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September 04, 2007 | National Law Journal

DLA Piper Wants 'Global Real Estate' Practice

DLA Piper is planning to open offices in the capital of the United Arab Emirates and perhaps the neighboring country of Qatar and is also exploring setting up in Mumbai, India. The firm, which already has an office in Dubai, sees the Persian Gulf region as attractive because of the oil wealth and booming real estate industry, says Lee Miller, one of three joint chief executives for the firm. Similarly, the firm is focusing on real estate finance projects and large privatizations in Asia and Africa, he says.
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April 08, 2003 | Law.com

The Brobeck Exodus

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January 01, 2007 | The American Lawyer

Germany

One year after a new law permitting shareholder class action legislation took effect in Germany, the dockets haven't exactly been flooded with new claims: Courts are dealing with a scant eight cases. Some plaintiffs lawyers still see opportunity, however-especially since a case before Germany's constitutional court has challenged a ban on contingency fees.
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September 05, 2005 | Texas Lawyer

Attorney-Client Privilege Doesn't Shield Company in Suit

For years, it has been nearly impossible for in-house counsel at Texas companies to bring whistle-blower suits against their employers, because companies could claim that the attorney-client privilege protected important evidence from disclosure in such litigation. But a recent 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision changes all that.
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January 13, 2005 | New York Law Journal

Newsbriefs

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June 19, 2007 | Law.com

Coffee Achiever

Specialty coffee retailer Starbucks Corp. has 12,400 shops in 35 countries spanning North America, Europe, the Middle East, Latin America and the Pacific Rim. Sales of almost $7.8 billion at the conclusion of the last fiscal year account for the firm's No. 338 slot on the Fortune 500. A diverse work force is of high importance to Starbucks and its GC, Paula E. Boggs, who says the legal team also holds its outside law firms to a "very high standard," and monitors their progress on diversity.
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November 04, 2009 | Law.com

Ex-DLA, Duane Morris Partner Facing Forgery Trial in Singapore

Trial began Monday for Rudy Lim, a former DLA Piper partner who left the firm in 2006 to open a Singapore office for Duane Morris. Lim is charged with falsely inflating his DLA salary to get Duane Morris to match it. He is accused of forging a payroll statement to show that his monthly draw at DLA was $65,000 instead of $25,000, which would boost his annual compensation from $300,000 at DLA to $780,000 at Duane Morris. In Singapore, a forgery conviction carries a sentence of up to seven years in prison and a fine.
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July 01, 2011 | The American Lawyer

Arbitration Scorecard 2011: Ten Big Defense Wins

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October 20, 2005 | The Legal Intelligencer

DLA's Growth Challenges Old Notions

In the 10 months since DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary was formed from a three-way merger, the firm has opened six new offices - stateside in Raleigh, N.C., and internationally in Frankfurt, Germany; Tbilisi, Georgia; Kiev, Ukraine; Beijing; and Tokyo. Its 56 offices worldwide now total more than 3,000 lawyers.
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February 21, 2005 | Texas Lawyer

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