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July 01, 1999 | Law.com

The Producer

If litigation is theater and lead trial lawyers are the stars, then in-house counsel produce, direct, and cast the play. Their art lies in putting together the right elements and creating the right relationship between in-house and outside lawyers. Three of Corporate America's recent megawins show the variety of scripts they might adopt.
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April 11, 2003 | New York Law Journal

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November 19, 2007 | Law.com

National Rankings

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March 29, 2010 | National Law Journal

Victim fights for her name

Advocates for domestic violence victims are sounding the warning about a little-noticed U.S. Supreme Court case that they say could make it much harder for battered women and men to enforce restraining orders against their abusers.
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In Extraordinary Ruling, Judge Kaplan Grants Chevron Leave to Depose Lead Plaintiffs Lawyer in Ecuadorian Environmental Contamination Suit
Publication Date: 2010-10-20
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Kaplan found that, based on evidence of Steven Donziger's conduct shown in outtakes from the documentary Crude, Chevron's right to discovery from the plaintiffs lawyer outweighed the strong prejudice against deposing adversary counsel.

July 01, 1999 | Law.com

The Producers

If litigation is theater and lead trial lawyers are the stars, then in-house counsel produce, direct, and cast the play. Their art lies in putting together the right elements and creating the right relationship between in-house and outside lawyers. Three of corporate America's recent mega-wins show the variety of scripts they might adopt.
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September 21, 2009 | National Law Journal

Civil Actions

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Fifth Circuit Rules CAFA Applies to Mississippi AG's LCD Suit
Publication Date: 2012-11-26
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Precedent ruled the day at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in a price-fixing case against makers of liquid-crystal display panels, even if not all the judges were particularly happy about it. Who was happy? Lawyers for the LCD makers at White & Case.

August 02, 1999 | Law.com

Wising Up and Dressing Down

With more than a third of Washington's 25 largest law firms implementing week-long "casual Friday" dress codes during the summer months for the first time ever, everyone is looking over his or her shoulder to see what the next lawyer is wearing.
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December 23, 2005 | Law.com

Power Company Calpine Files Year's Largest Bankruptcy

Power generation company Calpine Corp. filed for Chapter 11 late Tuesday. It is the country's largest bankruptcy this year by assets and the eighth largest in U.S. history. The builder, owner and operator of power plants cited numerous reasons for its bankruptcy petition and those of 19 affiliates. The final straw for Calpine was the Delaware Supreme Court's affirmation of a Court of Chancery ruling on litigation over the company's use of asset sale proceeds for fuel purchases.
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