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June 06, 2011 |

NY Partners Switching Firms

2 minute read
October 30, 2006 |

From A to Z, The D.C. Metro Area's 150 Largest Law Offices

The Legal Times 150 ranks the largest law offices in the region in 2006. Here they are, one last time, from Akin Gump to Zuckerman Spaeder.
31 minute read
June 20, 2006 |

The Billable Hour's Staying Power

It may not get much respect, but the billable hour sure has a lot of staying power. First appearing in the late '50s, the hourly billing rate caught on in popularity, partly because law firms could use it as an excellent income predictor. But as operating expenses began to mount, firms had to raise hourly rates, and then hourly quotas for attorneys -- and thus began a vicious cycle. But even with a host of alternative billing models, and many critics of hourly billing, the billable hour endures.
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March 19, 2003 |

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Pharma Price Fixing Case Peters Out at High Court
Publication Date: 2013-06-03
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It's been a tough slog through the courts for a group of pharmacy plaintiffs with antitrust claims against some of the biggest drug companies in the land. Plaintiffs lawyer Joseph Alioto stuck with the case for nearly a decade, including through two trips to the California Supreme Court. Now he's finally run out of appeals.

May 12, 2011 |

Paul Clement Is in Good Ethical Company

Clement's courage in resigning from his firm so he could continue his advocacy is a current reminder that "the highest and most unquestioned" of our duties is to our client, especially an unpopular one.
1 minute read
March 18, 2009 |

A Low-Profile Ride to Top of High Court Bar

A win this month in the major Supreme Court pre-emption case Wyeth v. Levine is just the latest confirmation that David Frederick, a partner at Washington, D.C.'s Kellogg, Huber, Hansen, Todd, Evans & Figel, has arrived in the top tier of high court advocates. In 26 Supreme Court oral arguments over a 13-year period, his stature has only grown. A few of the keys to Frederick's success: Texas charm, a calm and nimble argument style, and fewer corporate conflicts due to his firm's low profile.
9 minute read
May 11, 2011 |

Partners Departing Sullivan, Cadwalader

1 minute read
February 02, 2005 |

Pacheco v. Serendensky

'Property' in Forfeiture Statute Means Interest When Land and Defendant's Interest Therein Differ
19 minute read
June 17, 2004 |

Clifford Chance Faces New Threat of Departures

With its U.S. expansion plans already hurt by East Coast defections, British legal giant Clifford Chance faces a potential Western Front. Some said the firm would have 100 California lawyers by 2002's end -- but not one West Coast lateral partner has been recruited, and last month current partners began leaving. Now, the San Francisco legal community is abuzz about the expected defection of Clifford Chance's West Coast securities litigation group to another firm.
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