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November 03, 2010 |

Fed to buy $600 billion in bonds to aid economy

The Federal Reserve announced a bold plan Wednesday to try to invigorate the economy by buying $600 billion more in Treasury bonds.
4 minute read
January 29, 2007 |

Nuclear win was years in the making

One year ago this Valentine's Day, a jury returned a verdict in favor of a class of 13,000 homeowners whose land had been contaminated with plutonium. We and our firm, Berger & Montague, were lead counsel for the plaintiffs in the case, filed 17 years ago in January 1990.
10 minute read
May 16, 2007 |

Gibson Dunn Linked to Paul Wolfowitz Scandal

A report by a special committee of The World Bank Group questions Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher's review of World Bank president Paul Wolfowitz's transfer of his girlfriend to a high-paying job at the State Department. After reviewing the deal in 2005, a team from the firm concluded that the contract was "a reasonable resolution of the perceived underlying conflict of interest." But the bank concluded this week that the review was "at odds with the high degree of ... concern for the interests of" the World Bank.
4 minute read
March 29, 1999 |

Squirm Time for Milberg Weiss

Since 1992, Lexecon has claimed that Milberg Weiss dragged Lexecon into a massive class action, stemming from the collapse of Lincoln Savings & Loan, in a vendetta seeking to shut down Daniel R. Fischel, an economist at Lexecon and a successful defense expert against Milberg Weiss. Lexecon is asking for $209 million in damages -- an award that could wipe out Milberg Weiss and deplete the fortunes of its key partners.
12 minute read
April 12, 2011 |

9th Circuit won't reopen Facebook settlement

The 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals today rejected the Winklevoss' twins effort to undo a settlement that had ended scorched-earth litigation with archenemy Facebook.Noting that the deal ConnectU founders Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss and Divya Narendra were seeking to reverse is far more valuable now than it was when they entered mediation, a three-judge panel found the settlement enforceable.
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Susan Beck's Summary Judgment: Why the SEC Needs an Outsider as Its Next Chairman
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For all the strides Mary Schapiro made after the disastrous tenure of Christopher Cox, the SEC is still tainted by the perception that it's a captive of Wall Street.

August 04, 2003 |

Democratic Nomination: Many Candidates, Few Lawyers

When Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts set out to hire a lawyer for his 2004 presidential campaign, he turned to Democratic election maven Robert Bauer.
6 minute read
December 13, 2012 |

Ethel Sorokin Passes Away, Praised As Free Press Advocate

There were no women on the faculty. But if Ethel Sorokin needed a female role model, she could look to an aunt, who was Hartford's first woman allergist, and a mother who, Sorokin said, "told me that every woman should have a profession, even if she doesn't use it."
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December 28, 1999 |

A Legal Career Goes to the Dogs

Kenneth Phillips, a Los Angeles solo practitioner, long ago saw his career going to the dogs -- dog law, that is -- and just might be the dog-bite king of the legal world. He represents people all over California who have been attacked by dogs and is the proud founder of dogbitelaw.com, a year-old Web site -- packed with the doggonedest facts and figures -- that has become a global hit.
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