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April 11, 2003 |

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November 19, 2007 |

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September 14, 2001 |

A New Landscape as U.S. Seeks to Protect Itself

From telecommunications to immigration, the nation's legal landscape is expected to undergo swift and significant changes as a result of the terrorist attacks on American soil. Many expect that for most Americans, the balance on security and freedom has shifted after September 11. Some predict that changes will come primarily in three areas: airport security, the ability to monitor Internet communications, and border security.
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December 27, 2007 |

Ballard Spahr Seeks New Fortunes in Los Angeles

Recently, Philadelphia-based Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll became the latest Eastern U.S. firm to open an office in Los Angeles, snagging four partners in recent months from Baker Hostetler. Lawyers at the firm expect to recruit in areas such as IP and high-stakes employment litigation. "We have almost 600 lawyers, and a quarter of them are in the West," says Chairman Arthur Makadon. "We're no longer an Eastern firm. The hope is that within a few years, half our lawyers will be in the West."
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October 20, 2009 |

New Enforcement Chief Aims to Restore Confidence in SEC

As the top cop at the Securities and Exchange Commission, Robert Khuzami has spent his first six months as the director of the Division of Enforcement tackling a cleanup of major proportions. He's undertaken what many call the most sweeping changes of the division in 30 years. Under intense scrutiny from Congress and the SEC's own inspector general, the agency has come to a watershed moment. But change isn't easy, with staff reporting insecurity and doubt as they struggle to find their place in the new regime.
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December 12, 2007 |

Mintz Levin Loses Bid to Up Diversity

In 2005, Mintz Levin unveiled a major initiative to enhance the firm's diversity, hiring 12 predominantly minority labor and employment attorneys in one fell swoop. Now, however, the attorneys have scattered to competing firms, leaving in their wake questions about how the much-touted group could fall apart in such a short period of time. Though D.C. managing partner Cherie Kiser says the group had the firm's "full support," some say Mintz Levin didn't put much emphasis on cross-selling its services.
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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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Merck Succeeds in Reducing $8 Million Fosamax Verdict, But Fails to Get Liability Findings Overturned
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Manhattan federal district court judge John Keenan also sanctioned plaintiffs lawyer Gary Douglas $2,500, but the lawyer avoided sanctions on other behavior that the judge found inappropriate.

October 02, 2007 |

D.C. Firms Assess Price of Keeping Up With Next Round of Associate Raises

Eight months after Simpson Thacher raised starting salaries for first-year associates to $160,000, salaries for first-years at most of the 200 largest firms nationwide remain bunched at that rate. What New York firms had hoped was a raise too rich for out-of-town competitors with more pedestrian profits instead looks to be a failed attempt to segment the market. And now firms are bracing for another round of raises, probably ignited by a New York corporate firm looking to up the bidding war for talent.
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