• January 31, 2002 | The Recorder

    Stormy Weather

    Intellectual property firms seemed to be nestled in a safeharbor as the economic storm began to lash the San Francisco Bay Area's SiliconValley. After all, as tech-focused firms saw thei

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  • September 27, 2004 | The Recorder

    On the Move

    SAN FRANCISCOThe Bar Association of San Francisco's 2004 Nominating Committee has nominated six to serve on BASF's board of directors. Nominees for 2005, 2006 and 2007 are

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  • October 19, 2012 | The Recorder

    If Prop 34 Fails, California Could See a Wave of Executions

    SAN FRANCISCO — For nearly a decade, the state of Arizona didn't execute a soul. Judicial decisions and a dispute over lethal injection protocols had put the death penalty on hold

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  • July 13, 2009 | New York Law Journal

    NY BigLaw Partner Convicted in $2.4 Billion-With-a-B Fraud

    Mayer Brown partner Joseph P. Collins was found guilty Friday of conspiracy and four other charges in connection with a massive fraud at now-bankrupt Refco Inc.Mr. Col

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  • January 30, 2002 | The Recorder

    Candidates for Bar GovernorAre Diverse

    If there were any concerns that Erica Yew's departure for the Santa Clara County bench would diminish the minority presence on the State Bar Board of Governors, they were quickly pu

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  • September 18, 2009 | Daily Business Review

    Jones Day keeps its paychecks private

    Joe Sims' business card doesn't have a title on it or a practice area. In fact, it doesn't even indicate he's a lawyer. The Washington-based antitrust attorney who is in charge of Jones Day

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  • November 13, 2006 | The Recorder

    The Power of a Logo

    Maybe you've heard about the big "O" - the green one that's as dear to Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe as the swoosh is to Nike. When Orrick announced a merger with Dewey Ballantine

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  • August 14, 2003 | The Recorder

    The California 40

    These days, it pays to be low tech. That seems to be the mantra among California's top law firms, judging from The Recorder's 2nd annual California 40 report on the state's top-gr

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  • January 26, 2009 | National Law Journal

    Judge OKs $160M Brocade settlement, but balks at $40M in lawyers' fees

    A federal judge gave final approval to a $160 million settlement of the shareholder backdating class action against Brocade Communication Systems Inc. but balked at giving a green light to $40

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  • July 5, 2000 | The Recorder

    Green Giants

    If you need any more evidence that Bay Area law firms are on a winning streak, look no further than their performance on the 1995 Am Law 100.The 10 Bay Area firms on the list grossed $

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