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Arbitration Scorecard: More Energy Disputes
Publication Date: 2013-07-03
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In this installment of excerpts from the Arbitration Scorecard, we look at a $5 billion dispute between Moldovan investors and the Republic of Kazakhstan over rights to hydrocarbons exploration and a $9 billion dispute between Russia's Gazprom and Poland's state-owned gas utility company.

Paxil Trial Opens in Philadelphia
Publication Date: 2009-09-15
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Jurors in Pennsylvania state court heard opening arguments Tuesday in the first trial of more than 600 cases alleging that GlaxoSmithKline hid information that its blockbuster antidepressant Paxil causes birth defects.

'Soda Ban' Opponents Keep New York Safe for Sugar
Publication Date: 2013-03-11
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Raise your oversized glasses to the lawyers who beat back New York City's ban on large sugary drinks on Monday, keeping the city safe for the sweet-toothed and thirsty.

January 16, 2004 |

The Point Man in Defense of U.S. Tactics in War on Terrorism

Sometimes it seems that Paul Clement, No. 2 in the SG office, is everywhere at once. In a three-week span last year, he appeared before the U.S. Supreme Court, Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, and the Fourth Circuit. In addition, Clement has been tasked with shepherding high-stakes terrorism cases, including those of Padilla and Yaser Esam Hamdi. The sensitive assignment is testimony to his stature within the Bush administration.
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October 12, 2009 |

Monthly Lateral Report

The latest lateral moves.
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October 20, 1999 |

Counsel Comes South To Test Fairness in Ga. Death Cases

Georgia is the only state that does not mandate that the condemned have a right to lawyers for the habeas process. The idea behind representation is to ensure death row inmates' trials and sentencing meet constitutional standards of fairness before they are put to death. If the U.S. Supreme Court declared such a right, states would be forced to ensure that condemned inmates have competent legal representation for their habeas petitions. But the court recently turned downed the chance to make that ruling.
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November 22, 2004 |

Court Considers Hearing Texas Case Involving Role of International Law

The already-intense de-bate over the role of international law in U.S. Supreme Court decision-making shifts into high gear this week when the justices consider the case of Jose Medellin, a Mexican citizen on death row in Texas.
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October 23, 2003 |

The Counsel You Keep

When William Lytton arrived at scandal-ridden Tyco International Ltd., in September 2002, he faced a ton of work.
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November 19, 2009 |

How to Shift Law Firms to a Performance-Based Compensation System

In the last year, several Am Law 100 firms have announced that they have shifted to, or will shift to, a performance-based compensation program for associates. Dan DiPietro, Lisa Keyes and Laura Saklad write that designing and executing a successful performance-based system aligned to a particular firm's strategy takes time, and the changes can require major cultural shifts and can even run the risk of costing, rather than saving, the firm money. Still, for many firms the benefits will outweigh the costs.
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January 01, 2010 |

Class Acts

These 24 firms stood out for the sterling results they obtained for clients in 2008 and 2009.
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