Real Estate Attorneys Play Bigger Role in Corporate Deal-Making
Real estate attorneys are adopting more deal-making skills characteristic of their corporate counterparts,...
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Thomas Dorer: General Counsel for West Virginia University
As an undergrad studying history at Brown University, Thomas Dorer decided that he wanted a career in law, but...
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Police search goes wrong. Victims demand justice
Two petitions are now pending in the Supreme Court that once again raise the issue of misconduct by police....
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Hong Kong's cultural kaleidoscope
HONG KONG - This city dazzles the senses in a frenzied and furious setting of some 6 million people bursting...
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Positive Outlook: Saturn's crossover carries a large load, and is not a minivan
I've entertained an ongoing rant from a neighbor about the type of vehicle she wanted - one that manufacturers...
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Conflict on the job a major issue for most workers
If you were a chief executive and discovered that 93 percent of your employees felt the quality of their work...
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Antigua continues the Caribbean tradition of fun in the sand and sun
Travel brings the joy of diversity. While I'm content in the midst of downtown Chicago, I can be equally happy...
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Nitro sports crossover appeal
Some girl in second grade sharing really ticked me off when she called my Tonka truck a ''tinkle toy.''
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How Final Is Final
Almost a quarter of a century has passed since Darrell Grayson was convicted of felony murder in Alabama, but...
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Businesses can suffer if workers' emotions are ignored
Mel Fugate, a business professor at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, might not feel the pain of the...
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Bong Hits the High Court
It's a puzzlement. The Supreme Court agreed a few days ago to hear a case from Alaska that didn't deserve its...
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Survey finds dissatisfaction of companies hiring outside Consel
Corporate America is not happy with its outside counsel, according to a recent client-service survey. Only 32%...
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Wayne Lovett: Executive Vice President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary of Mercury Air Group, Inc.
It was not Wayne Lovett's dream to become a lawyer. In fact, one might say he fell into the profession by...
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Paris Side Trips Create an Atmosphere of Medieval Times
As I walked through a narrow path avoiding the brush of nettles, I passed into a clearing of crows circling a...
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Shifting Attention: Transmission Makes a Manual seem Vintage
I used to think that when I lost the thrill of shifting gears, it'd be time to throw dirt on the pine box.
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How to Earn Respect as an HR Director
You might have heard this from your employer once or you might have heard it a thousand times: Employees are...
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The case of appropriation of school funds vis-
Last week the Supreme Court turned down appeals in two cases it might usefully have heard. One case came from...
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New Disclosure Rules for Public Employers
As new accounting rules go into effect for public employers, lawyers can expect an influx of legal work.
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Law Integral to Society, says Vanderbilt General Counsel
With about 1 million practicing attorneys in the United States, it is often argued that there are too many...
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Spas have become Florida's Fountain of Youth
In 1513, when Ponce de Leon landed on the sun-drenched shores of the land he called Florida, legend has it...
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Bold changes help Harley find sweet spot
It's getting harder to make fun of Harleys.Over the years, I've gotten a lot of mileage out of lampooning a...
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Internships help high school grads make contacts
Entrepreneur Aymen Ramlaoui knows engineers he can turn to when he can't figure out how to make something...
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ONCE MORE INTO THE ABYSS
The Supreme Court heard argument on Monday in two important cases. Ordinarily I would have been there to hear...
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Electronic documents is a must for all litigation cases
On December 1, amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP) relating to e-discovery went into...
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Civil Rights Movement Motivated Marvin Krislov to Pursue Legal Career
Marvin Krislov grew up in the 1970s, a time when social activists challenged the government and, consequently,...
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Spirit of Christmas past in the Rockies
GRANBY, Colo. - When we think of Christmas, we think of home. There's the tree and traditions, the music and...
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Aura of respectability: Saturn creates a solid move-up car
For a division of General Motors that was budget-starved for the last decade, Saturn's new sedan casts a...
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Microsoft Releases Vista to Businesses
Microsoft Corp. launched its first new computer operating system in five years Thursday, saying that despite...
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Exit interviews can say a lot about a company
A recent survey by OfficeTeam shows that three-quarters of companies think you have useful workplace...
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The case of music artist, professional singing and copyright
Let us suppose, to be supposing, that an enterprising pornographer decides to seek a new market for his dirty...
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