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May 09, 2011 | The Recorder

Q&A with S.F. Land Use Lawyer Michael Burke

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January 29, 2004 | The Recorder

Road to Partner Still Swift for Some

Making partner at a big law firm may be growing more difficult, but a small handful of Bay Area lawyers are still getting there on a relatively quick basis. At least seven of the Bay Area lawyers promoted to partner at large firms this year are only six years out of law school. And another 20, or nearly one-quarter of the 81 new partners in a Recordersurvey, were only seven years out. But no matter how long it took, everyone who made partner this year was bucking the odds.

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June 25, 2012 | The Recorder

Judge Awards Attorney Fees in 'Gray Market' Copyright Fight

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March 31, 2010 | The Recorder

Valuing Trust Above Fee Innovation

With mortgage insurer PMI Group buffeted by the down economy and increased regulation, GC Andrew Cameron is sticking with tried and true outside counsel relationships.

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February 15, 2005 | Law.com

L.A. Firms on All Cylinders

In the '90s, the top Southern California firms were obsessed with crossing the million-dollar profits-per-partner mark. Now they're closing in on that mark in a more telling -- and exclusive -- metric: revenue per lawyer. The revenue-per-lawyer figures are among the most striking results of The Recorder'sannual survey of Southern California-based firm finances.

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August 23, 2013 | The Recorder

Circuit Issues Partially Secret Opinion in Case Linked With Terrorism Claims

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