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March 22, 2013 | New Jersey Law Journal

War of the Words: Pleaded vs. Pled

There is a bitter, friend-splitting debate raging among lawyers about whether to use "pleaded" or "pled." Both words get a lot of play in legal writing. We think that it's time for one usage to rule them all — but we disagree about which word to send to the dustbin. Chandler always uses "pled." Boone always uses "pleaded." The gloves are off.
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June 14, 1999 | Law.com

DuPont Suits Surface Again

Today, plaintiffs in Fuku-Bonsai v. DuPont, 98-15429, will argue before the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals that the general releases they signed when they settled do not preclude them from suing DuPont for fraud and racketeering. For years, DuPont maintained that its fungicide Benlate was not contaminated with an herbicide. In 1994, a San Francisco attorney made a startling discovery that has resulted in scores of Benlate-related suits that may blow up the previously reached settlements.
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November 16, 2009 | The Recorder

On the Move

A weekly report of lawyer moves and law firm changes. Keep abreast of where movers and shakers are going and what they're doing.
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July 13, 2001 | Law.com

Legal Moves

This week's Legal Moves tracks 10 new partners at Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll and three new partners at Kelley Drye & Warren. Also, Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering welcomes to its litigation group Seth P. Waxman, former solicitor general of the United States, and David W. Ogden, former assistant attorney general for the civil division of the U.S. Department of Justice.
5 minute read
February 01, 2007 | The American Lawyer

PRO BONO SCORECARD 2007: Scoring the Firms

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January 15, 2013 | Daily Business Review

War of the words: pleaded vs. pled

Lawyers often get to debate some of the most pressing questions of our time: The limits of Congress's commerce power. The reach of the Due Process Clause. "Pleaded" versus "pled."
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November 28, 2005 | Law.com

Who Protects IP America: 2005

Boutiques have disappeared, litigation has exploded, and patents have become a corporate profit center. But one thing has remained stable in the IP world: the firms who protect corporate America's IP jewels. IP Law & Business' annual survey asks the Fortune 250 to name their primary IP firms. Although rankings have shifted, the top 10 has held steady over the years. This year Jones Day made the biggest leap, moving from 10th place to tie Kirkland & Ellis for first place.
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November 19, 2007 | Law.com

National Rankings

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November 24, 2009 | The Legal Intelligencer

Sutherland to Jettison Lockstep Associate Pay

Sutherland will shift from lockstep associate compensation to a performance-based system in January.
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November 23, 2009 | Law.com

Sutherland to Jettison Lockstep Associate Pay

Sutherland will shift from lockstep associate compensation to a performance-based system in January. The firm's roughly 175 associates will be grouped into three tiers, with advancement and pay increases pegged to their mastery of various skills. "The driving force in the change is to be able to communicate to the client that an associate has a certain level of skills, and that's what you're paying for," said the firm's professional development director. "Now, the person is not a fourth-year just through inertia."
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