees

The 5th U.S. Circuit court of Appeals often sets the pace for its sister circuits as they all start to confront a surge in employment claims, says Michael P. Maslanka. The court's message to employees with its recent opinions: Maybe the discrimination you underwent is bad, but it's not that bad. It could have been worse, so just cowboy up and move on.
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September 06, 2010 | Texas Lawyer

What Cognitive Theory Can Teach Corporate Counsel

Michael P. Maslanka says he's been wondering: How can the latest in cognitive theory help corporate counsel get their jobs done and make the mission? He came up with one lesson for lawyers: Less is more. Whether in speaking to a jury or writing to a judge, don't pile on, and leave room for the "deciders" to go from point A to point B by themselves.
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September 25, 2006 | National Law Journal

MOVERS

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman announced a new Climate Change and Sustainability Practice Group; and Schiff Hardin, a firm founded in Chicago in 1864, will absorb San Francisco-based Morgenstein & Jubelirer's 35 attorneys in its largest combination ever.
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December 08, 2008 | Texas Lawyer

Employment Law Lessons From the Presidential Campaign

Obama/Biden v. McCain/Palin. Campaign over. Outcome decided. Now it's time for the after-action reports, political and otherwise. So, are there any work matters lessons to be learned? As one of the candidates might say, "You betcha."
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August 19, 2008 | Law.com

Shakespeare's Lesson for Lawyers: How to Access Empathy

Why do students still read Shakespeare? Because of a conspiracy of finger-wagging high school English teachers? No, it's his empathetic powers, making people see themselves as they are, writes Ford & Harrison managing partner Michael Maslanka, who says Shakespeare has much to teach lawyers on judging, the rule of law and the relationship between mercy and justice. As evidence, Maslanka discusses "Measure for Measure" and its parallels to the legal world.
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December 08, 2005 | Corporate Counsel

GCs: Have You Been Naughty or Nice?

The general counsel's office deals with a broad range of work-matters issues: setting an effective tone for human resources; avoiding the next wave of employment claims; helping C-levels hire the best and brightest. So for December, here are some stocking-stuffer ideas for those management concerns. Because what else can we give to the GC who has everything?
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October 27, 2003 | National Law Journal

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January 03, 2007 | Law.com

Judge Rebuffs Clifford Chance's Bid to Recover Costs of Brobeck Settlement

Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Bernard J. Fried has denied Clifford Chance's motion for summary judgment in a suit against management liability insurer Indian Harbor Insurance Co. The London-based law firm is trying to recover the costs of a settlement it paid over its 2002 recruitment of a large group of partners from San Francisco's Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison to open Clifford Chance offices in California. Brobeck declared bankruptcy the following year.
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May 13, 2008 | Daily Report Online

Death sentence for 1986 killings tossed on habeas

Due to modesty, strategy or, perhaps, both, some lawyers don't want to make a big deal out of their court victories, so they tell inquiring journalists that a judge's order "speaks for itself."That is what Michael A. Coval, a partner at Ford Harrison who practices ERISA law, had to say, through a firm spokesman, about a win he got last month from Judge Gary C.
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June 19, 2006 | National Law Journal

Best Beach Books for Busy GCs

It's summer and time to look at beach reading for general counsel. What needs to be wedged into the beach bag, between the sunscreen and the multicolored towels?
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