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After a law firm was named to Fortune magazine’s 2007 list of the best companies to work for, the firm, which has 700 lawyers, commissioned a celebratory anthem with an infectious 1980s-style beat and a sing-along chorus, “Everyone’s a Winner at Nixon Peabody”.

But what began as an innocent instance of corporate self-congratulation has turned into a minor major Internet sensation and earned the firm a bit of a black eye, with bloggers poking fun at the song (MP3) and criticizing Nixon Peabody’s response to its leak.

Read more at The New York Times

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