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  • April 12, 2005 | The Recorder

    Securities Lawyers Spar Over Use of Confidential Witnesses

    There's a reason why securities fraud informants like to stay anonymous."The plaintiff view is, 'My god, if we were to tell you who they were, they'd sleep with the fishes,'" said Jord

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  • March 20, 2000 | National Law Journal

    Cybersquatters Feel New Pain

    Thanks in large part to the federal anti-cybersquatting law passed last year, one of the more questionable practices of the anything-goes era of the Internet appears to be ending. Cyberpirates ever

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  • November 17, 2003 | The Recorder

    Penchant for Patents

    A gaggle of analysts and competitors grabbed ringside seats in Magistrate Judge Elizabeth Laporte's courtroom as two semiconductor companies began sparring over the scope of a handful of paten

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  • October 20, 2006 | The Recorder

    Small Firms Take It to the Bank

    Husband and wife Peter Rehon and Lisa Roberts run a five-lawyer firm that routinely handles the lending on transactions worth up to $20 million for clients like Greater Bay Bank and Pinnacle B

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  • February 1, 2002 | Texas Lawyer

    Enron Mess Gives a Boost to MDP Foes

    The controversy over Arthur Andersen's handling of Enron Corp.'s books may not only stain the accounting giant's reputation but also could be a fatal blow to an often talked-about marriage of the a

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  • September 18, 2000 | The Recorder

    The Space Race

    San Francisco Bay area firms are looking for a makeover. Struggling to cope with skyrocketing rents, many firms are redesigning their offices to fit more people into less space.

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  • October 2, 2003 | The Recorder

    Gov. Davis Fills Seats on Third District, Trial Benches

    Gov. Gray Davis continued a recent spate of judicial appointments Wednesday by filling vacancies on the Third District Court of Appeal and the San Diego County Superior Court bench.Dav

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  • January 29, 2010 | The Recorder

    Heller Refugee at Orrick Makes Second Jump to Sidley

    Sidley Austin has hired prominent life sciences IP litigator M. Patricia Thayer from Orri

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  • September 11, 2007 | Alm

    Out-of-Town Firms Importing Talent to Boost N.Y. Efforts

    Law firms eager to expand in the New York market from elsewhere have long bemoaned the fiercely competitive local market for lateral partners. The firms want big-name New York lawyers who will

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  • August 23, 2007 | The Recorder

    Ex-Law Firm Leaders Get Back in the Groove

    Barry Levin was quick to trade the boardroom for the courtroom after his six-year tenure as Heller Ehrman's chairman. Just months after his final term expired in the spring of 2005, he stepp

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