2 major law firms drop plan to merge; differences in style block the joining of Blank Rome and Cozen into the city's 2d-largest firm
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Cozen and O'Connor and Blank, Rome, Comisky and McCauley have abandoned the merger talks that would have resulted in Philadelphia's 2nd-largest law firm. The combined firms would have employed 600 attorneys and brought in close to $200 mil annually in revenue. Differences in style and disagreements about the name and leadership of the new firm were blamed for the merger talks' collapse. Cozen and O'Connor has a reputation for trial lawyers filing lawsuits on contingency fee basis, while Blank, Rome is more traditional and focusses on corporate clients.
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Philadelphia law firms Blank, Rome, Comisky and McCauley and Cozen and O'Connor conclude their unsuccessful merger talks
Publication Name: Philadelphia Inquirer (PA)
Subject: Business, regional
ISSN: 0885-6613
Year: 1998
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She's trying to stop outsourcing at its source: New Jersey State Sen. Shirley Turner sees the fight to keep U.S jobs from going overseas as a no-brainer
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Sen. Shirley Turner has proposed a 'no brainer' legislation to stop companies with state contracts for call centers, computer coding and other service work from sending jobs to countries with lower wages. The anti-outsourcing proposal was one of its kinds in the US, and it passed the state Senate before passing in the Assembly.
Publication Name: Philadelphia Inquirer (PA)
Subject: Business, regional
ISSN: 0885-6613
Year: 2004
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Weak job gain shocks Wall St.
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Analysts expected 150,000 new jobs in the month of December 2004 in Wall Street, but in reality the U.S. economy added an anemic 1,000 jobs, which was just a fraction of what was anticipated. Hence, the nationEs unemployment rate reduced from 0.2 percentage points to 5.7 percent in December.
Publication Name: Philadelphia Inquirer (PA)
Subject: Business, regional
ISSN: 0885-6613
Year: 2004
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