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  • February 15, 2007 |

    Litigating Against the SEC Is a Real Option

    I've previously argued that individuals should consider litigating against the SEC. But in early December 2006, the SEC's nationwide head of enforcement, Linda Chatman Thomsen, publicly touted

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  • September 26, 2000 | Law.com

    Movers & Shakers

    NEW HIRESAndrew J. Foley, 37, has joined New York's Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison as counsel in the firm's corporate department, where he will specialize in inter

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  • April 11, 2012 | The Recorder

    Circuit Agrees to Speed Review of Golinski's DOMA Challenge

    SAN FRANCISCO — The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has agreed to fast-track a staff attorney's challenge to the Defense of Marriage Act, but reserved judgment for now on whe

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  • May 10, 2010 | Daily Report Online

    Webbie nominations: Part 2

    In case you missed last week's column with the rules of the game for the First Annual Big Law Webbies, here is the bottom line: Big Law needs recognition for its achievements in the world of

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  • May 25, 2012 | The Legal Intelligencer

    Jury Sides With Google on Oracle Patent Claims

    Google Inc. took home a defense verdict on Wednesday in its smartphone fight with Oracle Corp. after a jury rejected all claims of patent infringement. Google lead counsel Robert Van N

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  • January 11, 2013 | The Recorder

    On the Move

    SAN FRANCISCO Hanson Bridgett has promoted Christine Hiler to senior counsel. Hiler, a member of the insurance recovery section, represents polic

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  • April 14, 1999 | The Recorder

    Sparks Fly in UC, Genentech Patent Dispute

    A long-awaited patent trial over pioneering DNA research got off to a hostile start Tuesday when an attorney for the University of California accused Genentech Inc. of stealing the science it used

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  • June 1, 2012 | International

    Reaching Outbound

    U.S. law firms are struggling to represent Chinese companies on outbound investments as the world's second-largest economy continues to expand. Even though the number of American lawyers in C

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  • June 12, 2013 | International

    Haynes and Boone Recruits Shanghai Office Head

    Correction, 6/13/13, 3 p.m. EDT: The original version of this article incorrectly reported when Yan Zhang joined Haynes & Boone. He joined the firm in Octo

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  • June 20, 2013 | The Recorder

    Obama Nominates Two for Bay Area Federal Judgeships

    SAN FRANCISCO — At long last, the names are in for two vacancies on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. The White House on Thursday announced th

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