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  • February 4, 2013 | National Law Journal

    Broadcasters battle purveyors of new technologies

    Aereo Inc.'s pitch is this: With one of its tiny antennas, no bigger than a dime, you can watch television through the Internet. For couch potatoes, it may sound like a great deal, but it is

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  • December 18, 2012 |

    Pillsbury, Dickstein Shapiro in merger discussions

    Another law firm marriage could be on the horizon.

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  • December 4, 2012 |

    K&L Gates, Kirkland make headlines

    Yesterday was a big day for Big Law news.

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  • November 29, 2012 |

    Skadden, Simpson Thacher announce year-end bonuses

    The holiday season is shaping up to be a lucrative one for law firm lawyers.

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  • November 27, 2012 |

    Cravath doles out bigger year-end bonuses

    Its almost the holiday season, and that means its time for law firms to start awarding their annual year-end bonuses.

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  • November 26, 2012 |

    Feared Foes

    BTI Consulting Group recently asked 240 in-house lawyers which law firms they most fear to see on the other side of the courtroom as opposing counsel in…

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  • November 26, 2012 |

    Personnel updates from Weil, Gotshal and Jenner & Block

    Last week, some important news broke concerning lawyers at two major law firms.

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  • Ellington v. State

    Publication Date: 2012-11-21
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Nahmias, David E.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Carl P. Greenberg, Gladys H. Pollard Capital Defender's Office, Atlanta, and David W. DeBruin Jenner & Block LLP, District of Columbia, for appellant.
    for defendant: Robert D. James Jr., District Attorney, Donald P. Geary, Daniel J. Quinn, Assistant District Attorneys, Decatur, Samuel S. Olens, Attorney General, Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Deputy Attorney General, Theresa M. Schiefer, and Dana E. Weinberger, Assistant Attorneys General, Atlanta, for appellee. Amicus appellant: James C. Bonner Jr. Georgia Public Defender Standards Council, Atlanta, Franklin J. Hogue Hogue & Hogue LLP, Macon, and J. Scott Key, Decatur. Other party representation: Brian Kammer Georgia Resource Ctr. and Richard A. Malone Prosecuting Attorney's Council, Atlanta.
    Case Number: S12P0870

    The trial court abused its discretion in precluding voir dire questioning of prospective jurors as to whether they would automatically impose the death penalty, rather than fairly considering all th

  • November 6, 2012 |

    Quiz: Test your knowledge of lawyers-turned-presidents

    There are plenty of differences between presidential candidates Barack Obama and Mitt Romney, but the two opponents have one thing in common: They both have law degrees.

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  • October 31, 2012 |

    What Small Business Owners Should Know about Insurance Coverage

    Linda Kornfeld, an insurance-litigation attorney with Chicagolaw firm Jenner & Block, spoke with Bloomberg Businessweek about how small business owners…

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