• August 20, 2001 | National Law Journal

    Lender's Contrarian GC

    NAME: Michael RosterTITLE: Executive vice president, general counsel and secretaryAGE: 56ORGANIZATION: Oakland, Calif.-based Golden West Fin

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  • April 30, 2004 | Alm

    2nd Circuit Upholds Ban on Prisoner Voting

    New York's law prohibiting incarcerated felons and parolees from voting does not violate the federal Voting Rights Act, the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled. The court reje

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  • July 21, 2006 | The Recorder

    Shanghai Surprise

    In the decade since O'Melveny & Myers entered Shanghai, the Los Angeles-based law firm has established a lengthy client list, employed dozens of attorneys and set up shop in a sleek modern

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  • November 1, 2007 |

    Who Protects: The Companies

    Company Patent Prosecution IP Litigation

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  • October 17, 2005 | New York Law Journal

    Newsbriefs

    DLA Piper Acquires Coudert's Singapore, Tokyo Offices Further increasing its haul of lawyers from crumbling Coudert Brothers, DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary has added nearly

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  • April 12, 2011 | The Recorder

    9th Circuit won't reopen Facebook settlement

    The 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals today rejected the Winklevoss' twins effort to undo a settlement that had ended scorched-earth litigation with archenemy Facebook. Noting that th

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  • September 23, 2005 | The Recorder

    Trials on the Rise for Federal Securities Class Actions

    In the last decade, all but a handful of the federal securities class actions that were not dismissed were settled, usually because of their substantial potential exposure. In fact, from the e

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  • August 8, 2005 | The Recorder

    More Money? Please?

    It's been a long five years since Am Law 200 firms have decided to bump first-year associate salaries. So many are asking: Will the coming year be any different? "Nobody's broken out of the box,

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  • November 9, 2004 | The Recorder

    Judicial Profile: David Levi

    COURT: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of CaliforniaAPPOINTED: 1990, by President George BushDATE OF BIRTH: 1951LAW SCHOOL: Sta

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  • January 13, 2000 | New York Law Journal

    FTC's eBay Move Gets Mixed Reactions

    The Federal Trade Commission's move last week to help the Internet auction site eBay enforce its user agreement and privacy policy is generating mixed reactions from Internet lawyers and consumer r

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