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August 24, 2007 | Law.com

Shareholders Sue Over Alleged Backdating by Citrix Systems Execs

A recent flurry of lawsuits by shareholders of Citrix Systems in federal court in Florida alleges that 17 current and former Citrix executives, directors and members of the compensation committee unjustly enriched themselves at the expense of shareholders by receiving stock options at backdated prices. The lawsuits follow the company's disclosures earlier this year to the Securities and Exchange Commission that it was looking into its stock options granting practices for its executives.
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June 06, 2012 | Law.com

The Bankruptcy Files: Much Ado About Fees, as MF Global Trustees Deliver Reports

Against the backdrop of a rare public meeting on the subject of large legal fees in big corporate bankruptcies, Hughes Hubbard & Reed corporate reorganization and bankruptcy group chair James Giddens and former FBI director Louis Freeh of Freeh Sporkin & Sullivan submitted their reports as trustees advocating for dueling interests in the Chapter 11 case of MF Global. Meanwhile, firms like McCarter & English and Willkie Farr & Gallagher landed roles on the latest round of notable bankruptcy filings.
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June 06, 2007 | New York Law Journal

New York Court of Appeals Roundup

Roy L. Reardon and Mary Elizabeth McGarry, partners at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, discuss recent decisions of the Court, in which it held that counsel may conduct an ex parte interview of an adversary's former employee, reaffirmed the high standard for punitive damages, and upheld the well-settled principle that partners are free to fix their rights by agreement and that the Court will not imply provisions of N.Y. Partnership Law into the contract to override terms to which the parties had agreed.
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August 31, 2001 | Law.com

The Whitecoats Are Coming

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May 17, 2004 | Law.com

The Paper Chase, or: How Not to Eat Travel Expenses

Receipts, those tiny scraps of paper, can make the difference between quick and easy reimbursement for traveling expenses, and protracted delay or worse -- having to eat the costs incurred on the road. Here's a quick course on how to use and keep receipts to protect your money while representing clients away from the office.
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May 18, 2009 | New York Law Journal

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January 18, 2001 | Law.com

Let's Make a Deal

Last fall, when FMC Corp. decided to file a patent suit against another company, the old economy chemicals and machinery supplier went new economy. The company hired eLawForum to auction off the case on the Web. FMC posted a request for proposals through eLawForum's site. Bids poured in from a handful of big firms, and those big firms did something they don't often do. They competed on price.
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March 12, 2009 | New York Law Journal

New York Court of Appeals Roundup

Roy L. Reardon and Mary Elizabeth McGarry, partners at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, review recent decisions of interest, including the upholding of a reversal of a criminal conviction due to the prosecutor vouching for the testimony of a witness during summation, thereby making himself an unsworn witness, and another upholding the seizure of blood samples taken by a hospital in the course of treating the defendant, and introduction of the results of tests on those samples in his drunken driving trial.
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May 31, 2000 | Law.com

Field of Dreams

Don Murray, a former lawyer and ELF Technologies' CEO and chief visionary, wants to radically reshape the legal profession -- eliminating the billable hour and upsetting firm-client relations along the way. His vehicle for this tall task -- a Web site called Serengeti.
14 minute read
April 07, 2000 | Law.com

Emory, UGA, Georgia State Climb but Deans Still Down on Rankings

Ty Ross says he doesn't even remember where Georgia State University's law school ranked in last year's U.S. News & World Report's Best Graduate Schools edition.
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