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Florida - Law Firms Unions' Organizing Strategies 2005

Editor: The Miami Daily Business Review recently noted that you are widely regarded as among the top labor and employment attorneys in South Florida. Please tell our readers about your background. Casey: I have practiced labor and employment law for about 33 years. I have represented...

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International Law & Trade - Law Firms Maximizing Economic Opportunities And Minimizing Risks In Today's Global Marketplace

Editor: Please tell us about your firm's Houston office. Ladner: Established in 2002, Epstein Becker Green Wickliff & Hall, P.C. (the firm's name in Texas) draws upon the resources of the entire firm to offer services in such areas as labor and employment law, commercial litigation,...

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Technology - Law Firms Leading Edge Technology Enhances Relationships Between A Law Firm And Its Clients

Editor: Please tell our readers about your firm and its practice areas. Spadafino: We are a general practice firm with more than 375 attorneys in 11 offices. Historically, we are known best for our labor and employment and our healthcare and life sciences practices. We are increasingly gaining...

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Defending The Corporation - And Today's Challenges

Editor: Are more cases fleeing the system and what are the consequences? Gerson: It has long been the case that very few cases, civil or criminal, go to trial. increasingly, civil corporate parties attempt to opt out of the judicial system altogether and pursue alternate routes of resolution...

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Project: Corporate Counsel - Law Firms Corporate Counsel And Outside Counsel: Serving A Common Client In A Common Cause

Editor: Mr. Roberts, would you tell our readers something about your background and professional experience? Roberts: I started my practice in 1971 as a traditional labor lawyer. I worked initially with the National Labor Relations Board and went on to join Morgan Lewis & Bockius when...

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Diversity - Organizations A Major Concern: The Shortage Of Minority Lawyers -YSBA President Heads Committee To Seek Solutions

Editor: Please tell us about your background. Standard: When I graduated from Harvard Law School in the early 1960s, the opportunities for minority lawyers like me, were limited. I, unlike many of my white friends at law school, did not have the opportunity to plunge immediately into a...

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What Every In-House Counsel Needs To Know About The Employment Issues Affecting Mergers, Reorganizations And Restructurings: What You Don't Know Can Hurt You!

Any corporate restructuring (whether a reorganization, merger or acquisition, collectively called "restructuring" throughout this article) potentially affects the corporation's employment relations obligations and liabilities. The decisions made early in the planning process could limit the company...

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