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  • January 22, 2009 | National Law Journal

    Patent infringement filings nosedive

    New federal court filings of patent infringement lawsuits, often considered an area of law relatively immune from a recession, dropped significantly in the last five months of 2008. La

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  • January 22, 2002 | Legal Times

    Pride of Ownership

    By Robert O. Link Jr.Legal TimesCongratulations, you've made partner -- the pinnacle of your first phase of success as an attorney. That's right: This is only the end of the first

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  • November 8, 2004 |

    Trial Judge Adopts Federal Elements For Retaliatory Firing

    Agreeing with federal courts in Pennsylvania, a Mercer County judge predicted that the state Supreme Court would adopt a public policy exception to at-will employment and allow a retaliati

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  • November 30, 2000 | The American Lawyer

    Stop Me Before I Raise Again

    Just when you thought it was safe to look at your firm's income statement, the associate recruiting wars are back. Shock waves from the early-year salary increase were just subsiding thi

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  • February 1, 2011 | The American Lawyer

    The Churn: Lateral Moves and Promotions in The Am Law 200

    Leading off The Churn today is a set of government-to-firm moves. Ballard Spahr announced on Jan. 24 that EDWARD RENDELL w

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  • February 28, 2005 | Texas Lawyer

    Lawyers Feel TRAPped When 1st Court Strikes Motions Based on Technicalities

    At the 1st Court of Appeals, little things mean a lot. The Houston court once routinely approved unopposed first motions for extension of time to file a brief. But a 1st Court justice

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  • November 1, 2005 | Corporate Counsel

    Mr. Clean

    It was a festive day for Sven Erik Holmes. Family, friends, and colleagues surrounded him in the Tulsa federal courthouse last March as his official portrait was unveiled. It was the las

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  • June 21, 2011 | The American Lawyer

    Big Deals

    Microsoft / Skype Silver Lake Partners, L.P., is about to make a huge profit on the largest investment it's ever made. The private equity shop agreed on May 1

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  • September 24, 2008 | The American Lawyer

    The Global 100: Most Revenues Order the Electronic 2008 Global 1

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  • March 1, 2010 | The American Lawyer

    Second Acts

    November 5, 2009, was a good day for the Securities and Exchange Commission. At a press conference with the U.S. attorney's office in Manhattan, new SEC enforcement dir

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