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October 23, 2013 | New York Law Journal

Will Greenhouse Gas Rules Prohibit New Coal Power Plants?

In their Domestic Environmental Law column, Christine A. Fazio, a partner at Carter Ledyard & Milburn, and Ethan I. Strell, an associate director and Fellow at the Columbia Center for Climate Change Law, write: On Sept. 20, the EPA issued a new proposal for CO2 emission standards for new power plants. This re-proposal is receiving significant negative commentary by industry and elected officials in states that depend on coal, whether for mining jobs or to produce electricity.
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March 29, 2004 | Law.com

Tiger Tales

In novel �The Life of Pi,� the protagonist survives being stranded with a Bengal tiger through courage, stamina and resourcefulness. It's a story that holds lessons for those of us who work as legal administrators. We work to earn the respect of our partners and to be treated as equals, but are often treated as second-class citizens. Fear can be a pitfall for a law firm administrator who worries too much about job security. But, it can be overcome, if, like Pi, you keep cool, focused and have confidence.
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August 03, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

The 2010 Lawyers on the Fast Track

Following are the names of the 30 Pennsylvania attorneys who have been selected to be honored as this year's "Lawyers on the Fast Track."
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March 27, 2012 | Daily Report Online

Americans bet billions on junk bonds

Americans have a thing for junk.Stock prices have doubled in the past three years, and everyday investors keep pulling money out of stocks. But they're happy to lend billions of dollars to companies with deep debts and embarrassing credit scores.They're doing it through junk bonds, the risky investments made infamous by the disgraced investment banker Michael Milken in the 1980s.
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August 01, 2003 | Law.com

Bottoms Up

N 2002, the board of directors at The AES Corporation took herculean steps to put the company back on track. The Arlington, Virginia-based energy business's stock price had lost 87 percent of its value in ten months, the company was in danger of defaulting on its massive debt, the Brazilian government was investigating AES for allegedly colluding with Enron Corp. to manipulate the energy market, and plaintiffs attorneys were poised to bring shareholder class action suits. Desperate to change course, the AES
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July 30, 2008 | New York Law Journal

New SEC Antifraud Rule: Utmost Tool in Subprime Crisis?

Mark A. Berube, a partner at Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton, writes that the convergence of two events - the subprime meltdown and the passage of a new Securities and Exchange Commission antifraud rule directed at hedge funds - should give the hedge fund industry significant pause. The new antifraud rule represents, he posits, perhaps the ultimate enforcement tool at the SEC's disposal in the subprime crisis.
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October 12, 2001 | Law.com

Fried Frank Settles Malpractice Case With Fruit of the Loom

One of the nation's largest law firms has settled a legal malpractice case in which Fruit of the Loom Ltd. sought more than $80 million in damages for the firm's alleged negligence in handling a fraud and antitrust case in the 1990s. The suit named 135 of New York-based Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson partners as defendants and deemed them "legally responsible" for the damages.
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March 06, 2008 | Legaltech News

Top Blogs Hit All the Right Links

Help put your law firm's blog above the fold on a Google search using inbound and outbound links relevant to your site, whether they are mainstream press, public interest sites or other law blogs -- even those of your competitors. A well-linked blog is a great tool to help brand your firm.
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October 24, 2008 | Daily Report Online

Condemned man's execution stayed

ATLANTA AP - A federal appeals court gave a last-minute reprieve Friday to a Georgia man set to be executed for the 1989 killing of an off-duty police officer even though several witnesses have changed their accounts of the crime.Troy Davis, 40, was scheduled to be executed Monday for the murder of Savannah Police Officer Mark MacPhail.
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