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June 16, 2004 | Law.com

Clifford's Last Chance? Firm Backs Palo Alto Partner

Reeling from defections from its San Francisco office, Clifford Chance appears to be throwing a rope to its California practice by voting a Silicon Valley partner into its firmwide Partnership Council. Daniel Harris, an IP partner in the firm's Palo Alto office, was elected to Clifford Chance's Partnership Council on Monday. Harris may end up being its sole partner in the Bay Area. The legal community has been buzzing about the expected defection of the firm's California securities litigation group.
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August 09, 2007 | The Legal Intelligencer

King & Spalding Ups Ante to Match Alston's Pay for First-Years

King & Spalding matched Alston & Bird's $15,000 increase in associate starting pay late Aug. 1 - but made no mention of pay increases for senior classes of associates.
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November 30, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

Fastest-Growing Firms Ranked by Increase in Number of Pa. Attorneys

The following is a list of the fastest-growing law firms in Pennsylvania ranked by the total increase in number as reported in the 2010 edition of PaLAW magazine.
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March 04, 2010 | Law.com

At the Supreme Court, an Hour Can Last 66 Minutes

The late Chief Justice William Rehnquist was usually a stickler during Supreme Court oral arguments, cutting lawyers off in mid-syllable when the red light went on at the end of their allotted time. To the relief of advocates, Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. has relaxed those standards, often letting lawyers finish their thoughts after the red light goes on and adding extra rebuttal time if he feels it's needed for fairness. This approach was on display during the dense and complex arguments in Samantar v. Yousuf.
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December 02, 2002 | Law.com

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Pilsbury's food drive frenzy; Cooper family continues legal tradition; ABA on the road again.
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June 05, 2007 | National Law Journal

California's Biggest Law Firms Receive Poor Marks for Minority Hiring

The grades are in on workforce diversity, and if this were school, California's largest law firms would barely be passing. Berkeley's Greenlining Institute released a report card Thursday summarizing how the legal profession has fared in hiring and promoting attorneys of various ethnic backgrounds. The report comes in two parts, one highlighting the percentage of minority associates recently employed at each firm, the other showing the percentage of minority partners. And the numbers are not encouraging.
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September 25, 2003 | Law.com

Woman Can Sue Over 'Lie' to Mother

A woman born with birth defects can sue IBM and chemical manufacturers for fraud even though she was not born when the semiconductor manufacturer allegedly lied to her mother about workplace safety, a divided New York Appellate Division, 2nd Department has found. The plaintiff and her mother are among more than 200 plaintiffs across the country who have sued IBM over workplace safety. More than half of the claims are set for trial in March.
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February 04, 2010 | Law.com

Shareholder Suits Fly as Deals Flourish

Securities defense lawyers at large law firms have noticed an uptick in shareholder lawsuits over mergers and acquisitions, even those worth under $100 million, a reflection of both increased deal activity and eroded share values that have lowered sale prices. Says Kevin Muck, head of securities litigation at Fenwick & West, "It's a sign of the economy improving. As more companies do deals, these lawsuits follow, inevitably."
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May 04, 2007 | Law.com

Employers Win Big in Calif. High Court Ruling

California employers got a huge financial break Thursday when the state Supreme Court upheld the formula long used to help calculate workers' compensation for permanent disabilities. The unanimous decision -- which could save businesses as well as local and state governments millions of dollars a year -- held that state legislators didn't change the formula when they passed a workers' comp reform package in 2004. The ruling resolves a split between several appellate courts.
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July 14, 2010 | New York Law Journal

Cigarette Design Claim Rejected on Second Look

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