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Did Affirmative Action Really Hinder Clarence Thomas?
The Supreme Court Justice says racial preference made it impossible for him to find a law firm job. His black classmates tell a different story.SNR Denton, Vinson Advise on Total's $2.5 Billion Sale to Sinopec
Vinson & Elkins and SNR Denton have taken lead roles on French energy giant Total's $2.5 billion sale of a 20 percent stake in an offshore Nigerian oil field to Sinopec. It's the first major deal for SNR Denton since it unveiled plans to build the world's largest energy practice by combining with Canada's Fraser Milner and Paris-based Salans.Supreme Court Wrap-Up: (Mostly) In Tune
The headline Supreme Court decisions came fast and sometimes furious in June: Gitmo Detainees Get Habeas! No Death Penalty for Child Rapists! Exxon Valdez Punis Slashed! And on its final day in session, June 26, the biggest headline yet: An Individual Right to Bear Arms! In spite of the June jousting, the justices head out for far-flung summers in a generally better frame of mind than last term.W.Va. Firm Merges With Western Pa. Energy Boutique
Charleston, W.Va.-based Jackson Kelly has announced it will expand its Western Pennsylvania energy law presence with the addition of Indiana, Pa.-based oil and gas boutique Gormly Gormly & Yuhas.Texas GC Compensation Robust in 2006
General counsel at 45 of Texas' largest companies made an average of $2,057,385 last year, according to Texas Lawyer's annual Corporate Roster, considerably more than their counterparts at law firms, where profits per partner averaged $773,000 in 2006. One recruiter says big-firm lawyers don't seek in-house jobs for the money. Often, he says, they take a pay cut to move to corporate legal departments for "lifestyle" reasons. But it can pay off, if the lawyer is fortunate enough to move up to GC.Using Creativity For Better Marketing
Legendary GE CEO Jack Welch once professed, The hero is the one with the ideas. In order to generate the ideas Welch speaks of, most high-tech companies put a premium on creativity. And for most marketing professionals, the ability to be creative is considered an essential part of the job. So the question becomes, how can we be more creative? Is it something we can refine and improve or do we just need to sit around and wait for lightening to strike?Noncompete Agreements Go Public
In a ruling with broad ramifications for employers, a New Jersey appeals court recently held that public policy prevents an employer from terminating an employee based solely on that employee's refusal to sign a noncompete agreement. Aside from having to deal with the challenge of crafting restrictive covenants that will survive judicial scrutiny, employers now may expose themselves to liability for insisting on such clauses.Dechert Opens Office in Kazakhstan
Dechert has opened an office in Almaty, Kazakhstan, with the hire of 11 Chadbourne & Parke attorneys there. This is the second time Dechert has looked to Chadbourne & Parke attorneys to open a new office, having hired a team of partners in 2009 to start a Moscow office. Kazakhstan is known for its oil, gas and mineral reserves.Trending Stories
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