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  • June 21, 2010 | National Law Journal

    WINNING

    A theme kept recurring during our reporting for this year's "Winning," The National Law Journal's annual profiles of successful litigators. It was the thrill of d

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  • December 10, 2001 | The Recorder

    A Calculated Risk

    Steven Shevick, the general counsel of Mountain View, Calif.-based Synopsys Inc., knows some would call his company crazy for trying to acquire Avant Corp.With Avant's former executive

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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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