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Murdoch bid puts light on Hub lawyer

Discreet, behind-the-scenes player to mediate Dow Jones family talks

By Sacha Pfeiffer
Globe Staff / July 20, 2007

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Robert Sable, the executive director of Greater Boston Legal Services, has known Michael B. Elefante for nearly 20 years through Elefante's work on the organization's board. But it wasn't until Sable saw news stories about Rupert Murdoch's bid to buy Dow Jones & Co. that he realized Elefante played a pivotal role in overseeing the Bancroft family trusts, which control ... (Full article: 1085 words)

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