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September 30, 2010 | The American Lawyer

2010 A-Z Summer Associate Rankings

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May 04, 2000 | Law.com

Minority GCs Are Few, Far Between

Only 10 of the Fortune 500's top lawyers are members of minority groups, according to a survey by the San Francisco-based Minority Corporation Counsel Association (MCAA). That's just 2 percent. In contrast, about 28 percent of the nation's 272 million people are black, Hispanic, Asian or other minorities. To most lawyers of color, the MCCA study's results are not surprising.
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February 08, 2010 | National Law Journal

Chicago market for laterals picking up

More Chicago partners are jumping to new law firms or seriously contemplating a move after a year in which demand for profitable partners outstripped the number willing to leave stable positions, the city's recruiters and law firm managers said.
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Bolstering Arbitration, Supreme Court Sides with AmEx
Publication Date: 2013-06-20
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Continuing its warm embrace of arbitration and its disdain for class actions, the Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that agreements between companies and their customers can prohibit class action arbitration, even if that makes it harder for plaintiffs to vindicate their claims.

April 12, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

Stevens, High Court Liberal Leader, to Retire

U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens, a one-time centrist maverick who became a powerful leader of the court's liberal wing, announced his retirement on April 9, just 11 days short of his 90th birthday.
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October 01, 2009 | The American Lawyer

Brazil: The Waiting Game

Resource-rich Brazil is bursting with sugar, soybeans, and biofuels, but it has never had a robust economy to match.
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December 04, 2007 | Law.com

High Court Justices to Review Detainees' Rights Under Habeas Corpus

Former Solicitor General Seth P. Waxman has always worked to ensure that the great writ of habeas corpus does not become an empty shell. On Wednesday, Waxman will argue in the Supreme Court what is perhaps the most important habeas case in modern history. He will tell the justices that the Military Commissions Act of 2006 violates the suspension clause of the U.S. Constitution insofar as it bars Guantanamo Bay detainees from access to the writ of habeas corpus.
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November 20, 2009 | Law.com

Coudert Estate Pursues Fees Earned From Former Clients

The liquidation plan administrator for the Coudert Brothers estate is claiming that Baker & McKenzie breached an agreement with the defunct law firm by failing to hand over a portion of a contingency fee earned from work for former Coudert clients. The claims against Baker & McKenzie, contained in an amended complaint filed in bankruptcy court last week, involve a contingency fee that could be as high as $17 million.
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March 12, 2012 | Texas Lawyer

Plan Now to Manage Fracturing Risk

Opponents of hydrocarbon development have been doing a good job of linking hydraulic fracturing to every alleged environmental problem in oil and gas production areas, as well as questioning the extent of shale reserves, write Frank Perrone, Roger Patrick and Andrew J. Stanger.
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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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