• July 17, 2001 | The Recorder

    Perkins Coie Beefs Up IP Presence in San Francisco Bay Area

    Perkins Coie has established a patent prosecution practice in its Menlo Park, Calif. office with the acquisition of Iota Pi Law Group and three associates from Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich & Rosati.

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  • May 10, 2000 | The Recorder

    Two Portraits of Milberg Emerge

    Accusing a major securities class action firm of forum shopping and "outrageous" conduct, a federal judge has enjoined a California court from proceeding with a shareholder stock drop case against

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  • December 23, 2004 | Lawfirminc.

    The Complex Politics of Winter Greetings

    It's enough to turn me into an atheist," complained a marketer, when asked about selecting firm holiday cards. Indeed, for every card that makes one recipient cringe, another is charmed. Here

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  • November 26, 2007 | The Recorder

    Eruption of Overseas Corruption

    Bribing overseas officials used to just be the province of big oil companies -- it recently cost Chevron $30 million to settle government charges that it paid illegal kickbacks to Iraq for oil.

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  • January 23, 2003 | The Recorder

    Rock Bottom Returns to California

    If there are any lingering questions over why the Bay Area's largest law firms saw revenues drop last year, look no farther than their idled corporate lawyers.According to Thomso

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  • January 26, 2010 | The American Lawyer

    How Badly Did Am Law Firms Really Fare Last Year?

    Many in the legal industry are eager to close the book on 2009. That isn't surprising given that low demand for legal services and missed budget projections forced many firms to reassess partner pa

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  • May 15, 2007 | Alm

    How Small Firms Are Managing $160K Salaries

    In February, Day Casebeer Madrid & Batchelder partners invited their associates to discuss pay increases over lunch. It was a response to the first announcements rocking Silicon Valley tha

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  • September 16, 2004 |

    TEST - DONE DEALS

    Good Technology & Baltimore's Gordon, Feinblatt Rothman, Hoffberger & Hollander is using GoodLink technology on palmOne Inc.'s Treo 600 smartphones to access Micr

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  • December 14, 2006 | The Recorder

    Bingham Boosts Asia Presence With 22-Lawyer Tokyo Firm

    Just a month after announcing it will open a Hong Kong office, Bingham McCutchen is further expanding its Asia capacity with the addition of a 22-lawyer Tokyo firm. Firm leaders are banking

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  • August 14, 2002 | The Recorder

    Few Firms Lining Up to Follow Wilson's Lead on Layoffs

    Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati's decision to cut associates raises the question: Which Bay Area firm will be the next to announce a layoff?It's not a distinction that any firm is

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