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February 01, 2006 |

Courts Nationwide Tackle Fundamental Tech-Related Issues

The end of last year was relatively quiet for technology cases in New York's courts. Elsewhere, however, courts were at work on some fundamental issues, including file-sharing, password stealing and security circumvention. Attorney Stephen M. Kramarsky examines some interesting intellectual property cases from around the country that closed out 2005. Among them include MGM Studios, Inc. v. Grokster, Ltd. and BMG Music v. Gonzales .
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December 07, 2004 |

Firm Talk: From Prosecutor to Civil Practice

My husband is a recent grad from law school. He worked as a federal clerk for a year and is now having difficulty getting a job at a firm. He was offered a position at the DA�s office and, while he is happy to have an offer and would love to gain some good trial experience, he is worried that he will not be able to make the transition over to the civil world if he works as an assistant DA for a year or so. Could get a job in the civil world after working for the DA?
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November 21, 2003 |

New Kids on the Block: Big-Tex Firms Taking Wait-and-See Approach to Hiring

Think "pancake." Then you'll have an idea of the associate hiring trend at large Texas firms this year. The numbers of new associates reporting for work this fall in Texas changed little from the previous year. Offer rates -- and starting salaries -- for 2Ls are pretty much the same as in the fall of 2002, which suggests firms are taking a wait-and-see attitude toward staffing as the nation's economy mounts a slow recovery.
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May 09, 2005 |

Pillsbury Drills for Oil Boutique Lawyers

A month after helping ChevronTexaco with a $16 billion merger, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman is back in the oil patch. The firm has acquired most of the lawyers and staff of Houston-based Campbell George & Strong, a small firm specializing in environment, land use and natural resources work for oil clients. Five of the firm's attorneys -- including managing partner Andrew Strong and partner Thomas Campbell -- are joining Pillsbury's 35-lawyer office in Houston along with staffers and analysts.
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September 02, 2005 |

Ruling Suggests 'Inattention' May Lead to Personal Liability

In recent weeks, the courts in Delaware have issued several rulings that have stern messages for directors to take action and be accountable in their governance, which may ultimately accelerate directors' decisions to pursue a merger, sale or other transaction to save a distressed company. Directors and officers can take some comfort that the courts do not expect them to make perfect decisions. However, the rulings regarding directors' liabilities provide a new twist for future litigation.
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June 01, 2007 |

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May 01, 2006 |

Watchdog Group: 'Junkets for Judges' On the Rise

Despite negative publicity about junkets for judges in recent years, a watchdog group reported Friday that more federal judges than ever are taking subsidized trips.
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December 17, 2009 |

FTC Hits Intel With Antitrust Suit

The Federal Trade Commission becomes the latest thorn in the side of the chip giant, which has already paid out nearly $3 billion this year over anticompetitive behavior.
4 minute read
July 25, 2005 |

Growing Trend: Prosecution for Workers' Injuries, Deaths

A trend is emerging in the field of white-collar crime that is unrelated to recent, well-publicized financial scandals. Local and federal prosecutors nationwide are increasingly considering criminal charges against corporations and their managers in connection with workplace injuries and deaths. And the trend is not confined to one state or region, say attorneys Stephen G. Sozio and Earnest B. Gregory.
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September 30, 2009 |

The Leader Board

These are the Global 100 firms with the largest number of lawyers outside their home countries. RPL and PPP statistics are for each firm's most recent fiscal year. The "CAGR RPL" and "CAGR PPP" numbers represent each firm's compound annual growth rate in revenue per lawyer and profits per partner, respectively, over the past five years. The first number in the "Foreign Presence" column is the number of lawyers the firm has outside its home country; the second is the percentage of lawyers outside the home country. For statistics on additional firms, see americanlawyer.com.
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