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October 16, 2012 | The Legal Intelligencer

July 2012 Bar Exam Results Announced

The Pennsylvania Board of Law Examiners has announced the results of the bar examination given on July 24 and 25, 2012. Of the 2,077 applicants who took the exam, 1,606 passed (the overall pass rate 77%). The names of the successful applicants follow.
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May 15, 2007 | National Law Journal

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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It's a Twofer: Second Circuit Upholds Kaplan KPMG Dismissals; DOJ Officially Retreats on Attorney-Client Waivers
Publication Date: 2008-08-29
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October 20, 2005 | Law.com

On the Record With Walter Bardenwerper, GC of Watson Wyatt

Walter Bardenwerper is GC of Watson Wyatt, a global human capital and financial management consulting firm based in Arlington, Va., with a business history going back to the 19th century. The firm specializes in employee benefits, technology and insurance and financial services, and has offices in 32 countries. For Bardenwerper, one of the true delights of being an in-house attorney "is the opportunity to work with wonderful people at some of the best law firms in the world."
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November 20, 2003 | Law.com

To Catch a Thief

Until recently, many companies and organizations relied on their IT departments to decide which security devices to invest in and how best to incorporate them into laptops. But given the rise in theft, and new regulations -- such as HIPAA and California's privacy statute, which is meant to help safeguard customer data -- in-house lawyers have also become involved in these decisions. Says one, "Privacy and security are now my full-time occupations here."
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January 23, 2001 | Law.com

Every 6 Minutes: Everybody, Duck!

Last year was quite a year. Junior associate salaries surged skyward, while senior litigators decided the presidency. M&A attorneys uncorked a thousand IPOs until the party ended, when securities counsel cleaned up. And the Supreme Court interrupted its federalism march to meddle in state election law. So what can we expect for 2001? Is the future of reality television "Live From Death Row"?
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H&R Block Concedes Defeat in DOJ Merger Challenge, Says it Won't Appeal Injunction
Publication Date: 2011-11-15
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For the antitrust bar, a judge's decision to block H&R Block's acquisition of a tax prep rival raised the intriguing prospect that a federal appellate court would be asked to rule on the merits of a DOJ merger case. It's not going to happen this time around.

January 03, 2005 | Texas Lawyer

Beauty Meets Brawn

In a year filled with business-typical acquisitions, licensing agreements and patent work, the most hair-raising project Vincent Carson handled on behalf of his company had little to do with day-to-day operations. As general counsel, vice president and secretary of El Paso-based Helen of Troy Limited, Carson's primary responsibilities center around tending to the needs of a company whose products commonly are found in bathroom cabinets: hair dryers, curling irons and body massagers.
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April 11, 2003 | New York Law Journal

Movers

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Ooh La Shangri-La: Developers Escape Personal Liability for Default on Manhattan Hotel Project
Publication Date: 2010-02-26
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A fenced-in pit sits at the corner of Lexington Avenue and 53rd Street in Manhattan, where the luxury Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts tower had been slated to rise. The project's lenders had sought to hold celebrity developer Aby Rosen and his partner Michael Fuchs personally liable. But a New York state court judge dismissed the claim, possibly saving the pair $100 million.

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