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October 15, 2002 | Law.com

WTC Insurance Dispute Becoming Increasingly Complex

The multibillion-dollar insurance dispute over the destruction of the World Trade Center is far from over, as WTC leaseholder Larry Silverstein seeks appeals of two key rulings by a federal judge in New York. The heart of the conflict is Silverstein's contention that the leveling of the towers was two occurrences for insurance purposes. Lawyers for the multiple parties in the dispute describe it as a case of mushrooming complexity.
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December 05, 2003 | The Legal Intelligencer

Claims Against Four WorldCom Directors Denied

A federal judge has dismissed claims accusing the audit committee of WorldCom Inc.'s board of directors of abandoning their oversight responsibilities amid the telecommunication company's massive fraud.
4 minute read
December 07, 2006 | Law.com

IPO Plaintiffs Denied Class Certification

The Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals vacated class certification in six cases against IPO underwriters, complicating the future of more than 300 cases that make up the biggest consolidated securities class action in U.S. history.
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November 23, 2009 | New York Law Journal

Circuit Orders Review of State's Attorney Practice in Connecticut

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March 30, 2005 | Law.com

IKON Office Solutions GC Don Liu Heads to Toll Bros.

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December 27, 2007 | Law.com

Large-Firm Associate Salaries Close In on $200K

A first-year salary of $200,000? Not quite yet, but with word that Williams & Connolly is raising pay for starting associates to $180,000 a year, the magic $200K mark is within shouting distance. Many in the legal community have been hearing that salaries are going to rise again -- and in a big way. How long, even in the face of client doubts and an economy that seems to be headed toward recession, before a big firm pulls the trigger on a $200,000 payday?
7 minute read
September 23, 2002 | Law.com

Temporary Lawyering Has Changed

Temporary lawyering appears to be on the upswing, according to lawyers at several temp agencies in the New York area. Such a trend might well signal a return to flusher economic times, at least in terms of permanent employment opportunities for younger attorneys. And, says Arnold G. Schlanger, an attorney and head of a placement agency: "The stigma of temp work that might have existed 10 years ago is no longer there."
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November 30, 2001 | Law.com

A $78 Million Solution

Thomas J. Riordan is the sole in-house lawyer at Princeton, N.J.-based Rockwood Specialties Inc., the parent company of a dozen chemical manufacturers. Describing his office as "the epitome of the lean organization," Riordan says Rockwood recoups its litigation costs by recovering settlements and judgments in IP cases, such as a $78 million verdict in a patent infringement suit for one of its subsidiaries, Southern Clay Products.
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June 04, 2004 | Law.com

Panel Reinstates Award Vacated for Litigator's Behavior

A New York appeals court on Tuesday reinstated a $16 million medical malpractice verdict that had been set aside due to what a judge had termed "reprehensible" courtroom conduct by the plaintiff's attorney. The appeals court returned the case to Bronx Supreme Court Justice Stanley A. Green, who had issued a scathing account of the attorney's actions and who will now consider a motion by the defendants saying that the verdict is excessive.
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January 18, 2000 | Law.com

Long, Strange Trip For Lawyer-Travel Agent

When Paul Metselaar left Morrison Cohen Singer & Weinstein in 1984 to join his family's struggling leisure travel business, he expected it to be nothing more than a brief interruption in his legal career. But 16 years later, he has still not returned to the law. Instead, drawing on his law firm experience, Mr. Metselaar has transformed the family business into a thriving travel management company, largely by focusing on travel arrangements for attorneys.
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