• March 16, 2009 | The Recorder

    On the Move

    San Francisco Martin Quinn has been elected president of the Academy of Court Appointed Special Masters, and Fern Smith has b

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  • July 30, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

    Lobbying Spikes for Companies Under Fire

    Trouble on Capitol Hill means a sharp jump in lobbying bills. Eight companies and trade associations under hard scrutiny from Congress, including BP PLC and Toyota Motor Corp., spent $9.8 m

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  • September 9, 2002 |

    Rockwell's Power Portfolio

    James O'Shaughnessy, chief IP counsel of Milwaukee's Rockwell Automation Inc., understands that there is both a hard and soft side to managing intellectual property. The hard side -- filing pa

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  • October 3, 2012 | Legaltech News

    HBR Consulting Survey Shows Law Department Spending Is Up

    Editor's note: This story has been updated to include additional news. Law departments appear to be opening up their wallets, both for inside and outside legal help, as they a

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  • November 28, 2011 | The Legal Intelligencer

    Deep Counsel Roster Helped MLB Reach Peace With Players

    It turns out that labor peace in a major U.S. professional sports league can be achieved without lockouts or litigation. Major League Baseball, once known for its fierce collective bargainin

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  • January 13, 2003 | The Recorder

    The High Costs of Health Care

    As anyone who pays for health insurance knows - and anyone who can't afford it knows even better - the health care system in America faces economic crisis. The cost of employer-provided insur

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  • July 22, 2009 |

    Patent Bar, Doctors Face Off

    Groups representing most of the American medical establishment have become involved in two major patent cases that turn on the question of just what kinds of technology should be eligible for paten

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  • November 2, 2010 | National Law Journal

    Election Lawyers Get Ready for the Day After

    Washington lawyers who specialize in election law are bracing for recounts, complaints and other aftermath expected from the midterm elections on Tuesday. Many law firms are working with fam

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  • October 7, 2009 | Law.com Corporate

    Fed. Circuit Chief: Let Us Handle Fixes

    Hoping to stave off congressional action, the chief judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit is pressing lawyers to push for more cases that force the court to address fundamental

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  • September 30, 2010 | The Recorder

    Goodwin Enough for IP Partner Pair

    SAN FRANCISCO — Goodwin Procter has expanded its intellectual property practice by hiring David Kleinfeld and Kurt Kjelland as partners in its San Diego office.

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