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May 15, 2007 | Law.com

Departures Leave D.C. Firm in Taxing Situation

An exodus of sorts is taking place at Miller & Chevalier, one that has the 100-lawyer Washington, D.C., firm taking a hard look at its future. Known primarily as a tax boutique, the firm has seen roughly 15 partners sprint away in the past 12 months, including a virtual meltdown of its international trade practice. "We still have a center of lawyers that you must have to build a law firm around," says managing partner Marianna Dyson. "But we know we're a David in a field of Goliaths."
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Aribitration Scorecard: Power Disputes
Publication Date: 2013-07-02
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In this installment of the Arbitration Scorecard, we look at a $5 billion dispute over the phase-out of nuclear power plants in Germany, and an $8.5 billion dispute involving Ukraine's national gas company.

September 07, 2007 | Law.com

Desperately Seeking Seniors

No longer is the 60-plus set just taking a pension and slinking off into the sunset. Lawyers are living longer and healthier, and many want to stay professionally active well into their 70s. Law firms are split regarding enforcing mandatory retirement policies. Economics are driving the split, since younger attorneys want to make more money, be the primary client contact or be lead trial counsel. But kicking out profitable partners is "just lunacy," says Cadwalader Chairman Robert Link Jr.
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February 07, 2006 | National Law Journal

D.C. Firms View China With Caution

Dozens of U.S. firms have swept into the Chinese market in recent years -- 39 of the largest 250 U.S. firms have offices in Shanghai, Beijing or Hong Kong. But Washington, D.C., firms have been late to the game, with some justification. Most of the law firm money to be made stems from burgeoning corporate activity -- foreign investment, IPOs and mergers and acquisitions -- which is largely the province of big firms in New York and L.A. Still, China won't be ignored -- there's just too much money at stake.
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The Global Lawyer Pro Bono Spotlight: America's Malala
Publication Date: 2013-08-21
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Persecuted in Afghanistan for the desire to educate and be educated, a young woman finds in American law the power to inspire and be inspired.

June 21, 1999 | Law.com

Outposts

A spate of bankruptcies, the demise of large public companies, and tough competition from local firms are factors that force many out-of-town law firms to close their doors in Florida.
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September 16, 2009 | New Jersey Law Journal

Top 20 Personal Injury Awards of the Year

Here are the largest personal injury awards reported by the Law Journal from September 22, 2008, through September 7, 2009, ranked in order of their value as of date of verdict or settlement. Awards of the same value share a ranking. They do not include arbitration awards or unilateral decisions by governmental entities to compensate injured parties, nor do they include uncollectible judgments. Awards for multiple parties are ranked by their lump-sum value.
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May 01, 2003 | Law.com

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A roundup of legal news items.
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May 27, 2005 | Law.com

This Is Spinal Tech

Certain technology-driven trial moments led to a stunning half-billion-dollar victory for medical inventor Dr. Gary Michelson last fall over Medtronic Sofamor Danek. It was the largest patent award of the year, but it would not have happened without Michelson's lawyers embracing the power of technology -- their magic weapon, and an economical one at that, given the returns -- to prepare their presentation. Take an inside look at the modern methods that shaped the case.
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In 200-Page(!) Ruling, Third Circuit Revives Part of Ginormous Insurance Bid-Rigging Class Action
Publication Date: 2010-08-18
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The ruling is as exhaustive a study of Twombly as we've ever seen. In the end, it gives both the small team of plaintiffs lawyers and the veritable defense army in the case something to cheer about.

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