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March 09, 2007 | New York Law Journal

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December 19, 2006 | Daily Report Online

Edging up again

The National Law Journal asked the respondents to its 2006 survey of the nation's 250 largest law firms to provide a range of hourly billing rates for partners and associates. The firms that supplied this information-including some firms that are not in the NLJ 250-are listed below in alphabetical order. We also asked firms to provide average and median billing rates; several firms provided this information as well.
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June 24, 2011 | National Law Journal

House version of patent reform differs from Senate's over fee diversion

The recent passage of patent reform bills by the House and Senate has raised expectations for enactment a new law this year, but there's lingering controversy about whether the patent office can keep all its fees and about provisions allowing for new patent challenges.
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February 07, 2013 | Law.com

State Ruling Preserves Rights of Adopted Out Girl to Estate

A Chinese girl adopted by a wealthy Westchester man who later died remains entitled to a share of his will and a trust established despite the fact that she was adopted out to another family eight years after his death, a Brooklyn appellate court has ruled.
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July 10, 2007 | New York Law Journal

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September 19, 2013 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Conference Focuses On Legal Problems Of Veterans

Much has changed since the 1960s, when battle-weary veterans returned home from Vietnam to be called "baby killers" or worse. Today, with one in 10 veterans who saw combat Iraq or Afghanistan facing mental health problems such as post-traumatic stress disorder, there is a growing focus on providing treatment and counseling for the emotional and physical trauma of war.
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January 07, 2008 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Charging Ahead

Elite law firms throughout the country hiked billing rates an average of 7.7 percent in 2007, and the Connecticut market probably was not far off the national figure.
6 minute read
July 14, 1999 | Law.com

The Secret Is Out

Connecticut law business is not just for home-grown outfits. Big firms in New York, Boston, Philadelphia and points west have had a history of establishing satellite offices here over the past 20 years. But suddenly a few of those are looking more like motherships than Sputniks. In Connecticut's newly booming economy, however, managers of large firms don't seem to be fearful of eat-or-be-eaten scenarios. They're enjoying the excitement of a business cornucopia.
10 minute read
September 02, 2011 | Corporate Counsel

Patent Reform: One Giant Step Backwards?

Does the pending America Invents Act (aka, the patent reform bill) fix the problems with U.S. patent law, or will it have the effect of disincentivizing inventors and companies from using the patent system in the first place?
6 minute read
September 27, 2007 | Law.com

Conn. Supreme Court: Employers Can Be Candid in References

The Connecticut Supreme Court is offering encouragement to former employers to speak freely. In its first holding on the issue, the court ruled that employers' comments are privileged and that workers can't sue for defamation if their former employer makes untrue statements while trying to provide a good-faith assessment. The court noted its concern over a "culture of silence" regarding references. The qualified privilege that the court applied has been recognized by at least 19 other states.
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