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February 09, 2005 | Law.com

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October 13, 2005 | New York Law Journal

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September 04, 2007 | Law.com

Bosses in California Lose on Class Waivers

Employers took a shot last week when the California Supreme Court ruled that some employment arbitration agreements prohibiting class actions are unenforceable. The court, in a 4-3 ruling, held that class action waivers in employment arbitration agreements shouldn't be enforced if the trial judge determines that class arbitration "would be a significantly more effective way of vindicating the rights of affected employees than individual arbitration."
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February 14, 2003 | Law.com

Brobeck Searches for Way to Resolve Debt

Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison is set to close its doors today, ending its 77 years as one of San Francisco's elite law firms by working to avoid bankruptcy and facing an ever-growing list of creditors. The firm appears to be trying to avoid bankruptcy by using an alternative tool -- a so-called assignment for the benefit of creditors -- to liquidate the firm's assets and pay debts. Meanwhile, the firm is facing suits from creditors and possible litigation by employees.
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January 17, 2002 | New York Law Journal

Outside Counsel

In In re UBS Warburg LLC & Auerbach, Pollak & Richardson, Inc. , New York Law Journal , Oct. 22, 2001, p. 24, col. 4, is an important recent case from New York County Supreme Court that, although not an appellate case, seems to have shown a way to harmony between New York and federal law concerning the relationship between arbitration and the courts. It overturned an arbitration award, but without intruding unduly into the decision-making process that, in arbitration, the parties have assigned to the arbit
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June 11, 2004 | Law.com

California Justices Take Up New Same-Sex Case

Barely two weeks after tackling the issue of same-sex marriage during oral arguments, the California Supreme Court on Wednesday unanimously agreed to review a gay rights case that raises questions about businesses' ability to discriminate based on marital status. The case involves two lesbians who sued San Diego's Bernardo Heights Country Club after being told they didn't qualify for a family membership because they were not a married couple.
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September 28, 2005 | Law.com

Headhunting Heats Up in China Market

Like so many other businesses, the world's largest law firms are intensely interested in China and the other fast-growing economies of Asia. But firms eager to open or expand offices there are finding the supply of lawyers is outstripped by demand. At least one U.S.-based recruiter says Asia already accounts for 60 percent of his placements. Demand has been strong for five years, and seems to be "hitting a fever pitch" regarding China, says Charles Fanning, a global practice leader at Major Lindsey.
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April 24, 2000 | Law.com

Associates: Pink Triangles in Square Holes

Gay attorneys give firms mixed reviews on their receptiveness to the gay and lesbian lawyers in their midst. While some firms are accepting of gay attorneys, other firms display blatant homophobia. Still others practice a version of "don't ask, don't tell," raising the ire of some.
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February 14, 2003 | Law.com

Local IP Firm Stuns City: Votes Not to Dissolve

Harvey Siskind Jacobs, a leading intellectual property law firm and a fixture in San Francisco's Financial District for more than three years, announced today that it will not dissolve. The announcement came after a late night meeting, during which the issue of dissolution was briefly addressed, apparently by accident. Lawrence J. Siskind gives the "inside story."
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August 11, 2008 | The Recorder

On the Move

A weekly report of lawyer moves and law firm changes. Keep abreast of where movers and shakers are going and what they're doing.
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