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In the September 2007 Print Edition...
There is much more to be found in the print edition of The American Lawyer. Below are the contents of the September 2007 issue.
Cover Story: Up From the Ashes
Silverstein's Army
In the biggest project in the firm's history, Wachtell, Lipton helped clear the roadblocks to reconstruction at Ground Zero.
By Ben Hallman
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Features
Paycheck Report
A firm-by-firm accounting of associate salaries from around the country.
By Elizabeth Goldberg
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Blowup
How an effort to expose hedge fund short-sellers for Biovail, a Canadian drug company, turned into a litigation mess for Howrey and Kasowitz, Benson.
By Andrew Longstreth
A firm-by-firm accounting of associate salaries from around the country.
By Elizabeth Goldberg
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Lifetime Achievers
Our fourth annual awards honor lawyers whose distinctive careers and public service have set them apart.
James Baker III, Baker Botts
Thomas Gottschalk, GM/Kirkland & Ellis
Shirley Hufstedler, Morrison & Foerster
Nathaniel Jones, Blank Rome
Ira Millstein, Weil, Gotshal & Manges
E. Barrett Prettyman, Jr., Hogan & Hartson
Jerold Solovy, Thomas Sullivan, Jenner & Block
Bar Talk
Desperately Seeking Seniors
Mandatory retirement policies have split the legal industry, much to the delight of firms that welcome older lawyers.
By Elizabeth Goldberg
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Last Man Standing
The KPMGers are free, but the case against R.J. Ruble proceeds.
By David Bario
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Refco Take 1: Mayer Gets Sued
Direct fraud, not just scheme liability, at issue in suit by investors.
By Julie Triedman
Refco Take 2: Weil Gets Blasted
Firm Òbreached its duty of care,Ó says bankruptcy examiner.
By Aruna Viswanatha
Hecht Comes Calling
Texas firms pony up.
By Paul Braverman
Squaring Off
Michael Vick drafts a high-profile team for his defense.
By Brian Baxter
Plan B
After a failed merger, Dewey tries to grow with laterals.
By Nate Raymond
Reliable Sources/b>
Law firm donations are ahead of 2004's record pace.
By Elizabeth Goldberg
Trust In Kramer
Does a Jones Day lawyer have an answer to Detroit's woes?
By Amy Kolz
Tough Task
S&C tackles crime, unemployment, and education.
By Emily Barker
Familiar Faces
Bankruptcy boutique joins Vinson & Elkins.
By Nate Raymond
Book of Business
The month's top lateral moves.
Departments
In-House
The story behind the stories.
By Aric Press
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Big Suits
City of Milwaukee v. NL Industries
Travelers v. ACandS
MasterCard v. FIFA
Beller et al. v. William Penn
LAMPERS v. Chicago Board of Trade et al.
Big Deals
Blackstone/Hilton
Dolan Family/Cablevision
BC Partners/Intelsat
Deals in Brief: Public Gains for Private Firm
Blackstone IPO
MetroPCS IPO
National CineMedia IPO
Big Deals, Canadian
Ontario Teachers/Bell Canada
Rio Tinto/Alcan
Royal Dutch Shell/Shell Canada
Norilsk/LionOre
AmLaw Tech: Degree of Difficulty: 10
Electronic research has neither lowered costs nor allowed law libraries to do away with their books.
By Alan Cohen
Supreme Court: Ensnared by Stoneridge
A high court case over scheme liability has divided the Bush administration and the Securities and Exchange Commission.
By Richard Lloyd
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Dicta: The Disreputer
A New Jersey judge's fight with the state's supreme court raises key questions about judicial independence.
By Steven Lubet
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The Lawyer's Life
Time Off: Wrigley's Elysian Field
Catalina Island.
By Jon Rizzi
By Robert Gordon
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Motion: Son of Carrera
The Porsche Cayman.
Case of the Month: The Last Affordable Vintage?
2004 Bordeaux values.
By John Anderson
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