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July 21, 2008 | New York Law Journal

Draconian Consequences of the DPA

James M. Keneally, a partner at Kelley Drye & Warren, writes that while a deferred prosecution agreement is obviously preferable to the death sentence that can be inflicted by an indictment and conviction, it can compel a corporation to make admissions and adopt positions that can have a deleterious effect on its ability to defend itself in subsequent civil and regulatory litigation. However, some recent DPAs indicate that under the right circumstances, the corporation might be able to avoid admitting to the conduct alleged by the government.
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March 12, 2008 | Daily Report Online

Firms build 'pipeline' for minority talent

In an effort to diversify their ranks, law firms are reaching beyond law schools to find and foster new talent. With the numbers of some minority groups still relatively low at most of the nation's law firms and with competition for qualified minority candidates intense, law firms increasingly are putting their resources toward so-called pipeline projects.
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September 21, 2011 | Law.com

Will U.S. Law Firms Stick With Hong Kong This Time Around?

As leading U.S. law firms rapidly expand their Hong Kong practices, some of their British competitors are taking comfort in the notion that this too will pass, based on the fact that some U.S. firms were quick to cut and run during previous downturns in the Asian financial capital. For those firms that have returned, are things different this time around?
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July 01, 2008 | The American Lawyer

PRO BONO: Correcting Justice

Three lawyers, now at different firms, help win freedom for a Long Island man convicted of killing his parents.
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July 22, 2011 | New York Law Journal

Coping With Partner Mandatory Retirement

In his Law Firm Partnership Law column, Arthur J. Ciampi, managing member of Ciampi LLC, writes that recent studies indicate that about half of the large U.S. law firms continue to have mandatory retirement policies, but with some early planning, there are a number of ways of coping with these practices, including changing status, moving to another firm, or if all else fails, filing suit.
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March 19, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

N.Y. City Bar Retracts Survey's Finding on Deferred Associates

The New York City Bar on Wednesday retracted a finding from a survey suggesting that deferred associates were not satisfied with the lawyers with whom they worked at public interest groups. The city bar said it misinterpreted data it collected earlier this year.
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November 16, 2009 | National Law Journal

Federal Circuit dismisses 'Tafas' appeal, but plaintiff may still seek fees

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit recently dismissed a case challenging controversial proposed patent rules that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office recently dropped, but it left the door open for the plaintiff to recover legal costs.
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November 14, 2011 | The American Lawyer

U.S. Prosecutors Reject Thai Defendants' Claims of Novel FCPA Spin

The U.S. Department of Justice has insisted that their prosecution of two Thai citizens under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act was not a "novel and untested theory," as alleged by the defendants, The National Law Journal reports.
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December 18, 2006 | National Law Journal

Support is Shown in Battle Against Autism

Research advocates and their lobby rallied behind legislation to help in the fight against autism, and their hard work paid off. Plus all of the latest news, notes, quotes, and what to do after dark...
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August 01, 2005 | Texas Lawyer

Major Scrutiny on Minority Hiring

A bar association program in New York that calls for firms to report to clients the numbers of women and minority lawyers doing clients' work is an idea that intrigues Eduardo Rodriguez, president of the State Bar of Texas, although he's not sure it would work in a state as large as Texas.
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