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October 25, 2002 | Texas Lawyer

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October 27, 2005 | New York Law Journal

Former Judge Helps KPMG Survive Shady Tax Shelters

Five months after retiring as chief federal judge for the Northern District of Oklahoma, after 10 years on the bench, Sven Erik Holmes Mr. Holmes was back in a federal court, without his robes, and under drastically different circumstances. This time, the U.S. Attorney in Manhattan looked on as Mr. Holmes, now the chief legal officer for KPMG LLP, signed a document to keep his company from being criminally prosecuted.
13 minute read
November 29, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

Court will not review eBay win in Tiffany lawsuit

The U.S. Supreme Court will not overturn a ruling that says eBay is not violating Tiffany's trademarks by selling items on its website that might be counterfeit.
1 minute read
February 26, 2001 | Law.com

Akin Gump's Laura M. Franze

Laura M. Franze grew up near Pittsburgh -- union territory. Her grandfather went on strike when he was a steelworker. Her grandmother was a union organizer. Her uncles belonged to a union. So Franze was a little nervous when she told her relatives that she would be representing management in labor disputes.
2 minute read
March 01, 2005 | Law.com

The Fen-Phen Follies

Even in a litigation-obsessed nation, fen-phen stands alone. After reports that the diet drug damaged heart valves, American Home Products, now Wyeth, pulled its fen-phen products and girded itself for an assault by the plaintiffs bar. Although Wyeth has paid almost $14 billion, it's not the litigation cost that makes the fen-phen story so disturbing. It's where the money went. Court records of the global class action by which Wyeth tried to resolve its fen-phen woes are a veritable catalogue of ignominy.
25 minute read
May 09, 2008 | Daily Report Online

Studios sue Ohio residents over movie distribution

COLUMBUS, Ohio AP - Three film studios have sued four Ohio residents to stop them from illegally sharing movies online, part of a string of similar lawsuits filed around the country in recent years.The Ohio residents have distributed the films "Hitch," ''Mr. and Mrs. Smith" and "Good Night and Good Luck," among others, according to the lawsuits filed Thursday in U.
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January 04, 2010 | Law.com

Litigation Department of the Year: Gibson Dunn

When other firms and conventional strategies come up short, clients in deep trouble turn to Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher -- helmed by marquee partners like Ted Olson -- for fresh, aggressive thinking and innovative rescues. "I call them lifeboat lawyers, because our careers depend on them," says Wal-Mart Executive Vice President Thomas Mars. For those rescues, and a broader record of excellent work for hard-pressed clients, The American Lawyer names the firm its Litigation Department of the Year.
16 minute read
October 06, 2009 | Law.com

Has the Recession Forever Changed Large Law Firms?

The worst economic downturn since the Great Depression has hit law firms hard. Big firms are hurting, with profit margins squeezed by sagging demand and record-high expenses. The result: the now familiar litany of mass layoffs, salary freezes and cuts, deferred start dates for first-year associates, and canceled or downsized summer programs. The $160,000 question now is, what happens when the economy recovers? Will things go back to how they were? The answer, according to law firm and law school leaders, is no.
13 minute read
December 15, 2000 | Law.com

Lawyers of the Year: Teams Bush & Gore

Before the final Supreme Court election arguments on Dec. 11, Chief Justice Rehnquist thanked the lawyers for "exemplary briefing under very trying circumstances." He isn't usually so complimentary, but he knew good lawyering when he saw it. Indeed, the lawyers acquitted themselves admirably. That's why The National Law Journal named the Bush and Gore legal teams "Lawyers of the Year."
6 minute read
April 01, 2010 | The American Lawyer

The Churn

Lateral Moves and Promotions in The Am Law 200
4 minute read

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