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  • July 21, 2006 | The Recorder

    The Upside of Trolling

    Five years ago, Thomas Friel Jr. would have been the last to admit he was working for patent-holding companies. Like most Silicon Valley attorneys with a large base of tech clients, Friel fear

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  • June 1, 2005 | The Minority Law Journal

    Gibson's Failing Grade

    On an improbably clear day in Los Angeles, a pack of children stormed into Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher's downtown office, shattering the corporate serenity of the pale limestone lobby. The kids�boys a

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  • December 13, 2011 | The Recorder

    Gail Shulman

    MIPS Technologies Inc. in Sunnyvale creates high-end microprocessors that can be found in digital TVs, cable modems, cameras, laser printers, network routers, set-top boxes and, most recently, mobi

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  • March 25, 2013 | New Jersey Law Journal

    Widener Law Can't Derail Suit Alleging It Puffed Grads' Job Success

    Widener University School of Law graduates unable to find jobs in their profession can go forward with a suit charging they were misled about the school's placement success rate.Denyin

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  • May 29, 2001 |

    Gray Cary Formalizes Hand-Holding Process

    Silicon Valley law firm Gray Cary Ware & Freidenrich is blazing new territory in ancillary consulting work, formalizing the hand-holding law firms do for their entrepreneurial clients thro

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  • April 22, 2004 | The Recorder

    In California, Corporate Associates Are Again in Demand

    Firms are signing on increasing numbers of corporate associates, leading recruiters to call the past six months the most optimistic hiring stretch since 1999."Hiring is up 60 percent o

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  • September 6, 2001 | Law.com

    Venture Law Group Delays Start for New Associates

    With its initial public offering business waning, Venture Law Group put its incoming first-year lawyers on hold.The Menlo Park, Calif.-based law firm told its 13 new associates t

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  • February 26, 2004 | The Recorder

    Mofo Attorneys Turn $660M Acquisition in 12 Days

    It turned out to be an unforgettable Valentine's Day for the crew of lawyers who inked a $660 million deal for Credence Systems Corp. to acquire NPTest Holdings Corp.NPTest gave Creden

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  • October 1, 2008 | The American Lawyer

    The Bar Raises the Bar

    The rule of unintended consequences is alive and well at the American Bar Association. At least, that's what people who claim to be speaking on behalf of minority and low-income students

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  • August 30, 2011 | The Recorder

    Ruling Leaves Silicon Valley Lawyers Wondering Whether 'Practicality' Means 'Patentable'

    A closely watched appellate ruling invalidating broad software patents claims because they covered "unpatentable mental processes" isn't as straightforward as it seems, Silicon Valley law

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