• September 1, 2004 | The American Lawyer

    Inside the Deal: Escape Artists

    It's a central issue in every merger negotiation: Under what conditions may the parties terminate the agreement? Though the terms get a lot of attention when the contract is written, they're r

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  • August 11, 2009 | The Recorder

    Paul, Hastings Lures Star Skadden Patent Litigator

    Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker poached a star patent litigator from the Palo Alto office of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom on Monday. Jeffrey Randall, best known for his representa

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  • April 27, 2012 | The American Lawyer

    Yahoo Accuses Facebook of 'Tainted' Patent Acquisitions

    When Yahoo Inc. brought a headline-grabbing patent case against Facebook Inc. right before the social network's big IPO, it was obvious things would get ugly. Yahoo's latest motion doesn't di

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  • July 11, 2011 | New York Law Journal

    Route to Federal False Statement Conviction Remains Uncertain

    Title 18, United States Code, §1001, the federal false statements statute, has long been used by federal prosecutors as a potent tool permitting prosecutions against individuals whom they othe

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  • April 5, 2004 | The Recorder

    On the Move

    SAN FRANCISCOJeffer, Mangels, Butler & Marmaro has added Michael Yaki as a partner. Yaki, a former San Francisco supervisor, joins the firm's government, lan

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  • June 16, 2008 | The Recorder

    On the Move

    San Francisco Eugene Chung has joined San Francisco's STEIN & LUBIN as an associate. He practices corporate,

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  • June 16, 2003 | Legal Times

    Thomas Cawley

    Hunton & Williams' Thomas Cawley, 59, has quietly amassed a reputation as the lawyer to turn to for nearly any type of trial work in Northern Virginia.This fall, for example, he wi

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  • March 27, 2002 | Law.com

    Layoffs: The Big Picture

    Leo Cunningham, one of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati's two hiring partners, calls them "born-to-do-deals transaction jocks." They are the young associates who once populated the print

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  • February 12, 2001 | The Recorder

    Partner Yearbook 2001

    For this "yearbook" of the law firm partner Class of 2001, The Recorder has collected the names and images of those attorneys who were elevated to equity or non-equity partner sta

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  • January 19, 2004 | Legal Times

    On the Record: Lawrence Greenberg

    Lawrence Greenberg is chief legal officer, secretary, and vice president of The Motley Fool Inc. Based in Alexandria, Va., the company has two full-time lawyers.Describe what

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