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October 11, 1999 | Law.com

Supreme Court Sets Standard for Punitive Damages Under Title VII

This paper reviews the Supreme Court's recent Kolstadopinion in which the Court lowered the bar for awards of punitive damages in Title VII cases, but simultaneously offered employers a defense to such awards if an employer can show that the discriminatory actions at issue were contrary to the employer's good-faith efforts to comply with Title VII. The paper explores the uncertainties litigants will face as courts struggle to apply this new punitive damages standard and defense.
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April 09, 2007 | Law.com

Lessons From a Large-Firm Partner Who Set Up His Own Shop

Many partners in large firms dream of chucking it all and setting up their own practice. However, many also fear that they need their firm's name recognition and resources. Mark Zimmett took the plunge more than 15 years ago, leaving Shearman & Sterling to hang his own shingle in New York. And he's lived to tell his tale. Zimmett says that with today's advances in legal technology and his donning of many hats, his four-attorney firm is able to take on the cases many associate with big firms.
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August 25, 2006 | Law.com

Labor Secrets

Sometimes the best outside attorneys are those you've never heard of before. Here are some worthy California employment lawyers who operate under the radar.
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May 01, 2009 | New York Law Journal

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August 04, 1999 | Law.com

E-Commerce Plan Faces Tough Fight

The fight over the Uniform Computer Information Transaction Act, or UCITA, heads to state legislatures. There, UCITA's backers will face formidable foes who say the proposal is too broad and conflicts with existing intellectual property laws.
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September 21, 2007 | Law.com

U.S. Firms in London Say They're More Merger-Minded

Legal Week's annual survey of U.S. firms in London reveals that 47 percent of respondents would consider a merger with a U.K. firm, up from 39 percent last year and just 29 percent in 2005. The trend may signal that firms realize how hard it is to grow organically in the London legal market, which by some measures is now the most costly in which to operate worldwide. Putting additional pressure on U.S. firms: the weak dollar and the related disadvantage in attracting heavy-hitting London partners.
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February 20, 2006 | Texas Lawyer

Newsmakers

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May 01, 2010 | The American Lawyer

Dancing with the Stars

The Waldorf-Astoria hosts the annual Patent Prom.
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May 15, 2007 | Law.com

Departures Leave D.C. Firm in Taxing Situation

An exodus of sorts is taking place at Miller & Chevalier, one that has the 100-lawyer Washington, D.C., firm taking a hard look at its future. Known primarily as a tax boutique, the firm has seen roughly 15 partners sprint away in the past 12 months, including a virtual meltdown of its international trade practice. "We still have a center of lawyers that you must have to build a law firm around," says managing partner Marianna Dyson. "But we know we're a David in a field of Goliaths."
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