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June 20, 2007 | Law.com

Private Military Contractors Count On Crowell Partner

As a lawyer for some of the top private security companies operating alongside U.S. troops in Iraq, a big part of Crowell & Moring partner David Hammond's job is monitoring the growing outrage over those companies' alleged abuses. At least 15 personal injury, wrongful death and product liability cases have been filed, and federal investigators estimate that some $10 billion has been squandered or gone unaccounted for by private companies. So as the war in Iraq drags on, Hammond's practice has grown.
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June 20, 2007 | Law.com

Private Military Contractors Count On Crowell Partner

As a lawyer for some of the top private security companies operating alongside U.S. troops in Iraq, a big part of Crowell & Moring partner David Hammond's job is monitoring the growing outrage over those companies' alleged abuses. At least 15 personal injury, wrongful death and product liability cases have been filed, and federal investigators estimate that some $10 billion has been squandered or gone unaccounted for by private companies. So as the war in Iraq drags on, Hammond's practice has grown.
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May 19, 2004 | Law.com

$1.3 Billion Fee Upheld in California Tobacco Case

A Manhattan appeals court Tuesday reinstated a $1.3 billion fee award for attorneys who helped to settle tobacco litigation in California, saying the arbitrators who awarded the fee did not exceed their authority and should not have been second-guessed by a state judge. A unanimous panel of the Appellate Division, 1st Department found that the justice had "improperly interjected" himself into a dispute over the merits of the award.
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July 30, 2004 | Law.com

Even Charity is Tainted When Top Executives Go Bad

Some of Dennis Kozlowski�s expenditures have already become the stuff of legend, like the $6,000 that prosecutors say he spent on a single shower curtain. But the former CEO of Tyco International Ltd. didn�t just blow his company�s money on overpriced home furnishings, according to the government. He also shared his wealth with several worthwhile institutions, including Columbia University and the Whitney Museum of American Art.
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March 26, 2007 | Law.com

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July 26, 2004 | Law.com

Life in San Diego

With all its life sciences startups, San Diego looks like promising terrain for expansion. But as countless firms have found, building an office there is harder than it looks. There simply aren't enough marquee partners -- or clients -- to go around. Even then, breaking into the market requires more than a J.D., with many clients wanting to see a Ph.D. before entrusting their work. But despite the obstacles, the area is still drawing firms that want to brave the competition for chance at the next big thing.
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May 20, 2004 | The Legal Intelligencer

$1.3 Bil. Legal Fee Upheld in California Tobacco Case

A Manhattan appeals court has reinstated a $1.3 billion fee award for attorneys who helped to settle tobacco litigation in California, saying the arbitrators who awarded the fee did not exceed their authority and should not have been second-guessed by a state judge.
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March 22, 2002 | New York Law Journal

Subsidiary of State-Owned Company Held Not Immune

A SUBSIDIARY of a corporation already found to be immune from suit cannot claim the same privilege under the Foreign Sovereign Immunity Act of 1976, a Southern District Judge has ruled.
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September 28, 2009 | Corporate Counsel

Ex-GC's Testimony May Be Key in Fraud Trial of Intermune CEO

Both sides used evidence from former Intermune Inc. GC Steven Rosenfeld to debate whether ex-CEO W. Scott Harkonen crafted a deceptive press release designed to boost sales of a controversial, but ineffective, drug.
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January 24, 2005 | Law.com

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