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In Rare Move, AARP Joins Pharma False Claims Act Case as Plaintiff's Co-Counsel
Publication Date: 2010-10-13
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The huge non-profit often shows up as an amicus in qui tam litigation, but this appears to be the first time AARP is wading directly into the fray.

June 03, 2002 | National Law Journal

Chief Judge: Four More Years

Annice Wagner is seeking an unprecedented third term as chief judge of the D.C. Court of Appeals.
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June 28, 2004 | Law.com

Standing at the Floodgates

An Iraqi came to Michigan lawyer Shereef Akeel in March with a seemingly outrageous claim: U.S. soldiers and civilians at the Abu Ghraib prison near Baghdad beat, sexually humiliated and stole from him -- and other prisoners were raped or fatally beaten. Akeel, who since the Sept. 11 terror attacks has represented Arab-American discrimination victims, was shocked -- but intent on finding redress for the prisoners. Then the Taguba report gave him the ammunition he sought.
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October 14, 2003 | Law.com

Ashcroft Advisers Wield Unusual Influence

Since taking the reins of the Justice Department, Attorney General John Ashcroft has relied heavily on a cadre of close advisers to monitor the department's activities and to flag issues that need his consideration. Unlike other attorneys general who held daily or weekly meetings with the heads of DOJ units and agencies, Ashcroft only rarely sits down face to face with the department's senior management. As a result, the attorney general's immediate staff wields unusual influence over policy decisions.
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Too Late for Day Casebeer and Heller Ehrman, Judge Lifts Qualcomm Discovery Sanctions
Publication Date: 2010-04-06
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In January 2008 a federal magistrate accused lawyers from the two firms of abetting Qualcomm in "monumental" discovery violations. Now, after the lawyers were able to tell their side of the story, she's exonerated them.

January 09, 2008 | New York Law Journal

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Freshfields Hires Former BoA Deputy GC
Publication Date: 2009-07-13
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Magic Circle firms know that building--and holding onto--an American style litigation practice in New York ain't easy. See the experience of Clifford Chance, which has bid goodbye to several key New York-based litigators this year. But that hasn't stopped the U.K. firms from trying. Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has just added a new hire: David Onorato, the former deputy general counsel for Bank of America

September 05, 2003 | New York Law Journal

High-Powered Legal Teams Argue Campaign Finance

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February 03, 2004 | Law.com

Making the Grade

Slow and steady was the course this year for D.C. firms when it came to making new partners, the lion's share of whom came from litigation, corporate and intellectual property practice areas. Partnership, however, is no longer the only option for associates. Firms are moving away from the "up and out" model, and often use counsel status to keep worthy lawyers within their ranks.
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July 10, 2006 | Law.com

The Good Fight

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