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WASHINGTON, D.C. — As business and financial communities face new challenges because of recent dramatic economic events and as Congress and the Bush Administration reshape U.S. financial markets in Washington, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP has continue reading - Bracewell & Giuliani Announces Financial Industry Task Force
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Bracewell & Giuliani LLP has announced that it has formed a multi-disciplinary task force to guide financial institutions, private investment funds, institutional investors and other market participants through the legisla continue reading - Environmental Law Scholar Michael Wara Joins Stanford Law School Faculty
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