• December 10, 2001 | The Recorder

    82 Associates Take Buyout At Brobeck

    Eighty-two associates at Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison have taken the firm up on its offer of severance pay to leave their jobs. Brobeck announced last month that it would pay

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  • October 17, 2006 | National Law Journal

    Counterfeits: Beyond the Knock-Off

    Counterfeiting is an enormous problem for businesses, consumers and law enforcement. The federal government estimates that counterfeit goods account for approximately $500 billion in sales each

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  • June 10, 1999 | The Recorder

    Nice Guys Finish First

    Fenwick & West is so nice it hurts. At least Intuit Inc.'s Scott Cook seemed to think so at a "thank you" bash the firm threw for about 100 of its top clients earlier this spring. As Fen

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  • March 1, 2000 | The American Lawyer

    Chain Reaction

    The anxiety in Ronald Beard's voice was hard to miss. Beard, the chairman of Los Angeles's Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, was hearing daily -- hourly even -- from associates with news of all of our

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  • March 27, 2013 | The Recorder

    Wilson Opening in L.A. With IP Group From Sidley

    SAN FRANCISCO — Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati is launching an office in Los Angeles with a team of IP litigators poached from Sidley Austin.Edward Poplawski will lead t

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  • February 7, 2011 | National Law Journal

    Clemens Agrees to Keep Lead Attorney Rusty Hardin on Defense Team

    On Feb. 2, former baseball star Roger Clemens agreed to keep a lead attorney on his defense team even though the lawyer's potential conflict of interest will restrict what he can say in court proce

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  • September 16, 2008 | The Recorder

    Out the Door

    Highlights from 2008 Heller Departures The list of Heller alumni just keeps growing. Here are details on a number of this year's outward-bound laterals, culled from our coverage between Janu

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  • July 7, 2005 | The Recorder

    Howard Rice Sees Change at the Top

    After nearly seven years as managing director at Howard, Rice, Nemerovski, Canady, Falk & Rabkin in San Francisco, Stuart Lipton has told partners he'll be stepping down. "The way firms work

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  • October 1, 2013 | The Recorder

    In Shutdown, Wheels of Justice Bump Along

    SACRAMENTO — The impact of the federal government shutdown became readily apparent Tuesday morning when attorneys for the U.S. Department of Justice, citing the budget drama, asked

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  • April 1, 2013 | National Law Journal

    Upset N.Y. law students' appeal not taken up

    New York state's court of last resort has refused to revive a lawsuit by disgruntled New York Law School graduates who alleged their alma mater enticed them to enroll through fraud. As the fi

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