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July 13, 2004 | Law.com

High Court's Penchant for Familiar Voices

When Carter Phillips argued in the case of Intel Corp. v. Advanced Micro Devices Inc., it was something of a first for the Supreme Court. That's because the Court bestows argument time on amici only rarely -- and never before, Phillips believes, to a foreign governmental body like the Commission of the European Communities. The grant of time can be read as yet another sign, amply reinforced last term, that the justices like to hear arguments from familiar voices.
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In Case Featuring Ugly Racial Slurs, Fourth Circuit Overturns $10 Million Punitive Damages Verdict against DynCorp
Publication Date: 2010-02-16
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The appellate panel upheld a jury verdict of race discrimination against the military contractor but found jury instructions on punitive damages were flawed.

March 17, 2000 | Law.com

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November 14, 2003 | New York Law Journal

Pro Bono: Public Interest Projects

Thirteen attorneys from nine law firms who worked as counsel for victims of domestic violence have been honored by Sanctuary for Families. Also, next week marks the 30th anniversary of one New York City lawyer's annual fast, and one lawyer's devotion to the cause of Oxfam America. Read these stories and more news on local pro bono efforts.
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August 15, 2008 | New York Law Journal

10 N.Y. Firms Listed as Best for Women

Roughly half of the law students across the country presently involved in on-campus interviews have a personal stake in this question: Exactly which large firms are best for women? Conveniently, the second annual survey by Flex-Time Lawyers and Working Mothers Magazine was released Tuesday, listing the nation's top 50 shops in terms of work-life balance, mentoring opportunities for women, retention of female attorneys and family accommodation.
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February 16, 2005 | The Legal Intelligencer

Microsoft Decides to Pare its Legal Army

The army of law firms once used by Microsoft Corp. is now just a platoon. The Redmond, Wash.-based company is evaluating the more than 100 firms it turns to for legal help.
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Mauro: Greenhouse Gas Nuisance Suits Get Chilly Reception at High Court
Publication Date: 2011-04-19
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The National Law Journal's Supreme Court correspondent Tony Mauro sat in on Tuesday's arguments in American Electric Power v. Connecticut, which tests whether states can use public nuisance laws to sue utilities for emitting greenhouse gasses. He offers his impressions in his Supreme Court Insider column.

Judge Rakoff Confirms $20.6 Million Arbitration Award Against Goldman Sachs
Publication Date: 2010-11-08
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Did the banking giant miscalculate by challenging an arbitration award? By taking its dispute out of arbitration and into court, the bank could have created bad judicial precedent for itself and others.

Patent Reform Bill Amendment Could Save Wilmer and its Insurers $214 Million in Medicines Co. Deadline Spat
Publication Date: 2011-06-28
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The strange tale of Wilmer's battle with former client The Medicines Company over a missed PTO filing deadline just got even stranger.

March 31, 2005 | Law.com

GCs Call for Greater Diversity Among Top-Tier Firms

General counsel have some advice for law firms that say they are trying to diversify their ranks by hiring minorities: Try harder. Although many firms vow that diversity is a top priority demanding committee meetings, management strategy sessions and cut-throat recruiting, few are attacking the paltry numbers. Minority attorneys make up just 9.64 percent of the total number of attorneys in the nation's largest firms, according to The National Law Journal's most recent survey.
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