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September 01, 2005 | The American Lawyer

Brother, Can You Spare 20 Hours?

Bonnie Fratianni was a model citizen. When she wasn't at her desk logging 2,200 hours as a Shearman & Sterling bankruptcy/restructuring partner, she was running a Girl Scout troop in Manhasset, New York, volunteering at her children's school, and keeping a lively e-mail correspondence going with U.S. soldiers in various war zones. But when it came to pro bono legal work, Fratianni was literally nowhere. She didn't like to even discuss her one pro bono attempt.
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April 02, 2003 | Law.com

Fights Loom for Iraqi Riches

On the first day of the Iraq war, the president handed millions of dollars to nearly 150 Americans who had been held captive by Iraq during the first Gulf War, ending a four-year quest for compensation by the Americans and their lawyers, including Sprenger & Lang's Daniel Wolf. But some say the move will make it more difficult for other American victims of the Iraqi regime to collect civil penalties lodged against the country.
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October 22, 2007 | National Law Journal

New Study Suggests Veteran Advocates Sway Supreme Court

Dramatic new research by Georgetown University Law Center professor Richard Lazarus shows that more and more Supreme Court cases are brought and argued by the seasoned veterans who have honed Supreme Court practice into a fine, and exclusive, art form. Lazarus claims that the increasing dominance of the Supreme Court Bar is beginning to have an impact on the Court's doctrine. Increasingly, Lazarus says, the modern-day Court is ruling in favor of "monied interests more able to pay for such expertise."
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September 02, 2003 | The Legal Intelligencer

Parties Gear Up For Early Supreme Court Start

On Monday, Sept. 8, the court will be packed to the rafters as the justices hold an extraordinary four-hour session to consider the constitutionality of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002.
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In Seroquel Stunner, AstraZeneca Reportedly Settles 200 Cases for $2 Million
Publication Date: 2010-07-22
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Sure, $2 million is probably less than AZ's monthly defense costs in the 10,000-case, seven-year mass tort over the side effects of its antipsychotic. But it's still $2 million more than the drug company has ever paid out in the Seroquel litigation. And we think we know why AZ made the deal.

McDermott Joins Backlash Against Patent Holding Company Targeting App Developers
Publication Date: 2011-06-08
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In a declaratory judgment suit it filed this week for web analytics company Foresee Results, McDermott Will & Emery is the latest firm to assert that a group of patents wielded against smartphone app developers in recent months by Lodsys LLC are invalid.

June 02, 2000 | Law.com

Federal Circuitry: Inside the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

In a new monthly column from American Lawyer Media, Jonathan Ringel sheds some light on the Federal Circuit's inner life and procedures. This month: After waiting more than two years to get confirmed, Timothy Dyk didn't wait long to pay a visit to the Federal Circuit. A day after the Senate voted to make him the court's 12th judge, he stopped by 717 Madison Place to meet some of his soon-to-be colleagues.
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October 03, 2006 | New York Law Journal

Panel Backs Jersey Law For Insurance Dispute

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In Blockbuster Ruling, Alabama Supreme Court Overturns Three Verdicts Against Drug Companies in State Drug-Pricing Fraud Cases
Publication Date: 2009-10-16
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Alabama's high court found the state had no foundation for Medicaid drug-pricing fraud claims that resulted in more than $300 million in jury verdicts. The ruling completely shifts the momentum in the sprawling multistate litigation over average wholesale drug prices.

September 24, 2008 | The American Lawyer

This chart ranks firms by gross revenue for their most recently completed fiscal year. They are the world's 100 highest-grossing law firms. Revenue and revenue per lawyer figures for U.S.-based law firms are obtained from The Am Law 100, except where otherwise noted. Revenue figures for law firms in Europe are from Legal Week. Australian and Canadian firms were surveyed by The American Lawyer. Revenue figures for all overseas firms are converted to dollars using the average annual conversion rate as published by the U.S. Federal Reserve. Revenue figures are rounded to the nearest $500,000.
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