• December 2, 2004 | The Recorder

    Juiced on BlackBerry and Treo Mobile Devices

    The cracked cradle of Alan Mendelson's BlackBerry is a tell-tale sign of itsimportance to the Latham & Watkins rainmaker.He's carried it with him all over the globe and even admits to h

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  • July 20, 2005 | The Recorder

    Two Howard Rice Partners Jump to DLA

    Talk about a bigger platform: Two partners from Howard, Rice, Nemerovski, Canady, Falk & Rabkin have left for DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary. Howard Rice, with a single office in San Francisco, ha

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  • August 22, 2007 | The Recorder

    Fashion Copyright Suits May Be in Style

    A fashion bill pending in Congress could dramatically increase apparel lawyers' work -- and make it a lot harder for consumers to stay in style. The Design Piracy Prohibition Act, S.B. 1957,

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  • February 27, 2006 | The Recorder

    Pay Hike at Quinn Ups Ante in Salary War

    The associate salary war rages on. Less than five months after the first salary hikes began in Southern California, a Los Angeles-based firm is again upping the ante. Quinn Emanuel Urquhart O

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  • September 17, 2007 | The Recorder

    Sidebar

    LAWYER TRYING TO STAND OUT FROM WEB NETWORKING MASSES Oakland-based personal injury attorney Steven Choi knows there are already scads of

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  • January 31, 2000 | Legal Times

    Building a Virtual File Room

    Imagine a file cabinet that comes with a team of people who store, organize, and oversee all data on a given case. That image isn't too hard to conjure up because litigation support staffs are aliv

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  • April 8, 2003 | The Recorder

    News Briefs

    JUDGE RULES AGAINST CLASS SEEKING $1BA San Francisco Superior Court judge ruled that California's workers' compensation insurance fund did not overcharge policy holders, handing

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  • December 2, 2009 | The Recorder

    Calif. Supreme Court Shields Information in Opinion Letters

    Bolstering attorney-client privilege, the California Supreme Court ruled unanimously Monday that factual information in lawyers' opinion letters is as protected as the legal advice being given.

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  • August 14, 2006 | The Recorder

    Hedge Funds Go Hollywood

    Hedge funds have gone Hollywood.Chasing high returns, money managers are plunking down hundreds of millions of dollars to finance films like "Superman Returns" and "Nanny McPhee."

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  • February 21, 2006 | The Recorder

    Money Matters

    Contractual fee-shifting clauses are usually intended to discourage litigation and encourage settlement. In many instances, these clauses have that effect.However, these same clauses c

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