War tribunal counsel; a Latham & Watkins partner defends a general accused of slaughter in war-torn Bosnia

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It is no surprise to colleagues and friends that Latham and Watkins partner Russell Hayman was willing to detour from the career path to defend accused war criminal Tihomir Blaskic before the United Nations War Crimes Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia as he would see the work as an interesting intellectual challenge to grapple with legal issues which have not been dealt with since Nuremberg. Also, it is not the first time Hayman has been willing to detour from his career path. Lead prosecutor is Mark Harmon, a justice department prosecutor who won an award for his work on the Exxon Valdez case.

Management, Powers and duties, War crimes, United Nations. International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, Latham and Watkins, international, Hayman, Russell, Blaskic, Tihomir

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A clash of cultures leads to the courtroom: was L.A. partner Philip Heller too brash for an old-line law firm based in San Francisco?

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Former Pillsbury Madison & Sutro partner Philip Heller is suing the firm over his 1992 dismissal, but senior partners say he cannot tell the truth and cite irregular practices. Heller acknowledges inaccurate statements in his resume and elsewhere, but says they were simple errors, and contends that he did not meet the firm's goal of 1,800 annual billable hours because he was hired as a rainmaker. Before a jury was chosen, the judge rejected Heller's claim that the executive committee lacked authority to fire him.

Appointments, resignations and dismissals, Employment, California, Law firms, Employee dismissals, Employment terminations, Employment at will, Heller, Philip, Pillsbury Madison & Sutro L.L.P.

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Charles Keating's lawyer is a guy you can bank on; peers describe Stephen C. Neal as professorial, classy

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Attorney Stephen C. Neal engineered the conviction reversal of Charles H. Keating Jr., once found guilty of much of the Savings and Loan Crisis. The Keating case was Neal's first major criminal trial and he states that he wished to avoid any trial tactic which might appear underhanded and thus contribute to Keating's already tarnished image. Neal feels that representing an unpopular client tests an attorney's commitment to the system.

United States, Practice, Behavior, Keating, Charles H., Jr., Neal, Stephen C.

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