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November 16, 2009 | National Law Journal

Sotomayor Emerges as Frequent -- and Tough -- Questioner

As Sonia Sotomayor wraps up her second full argument cycle as a U.S. Supreme Court justice, it has become clear that she is a prolific and fearless questioner. She can be tenacious and direct, bordering on harsh. She can be impatient when the lawyer does not answer her question precisely. She knows her stuff and clearly loves the give and take. All of which is to say, she fits right in with her new colleagues. What's notable is that Sotomayor has tuned into the high court's wavelength so early in her tenure.
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September 03, 2002 | Law.com

Second City Players

Chicago law firms have been ambling into the San Francisco area in greater numbers in recent years, capitalizing on solid, recession-proof practice areas that are allowing them to boost their lawyer ranks even as home-grown firms cut back. What makes the Bay Area so attractive to Chicago firms? And what do they bring to their new neighborhoods?
7 minute read
March 31, 2003 | Law.com

The Great Rapprochement

When the SEC invited comment on its proposed rules implementing the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, lawyers for foreign companies listed on U.S. stock exchanges wasted no time in airing their views. But, as Elizabeth Wall, the London-based chair of the American Corporate Counsel Association, puts it: "If you want to be in the U.S capital markets, [the Sarbanes-Oxley rules are] a necessary evil."
6 minute read
August 29, 2005 | Law.com

Supreme Accomplishment: GCs Arguing Before the High Court

Few things can cap a lawyer's career like arguing a case before the U.S. Supreme Court. Unfortunately, that's an opportunity most general counsel will never get. But for a select group, the experience has been a special one. Some of those GCs -- two of whom are former Supreme Court clerks -- share their insights, offer some advice on beating the odds, and make predictions as to who might be the next general counsel to stand before the justices.
6 minute read
August 14, 2003 | Law.com

EEOC Asks Boies Schiller to Codify Tracks, Pay

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission wants Boies, Schiller & Flexner to codify both its two-tiered attorney track and its compensation system, rendering transparent and objective law firm employment practices that have been highly subjective and secretive. In a letter sent to the firm's outside counsel, the EEOC proposed 13 steps it believes Boies Schiller needs to take to remedy the Title VII violation found by the agency.
6 minute read
March 22, 2007 | Law.com

GE Overhauls Outside Counsel Roster

Just two years after some 200 law firms endured the ultimate test of strength and patience for a shot at one of the 140 coveted preferred provider positions at General Electric Co., the largest legal department in the world has announced another outside counsel shake-up. The company's in-house lawyers slashed 44 firms from its previous roster and added 12 new names to the list. Now GE's club of outside firms is even more exclusive, with just 108 firms making the cut for what the department calls "Gen Two."
5 minute read
March 22, 2007 | Law.com

GE Overhauls Outside Counsel Roster

Corporate Counsel exclusive: After only two years, the world�s largest legal department slashes its list of outside firms from 140 to 108.
5 minute read
April 10, 2007 | National Law Journal

Supreme Court Quickens Pace With Big Cases to Come

Crunch time is coming early this term at the Supreme Court. It's not just that the Court is substantially behind in issuing opinions -- only 22 so far this term, compared to 35 at this point last term. Several of its knottiest issues -- "partial-birth abortion" and the use of race in public school class assignments, to name two -- have yet to emerge. The busy April argument calendar is likely to make for frayed nerves and fractured rulings through the end of the term in June.
4 minute read
July 29, 2002 | New Jersey Law Journal

Next Term: Guns, Abortion and Sex Offenders

U.S. Supreme Court Year in Review.
6 minute read

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