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January 05, 2007 | Law.com

Orrick and Dewey Cancel Merger Amid Growing Differences

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe and Dewey Ballantine have aborted their merger amid mounting differences. "We jointly decided that given where we were on certain issues, it was time to decide or move on," said Dewey Chairman Morton Pierce. A source said there were three major sticking points: disagreements over management and governance at the new firm, and concern over Dewey's unfunded retirement benefits and over defecting Dewey partners, more than 10 of whom have left since news of merger talks surfaced.
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September 24, 2009 | The Recorder

Lawyer Looms Large in Health Care Fraud Case

Marcus Topel, representing the former CEO of Intermune, highlighted testimony from the company's former general counsel at closing arguments. So did prosecutors.
4 minute read
January 16, 2007 | Law.com

HP Investigator Takes Plea Deal

A low-level player in the pretexting scandal takes a deal with the feds. What his see-no-evil testimony offers remains to be seen.
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June 20, 2007 | National Law Journal

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 25, 2004 | Law.com

For In-House Attorneys, a 'Limited License' Looks Good

For years, in-house attorneys could pass the bar in one state and work in another state without being licensed there. But nine states now have a "limited license," allowing practice for one company without taking the local bar exam -- and the rest of the states are heading the same way. Not everyone loves the idea, but it frees lawyers from legal limbo, and, according to the Association of Corporate Counsel's John McGuckin Jr., may ease companies' hiring dilemmas.
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March 16, 2007 | Law.com

Top University's Top Lawyer

Harvard University is the United States' oldest institution of higher learning with an endowment worth $29.2 billion. As general counsel for the university, Robert W. Iuliano handles a wide array of legal matters, including student affairs, tenure issues and incidents of scientific misconduct. He is currently studying the implications of the USA Patriot Act for higher education. He describes academic freedom as "a vital subset of the First Amendment."
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September 05, 2001 | Law.com

Multidistrict Pollution Charges Against Oil Companies May Proceed, Federal Judge Rules

A federal judge in New York rejected motions to dismiss massive multidistrict litigation over the alleged contamination of groundwater by the major oil companies. In a decision that involved cases from New York to California to Florida, the judge found plaintiffs presented enough evidence to continue their pursuit of injunctive relief and the cleanup of groundwater contaminated by the gasoline additive known as MTBE.
8 minute read
August 28, 2007 | New York Law Journal

Circuit Bars Retrial of Two Defendants, Finds Mistrial Decision Was Premature

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May 21, 2004 | Law.com

For In-House Attorneys a �Limited License' Looks Good

For years, thousands of in-house attorneys have been the undocumented aliens of the legal profession. While these lawyers originally passed the bar in one state, they later went to work for a company in another state where they never bothered to get licensed, simply because the local state bar didn't insist on it. The days of a wink-and-a-nod are passing, however, as states move to require that in-house attorneys obtain a "limited license" if they haven't taken the local bar exam.
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February 08, 2001 | Law.com

Digital Age Copyright Fight: Paying Royalties on Webcast Music

Call it the mouse that roared. After 100 years of relative obscurity, the U.S. Copyright Office leapt headlong into one of the hottest regulatory battles in cyberspace. Register of Copyrights Marybeth Peters determined that radio stations must pay royalties for streaming music over the Internet -- even though they pay record labels nothing for broadcasting the identical content over the airwaves.
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