• April 3, 2006 | Legal Times

    On the Move

    AKERMAN SENTERFITTJim Schumann, 38, has joined Akerman Senterfitt's government affairs group as of counsel. Previously, Schumann was director of legislative affairs

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  • March 14, 2011 | International

    The Lure of a U.S. Listing Remains Powerful for Some Chinese Companies

    With top U.S. capital markets firms virtually stepping over each other to launch Hong Kong law practices, one might think that the best days for U.S. securities law practices in Hong Kong and Chi

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  • December 5, 2011 | The Recorder

    Heller Litigation War Chest Gets a Boost

    SAN FRANCISCO — The Heller Ehrman estate's litigation war chest is set to get a $3 million boost, thanks to a collections effort that's moving more rapidly than expected. With 61 a

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  • June 25, 2007 | The Recorder

    Thelen Reid Responds to Associate Raises With Two-Tier Pay Scale

    The last domino has fallen. That would be Thelen Reid Brown Raysman & Steiner, which on Friday become the last major California law firm to announce its response to the wave of associate

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  • December 1, 2006 | New York Law Journal

    Newsbriefs

    Despite Possible Death Threat, Judge to Stay on Mafia Case The federal judge who received a potential death threat from former Mafia boss Vincent Basciano will not recuse himsel

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  • October 5, 2009 | The Recorder

    Howrey: Ahead of the Curve in Leaving Lockstep

    SAN FRANCISCO — Lockstep associate pay is so two years ago for Howrey. The firm announced it would ditch the status quo when the going was good, and since the economy went down the drain

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  • September 18, 2009 | The Recorder

    Judge Dismisses SEC Case Against Mercury Interactive's Former GC

    One of Silicon Valley's first in-house lawyers to get caught up in the stock option backdating tsunami just got a little legal reprieve. U.S. District Judge Jeremy Fogel of San Jose dismiss

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  • October 13, 2006 | The Recorder

    Hearsay

    My Clients Are My Muse'What you're telling your client is, "If I lose, sue me instead." That's not a good thing.'� Oakland attorney Robert Gray, on why lawyers

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  • July 1, 2008 | Corporate Counsel

    Switching Sides

    Well, it was a good idea while it lasted. But now a unique-and successful-internal litigation team at Affymetrix, Inc., is decamping for a law firm. On May 27 Affymetrix ann

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  • March 30, 2007 | The Recorder

    Thelen Adds Pair of L.A. Partners

    Thelen Reid Brown Raysman & Steiner is adding two new partners to its Los Angeles office next week, in real estate finance and labor and employment.The new hires include David Fong

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