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A Harvard Medical School research assistant who has served as a U.S. judge for 23 years now finds herself at the center of the Boston Marathon bombing case, and by extension the post-Sept. 11 issue of whether, and when, suspected terrorists deserve constitutional rights.
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Barry H. Berke was named co-chairman of Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP’s 90-lawyer litigation department alongside longtime Chairman Gary P. Naftalis.
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Shearman & Sterling LLP is closing its Dusseldorf and Munich offices, leaving the firm with one German office, in Frankfurt. The firm’s German corporate/mergers and acquisitions, finance/tax and disputes/arbitration work will be consolidated in Frankfurt, the firm said in a statement.
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President Barack Obama’s latest plan to raise tax revenue from wealthy individuals would pinch tax- favored retirement accounts of some private-equity executives and self-employed professionals by capping them at $3 million.
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Congress is debating the biggest rewrite of U.S. partnership rules in 60 years, which may lead to higher taxes for real estate and finance businesses or prompt them to restructure operations to avoid new costs.
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The National Football League won preliminary court approval of the settlement of a lawsuit accusing it of failing to compensate former players for using their likenesses in promotions.
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Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP advised General Electric Co. on its proposed purchase of Lufkin Industries Inc. for about $3.3 billion. Lufkin’s legal adviser was Bracewell & Giuliani LLP.
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Brian Hoffmann, co-chairman of Clifford Chance LLP’s mergers and acquisitions practice in the Americas, will rejoin McDermott Will & Emery LLP as a partner.
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Apple Inc.’s future iPhones may look very different from present models, if a recently published patent application is any indication.
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Gerald Ronson ’s Heron International secured the first tenant for what will be the tallest tower in the City of London, a person with knowledge of the agreement said.
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