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China - Law Firms Wall Street Comes To Shanghai
Editor: Please tell our readers about your background. How did you come to know Weil Gotshal? Xiang: After finishing college in Beijing, I moved to California in 1985 to complete my graduate studies. I worked for two years as a journalist in San Diego, and then attended Vanderbilt University Law...
Read MoreSEC Adopts Rule 16(b) Amendments: Eliminates Uncertainty Caused By Sterling
In August 2005, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC" or "Commission") adopted the long awaited amendments (the "Amendments")1 to Rules 16b-3 and 16b-7 which it had proposed sixteen months earlier in response to the uncertainty created over the scope of the rules by the 2002 decision...
Read MoreInternational Law & Trade - Law Firms Warriors In The Trade Battles
Editor: Would you each tell our readers about your background in government before joining Weil Gotshal. Anderson: I was at the U.S. Commerce Department for a number of years, in particular as the Chief Counsel for International Trade. In that capacity I was responsible for all the international...
Read MoreTechnology - Law Firms A State Of The Art Analysis Of Developments In Patent Law
Editor: Please tell our readers about your initial interest in technology and bio-tech subjects and how this led to a career as a litigator dealing with IP cases. Bresnick: I have always had an interest in science. I received a Bachelor of Arts degree in chemistry from Cornell University. After...
Read MoreTexas - Law Firms Finding Professional Challenges, Opportunities For Community Service And An Enjoyable Place To Live - In Houston
Editor: Please describe your practice area and the practice areas that the Houston office covers. Strasburger: My practice currently includes complex commercial litigation, product liability and mass tort defense, and bankruptcy litigation. When I first got out of law school and worked at...
Read MorePro Bono - Organizations Lawyers Alliance For New York Establishes Elder Services Initiative
Editor: Please tell our readers about your background. Altschuler: Following graduation from Georgetown University Law Center, I clerked for the Honorable E. Norman Veasey, former Chief Justice of the Delaware Supreme Court, who is now a senior partner at Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP. Before...
Read MorePro Bono - Law Firms The Importance Of "Tone At The Top"
Editor: What circumstances led to your becoming Director of Pro Bono Services at Weil Gotshal? Buhl: My background is in infrastructure and business development, including fundraising for non-profit organizations. As a lawyer I practiced with the Legal Aid Society in their housing division in...
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