• February 23, 2010 | The Recorder

    Albert Halluin, 1939-2010

    Albert Halluin, a pioneering biotech lawyer and senior counsel at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, died Friday eveningwhen the small plane he was flying crashed near Yosemite National Park. Ha

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  • January 20, 2000 | The Recorder

    3 Firms Fatten Associate Wallets

    Cooley Godward blinked first. Ending weeks of giddy speculation among associates, Cooley late Tuesday became the first of Silicon Valley's big firms to give its California ranks a huge salar

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  • August 26, 2003 | The Recorder

    Trade Secrets Triumph in DVD Code Fight

    California courts can prevent Web sites from posting computer code revealing trade secrets without fear of trampling basic free speech rights, the state Supreme Court ruled Monday.The

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  • September 22, 2006 | Legal Times

    Lawyers Who Take Time Off Face Tough Return

    Law firms are not known for innovative thinking when it comes to their hiring practices. Top firms typically focus on recruiting graduates from prestigious law schools and wooing laterals from comp

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  • November 15, 2005 | The Recorder

    Stoel Rives Seeks Fresh Start in S.F.

    Sandi Nichols knows a thing or two about hanging in there when the going gets tough.In the space of a few months earlier this year, the managing partner of Stoel Rives' small San Franc

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  • August 8, 2007 | New York Law Journal

    Newsbriefs

    White & Case Elects New Chairman White & Case has elected banking and project finance partner Hugh Verrier as its new chairman. Mr. Verrier, presently head of the firm's

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  • August 30, 2005 | Alm

    Foreign Business May Be Taxed in N.J., Court Holds

    Out-of-state corporations that have no New Jersey physical presence but draw revenue from affiliates located here are subject to the state's Corporate Business Tax, the New Jersey Appellate Di

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  • January 31, 2005 | National Law Journal

    Meal-Break Lawsuits Simmer, Then Boil

    California employers may have bitten off more than they can chew in their efforts to curb the growing number of lunch-break lawsuits with multimillion-dollar wage claims.But if they su

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  • August 7, 2002 | The Recorder

    Pro Bono Bonanza

    In law school, George Parker envisioned himself doing a satisfying mix of pro bono projects and billable mergers and acquisitions work.But the Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati corp

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  • April 27, 2006 | Texas Lawyer

    Even With $74M Victory, TiVo's Patent Fight With EchoStar Plays On

    TiVo Inc. faces the possibility of having to defend a multimillion-dollar verdict it won in a patent infringement suit against EchoStar Communications Corp. while defending the validity of its pate

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