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May 09, 2012 | The American Lawyer

Half of Dewey's Leadership Leaves as O'Melveny, Winston Make Key Hires

Two members of Dewey & LeBoeuf's office of the chairman, Richard Shutran and Jeffrey Kessler, are set to decamp for other firms. Shutran, the cochair of the firm's corporate department (as well as chair of its global finance practice) is heading to O'Melveny & Myers with four other partners. And Winston & Strawn is taking on a team of more than 60 Dewey lawyers—23 of them partners—led by global litigation chair Jeffrey Kessler. Baker & Hostetler, Foley Hoag, and Vinson & Elkins also picked up lawyers from Dewey on Wednesday.
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May 31, 2006 | New York Law Journal

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December 23, 2003 | Law.com

In Camera

In Pledge Case, Grodin Takes Stand On Former Court's Standing; Travelin' Man; Courting Costs; South Bay Endorsement Derby.
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April 26, 2004 | Law.com

Leaving Las Vegas

Gerald Hosier has enjoyed an amazing 14-year run representing a controversial inventor named Jerome Lemelson, parlaying his client's patents on bar code and related technology into more than $1 billion in licensing fees. Hosier had a simple strategy -- betting that corporate defendants would rather pay him than risk the wrath of a jury. Enter the Cooler. Jesse Jenner attacked Lemelson's primitive science and the patent process itself, looking to break Lemelson's hold by torpedoing his "submarine patents."
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February 15, 2002 | Texas Lawyer

Texas Pipeline: From Austin to D.C.

Terral Smith has no illusions about his place among Washington, D.C., lobbyists. The one-time legislative director to then-Texas Gov. George W. Bush candidly describes his relationship with clients as an access deal - he gives them access to the president`s closest advisers. This role is a very niche thing, and it`s temporary. It`s here only as long as Bush and his people are here, says Smith, who last year opened a D.C. lobby shop for Texas-basedLocke Liddell & Sapp. No one is going to hire me when Pres
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December 17, 2004 | New York Law Journal

Pro Bono

"What nonprofit doesn't need that kind of help?" Help from a volunteer general counsel, that is. The question was asked by Linda Cox, executive director of the Bronx River Alliance, a group dedicated to restoring and protecting the river's corridor and greenway. And the answer became "Adopt a Nonprofit: Pro Bono General Counsel," the latest initiative from New York Lawyers for the Public Interest.
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February 11, 2002 | New York Law Journal

Dismissal of Suit Against Law Guardian Stands

ROCHESTER, N.Y. Parents lack standing to sue their children`s law guardians for legal malpractice, an upstate appellate court has decided.
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December 17, 2004 | New York Law Journal

Pro Bono

"What nonprofit doesn't need that kind of help?" Help from a volunteer general counsel, that is. The question was asked by Linda Cox, executive director of the Bronx River Alliance, a group dedicated to restoring and protecting the river's corridor and greenway. And the answer became "Adopt a Nonprofit: Pro Bono General Counsel," the latest initiative from New York Lawyers for the Public Interest.
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October 16, 2009 | Law.com

Lawsuit Targets Major Credit Card Lender Over Alleged Excessive Charges

An Atlanta attorney has sued Capital One on behalf of a potential class of credit card holders, challenging the bank's decision to raise interest rates on some accounts in good standing. The suit opens up a second front in a legal war E. Adam Webb and his law partners are waging against the banks on behalf of consumers who claim they have been subjected to excessive finance charges and fees. Last year, Webb began filing a series of complaints challenging banks' practices governing overdraft fee charges.
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July 21, 2004 | Law.com

Federal Judge in Miami Rules Sentencing Guidelines Unconstitutional

The federal judges of the Southern District of Florida seem to have each decided to go their own way as to whether the Supreme Court's Blakely decision applies to federal sentencing guidelines. Some have even taken the creative approach of handing down alternative sentences, depending on whether the guidelines survive. On Monday a U.S. District judge in Miami became the first federal judge in the jurisdiction to declare a key part of the guidelines unconstitutional.
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