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October 17, 2011 | The American Lawyer

Summer Associates Survey 2011: A Season In the Sun

After two years of economic anxiety, summer associates rediscover their optimism.
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May 10, 2006 | New York Law Journal

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

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January 18, 2005 | Law.com

Big Law Firms Addressing Needs of Sexual Minorities

Slightly more than 2 percent of the lawyers at 23 of New York City's largest firms identify themselves as being lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender, according to a New York County Lawyers' Association survey. The survey, the first of its kind, also found that the participating firms prohibit discrimination against employees because of their sexual orientation or identity, and extend equal family benefits to same-sex domestic partners.
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November 20, 2007 | Law.com

How to Ensure Lateral Loyalty

Ensuring that a lateral succeeds at a law firm is what drives long-term results, says recruiter Elizabeth H. Purcell. Leveraging the competence and capabilities a lateral brings to your team -- and vice versa -- will enhance the value of the entire franchise for many years to come. What distinguishes firms that successfully integrate lateral partners from those that do not? Purcell offers results from a recent survey by Major, Lindsey & Africa about how to maintain lateral partners' satisfaction.
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Mega-Deal Ends Mega-Feud Between MBIA and Bank of America
Publication Date: 2013-05-06
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Bank of America announced Monday that it will pay $1.6 billion to the bond insurer MBIA Inc., bringing an end to one of the most vigorously contested disputes to grow out of the mortgage crisis.

Judge Appoints Interim Class Counsel in Trillion-Dollar Libor Class Action Litigation
Publication Date: 2011-12-01
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Class action litigation is beginning to take shape over allegations that major banks manipulated Libor, the benchmark rate used to calculate interest on trillions of dollars in securities globally. On Monday the federal district court judge hearing the litigation consolidated 20 class complaints, and appointed interim class counsel.

MBIA Inc., et al v. BN AMRO Bank, N.V. 601475/09
Publication Date: 2011-01-11
Practice Area: Business Law
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Court: Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Department
Judge: Before: Peter Tom, J.P.; Angela M. Mazzaretti; John W. Sweeny, Jr.; Helen E. Freedman; Sheila Abdus-Salaam, JJ.
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For plaintiff: Kasowitz, Benson, Torres & Friedman LLP, New York (Marc E. Kasowitz, Daniel R. Benson, Aaron H. Marks, Albert S. Mishaan and Kenneth R. David of counsel), for appellants.
For defendant: Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, New York (Gandolfo V. DiBlasi, Michael T. Tomaino, Jr. and Brian T. Frawley of counsel), for respondents.
Case number: 601475/09

Cite as: MBIA Inc., et al v. BN AMRO Bank, N.V. 601475/09, NYLJ 1202477729572, at *1 (App. Div., 1st , January 11, 2011)Before: Peter Tom, J.P.; Angela M. Mazza

Stuart Grant of Grant & Eisenhofer and Randall Baron of Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd
Publication Date: 2011-10-06
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The plaintiffs lawyers' shareholder suit over last year's leveraged buyout of Del Monte Corporation finally ended Thursday with Del Monte and Barclays agreeing to a combined $89.4 million settlement. But Grant said the case will also have a lasting change on the way big deals are financed.

March 10, 2010 | Law.com

The New China Hands

Just a decade ago, China's rise as an economic superpower still seemed uncertain. Back then, the China practice of major international firms was still mainly the province of the Old China Hands -- lawyers who perhaps had a deeper affinity for Chinese language and culture than the practice of law -- who focused on representing foreign companies opening factories and shops in China. But with the country's economic rise, the face of the China practice at international firms has grown increasingly ... Chinese.
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March 12, 2009 | New York Law Journal

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