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• WINNING
• Bellwether Toyota trials are crucial
• Grim reminders of the dangers of family law
• DOJ's global cash hunt
• Victims told 'don't go it alone'
• THE PRACTICE: Reinvented law firms emphasize collective knowledge
• OPINION: 'Mapp v. Ohio' 50 years later
• OPINION: Compliance programs pay dividends
• IN-HOUSE COUNSEL: Firm selection: susceptible to three pressures

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WINNING	Top
Winning, our annual survey of the nation's best litigators, spotlights trial attorneys with at least one significant win at jury or bench trial within the past 18 months and have a track record of success over many years.
Bellwether Toyota trials are crucial	Top
Six cases have been identified as potential "bellwether" trials against Toyota, which faces 100 lawsuits brought on behalf of individuals who died or were injured in accidents attributed to sudden-acceleration defects in their vehicles.
Grim reminders of the dangers of family law	Top
Family law is seen as a riskier practice than most, because people in the midst of divorce or facing the loss of their children tend to be highly emotional and may direct their anger at their estranged spouse's lawyer.
DOJ's global cash hunt	Top
For more than seven years, the U.S. Depart­ment of Justice has fought to control $250 million the government claims is dirty money rooted in the criminal exploits of a former Ukrainian prime minister. Now lawyers representing claimants are arguing DOJ should not be allowed to continue that fight.
Victims told 'don't go it alone'	Top
Although most criminal prosecutions are handled by government lawyers, D.C. case law has allowed private parties to bring criminal contempt actions in domestic violence and other intrafamily cases. But that process is now in question.
THE PRACTICE: Reinvented law firms emphasize collective knowledge	Top
A first-class knowledge-management program is now as central to a law firm's success as a library once was.
OPINION: 'Mapp v. Ohio' 50 years later	Top
Critics of the exclusionary rule bewail its heavy costs. But the Fourth Amendment itself imposes these costs.
OPINION: Compliance programs pay dividends	Top
In the face of public anger at Wall Street and increased DOJ and SEC scrutiny, a company may not find a better investment than a strong compliance program.
IN-HOUSE COUNSEL: Firm selection: susceptible to three pressures	Top
A GC's autonomy and objectivity on occasion give way to power, business or personal pressures.

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