• February 24, 2010 | National Law Journal

    'Miranda' dealt one-two punch by high court

    It has not been a good week for the famed Miranda warning at the hands of the Supreme Court. In decisions issued on Tuesday and Wednesday, the Court ruled that con

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  • June 1, 2007 | Corporate Counsel

    He's No PAC Man

    In raising money for his White House bid, Barack Obama has posed as an outsider in a town full of insiders. Instead of cozying up to Washington's influence peddlers, the junior senator from Il

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  • February 16, 2000 | National Law Journal

    Key HMO Case Before Justices

    Cynthia Herdrich may gain little financially if she wins the first major battle against a health maintenance organization (HMO) to unfold in the U.S. Supreme Court. But the nation's managed care in

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  • November 20, 2003 | The Recorder

    Close to Home

    Managing an organization composed of successful lawyers is difficult. The traits that make lawyers successful are found in abundance in firm partners: a healthy skepticism, a penchant for deba

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  • March 3, 2005 | The Recorder

    Federal Circuit Grants Microsoft New Patent Trial

    Microsoft Corp. has been given another chance to prove it did not infringe a University of California patent covering Web browser technology and thereby sidestep a $521 million jury verdict.

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  • March 30, 2006 | Legal Times

    Justices Seem Divided Over eBay Patent Injunction Case

    Two veterans of the Supreme Court bar argued forcefully -- and inconclusively -- Wednesday in a high-stakes dispute over how easy it should be for a patent holder to win an injunction against an in

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  • March 8, 2007 | Legal Times

    Law Schools' Supreme Court Clinics Make Their Mark

    Just three years ago the Stanford Law School Supreme Court Litigation Clinic, the first of its kind, filed its inaugural petition with the Supreme Court. Since then the Supreme Court clinic

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  • March 23, 2007 | Corporate Counsel

    GE Overhauls Outside Counsel Roster

    Just two years after some 200 law firms endured the ultimate test of strength and patience for a shot at one of the 140 coveted preferred provider positions at General Electric Co., the largest leg

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  • August 22, 2001 |

    Disputes Leave Leading Brands in Limbo

    Ask two lawyers what any term in a contract means and you'll get at least three definitions. So it's not surprising that disputes often arise in mergers over the disposition of assets -- from

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  • March 13, 2006 | The Recorder

    U.S. Firms Standing By For Korea

    As a boy, Justin Chang remembers his attorney father advising Korean-based companies. Long before Hyundai and Samsung were household names here, Korean executives would visit Chang's home near

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