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February 07, 2002 | New York Law Journal

New York Court of Appeals Roundup

T he Court of Appeals declined to give full faith and credit to a sister state`s with-prejudice dismissal, a rare result that drew a reaction from the Attorney General of Connecticut.
11 minute read
August 28, 2007 | Law.com

Dewey and LeBoeuf to Merge

With more than 1,300 lawyers, it will be the largest-ever combination between New York firms.
5 minute read
April 14, 2004 | The Legal Intelligencer

Calif. Companies Switching to New York Firms

In 1996, Yahoo! Inc. used Silicon Valley-based Venture Law Group to handle its sizzling-hot IPO. But this year, when Yahoo! bought France's bargain-hunting Web site Kelkoo for $575 million, it tapped a New York shop to work the deal.
5 minute read
March 03, 2005 | New York Law Journal

Class Action Reaction

For the plaintiff's bar, it could be d�j� vu all over again. And the recently enacted Class Action Fairness Act aimed at curbing the plaintiffs' bar may not turn out as planned for its proponents in corporate America.
6 minute read
May 16, 2006 | Law.com

Can the 'Jewish Law Firm' Success Story Be Duplicated?

Before the 1980s, there were white-shoe firms and there were Jewish firms, and the former worked to keep it that way. Nowadays, with Sullivan & Cromwell tapping an ordained rabbi as its next chairman and Weil Gotshal operating offices from Brussels to Singapore, the once-stark differences between the firms have nearly faded. University of Denver law professor Eli Wald says a profession that still struggles with the promotion of women and minorities should look again at the experience of Jewish lawyers.
10 minute read
September 29, 2003 | Law.com

World Trade Center Insurance Case Heads for Trial

The defeat suffered by World Trade Center leaseholder Larry Silverstein places his bid to collect almost $7 billion in insurance money for the destruction of the twin towers in the hands of a jury. Insurance company lawyers were exultant Friday over a decision by the 2nd Circuit, and said the ruling clears the way for almost 20 insurance companies to present evidence that employees for Silverstein's insurance broker believed the attacks were one occurrence.
8 minute read
August 11, 1999 | Law.com

A Little Comedy Relief

A self-styled humorist for lawyers, Fred Knipe (also known as Dr. Merlin F. Ludiker) lampoons clients, expert witnesses and lawyers themselves in a comedy routine that owes a debt of gratitude to Peter Sellers. Knipe, an erstwhile law student, Army intelligence operative, concrete salesman, country-and-western songwriter and ad man has made his living selling humor to gatherings of lawyers, many of whom praise him as a much-needed antidote to the climate of lawyer-bashing in the popular culture.
5 minute read
February 05, 2007 | National Law Journal

Latham and Gibson Dunn Raise N.Y. Salaries to $160,000

California associates still dreaming of New York-sized salaries are in for a rude awakening. West Coast standard bearers Latham & Watkins and Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher announced that they're increasing first-year associate pay to $160,000 in New York, but only to $145,000 in California and elsewhere. Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, Heller Ehrman and Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker also announced the same increase -- except that Orrick will also raise Washington, D.C., first-years to the $160,000 scale.
4 minute read
December 21, 2005 | New York Law Journal

Gibson Dunn Raises First-Year Associates Salary to $135,000

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February 02, 2004 | Law.com

Rulings Question Valley's Cozy Business Culture

A series of court rulings from Delaware is putting Silicon Valley's cozy business community under a microscope. Courts there are finding flaws in the way the Valley defines things like fiduciary duty and director independence. David Berger, a Wilson Sonsini partner, said the recent rulings are warnings that some practices the Valley took for granted won't pass muster in the wake of corporate scandals like Enron.
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