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October 02, 2006 | Law.com

How a Global 100 Firm Became a Profit Powerhouse

Organizationally speaking, Slaughter and May is a dinosaur, with lockstep compensation and consolidated foreign offices. But had the Tyrannosaurus rex thrived like Slaughter, it might have lasted a few more million years. According to the Am Law Global 100 survey, Slaughter is one of the 10 most profitable firms in the world, topping its U.K. competitors and trailing only the highest-earning Wall Street players. Two reasons for its success: a focus on high-end mergers and a network of independent firms.
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April 28, 2006 | Law.com

2006 Am Law 100: New York Firms Lead the Pack

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April 28, 2006 | Law.com

2006 Am Law 100: VPL: For Partners, Every Lawyer Counts

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Backlash Continues Against Lodsys: New Suits by Proskauer, Jones Day, and K&L Gates Buttressed by Internet Bounty for Prior Art
Publication Date: 2011-06-16
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Lodsys's infringement claims against app developers and other companies have won it plenty of attention--maybe more than the patent holding company bargained for.

December 22, 1999 | Law.com

Pro Bono Training For New Associates

Nearly 200 new associates learned how to handle volunteer legal work at the first annual Pro Bono Day hosted by the New York City bar association. "The idea is you have to start pro bono work fairly early on in your career before you lose track of it in all the billable work," said one associate at the event.
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August 07, 2006 | Law.com

Hostile Bids Take Over Canadian Companies

Since mid-2005, there have been a slew of hostile bids for and by Canadian companies. And in contrast to the United States, in Canada such uninvited offers generally succeed. American hostile bids often languish under shareholder rights plans and seemingly endless litigation. It seems that Canadians are much more, well, friendly to hostile bidders. While M&A experts predict that the Canadian hostile trend will continue, it's possible that takeovers might not be so easy in the future.
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Packed House for Supreme Court Asbestos Case
Publication Date: 2009-03-30
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The lawyers arguing before the Supreme Court in Travelers Indemnity v. Bailey, which could have huge repercussions in the tort system, encountered a hot bench.

June 19, 2007 | Law.com

SEC Clarifies Exemptions to Short-Swing Profit Recovery

A Delaware federal court recently held that two amended SEC rules clarifying important exemptions to the short-swing profit recovery provisions of �16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 are entitled to deference and should be applied retroactively. These clarifications and their subsequent application by a Delaware district court should come as welcome news to directors and officers of companies with a registered class of securities, says attorney Joseph M. McLaughlin.
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Another One Bites the Dust: With Emphatic Dismissal of Antitrust Auction-Rate Securities Class Action, Plaintiffs Cut Off from Alternative Route to ARS Recovery
Publication Date: 2010-01-27
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It's quite remarkable, really. A $300 billion market imploded, but plaintiffs firms can't figure out how to bring a viable suit. This time, a New York judge concluded their class action was a securities case in antitrust clothing.

April 01, 1999 | Law.com

Dealmakers of the Year

When the economy is strong and the deals are flowing, nearly everyone in the business is busy. So what sets the A-list apart? For the first time, The American Lawyer dubs a dozen dealmakers as the year's leaders.
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