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  • May 20, 2010 | The American Lawyer

    In Major Blow to TiVo, Orrick Wins En Banc Rehearing for EchoStar

    After going through six years of litigation and three law firms, EchoStar Communications hasn't had much to cheer about in its epic patent fight with TiVo Inc. Finally, though, the company that runs t

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  • December 7, 2009 | National Law Journal

    Lucasfilm GC Has Never Been Bored at Work

    Lucasfilm Ltd. was founded in 1971 by Star Wars creator George W. Lucas Jr. It has grown into a major independent production house and one of the world's leading entertainment companies. L

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  • September 16, 2002 | The Recorder

    The Cell Broker

    Before you walk a federal judge's gangplank, Alan Ellis thinks you should walk his first.It's a bit friendlier. It leads to Ellis' houseboat-slash-office on Sausalito Bay, where, for a

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  • March 2, 2001 | National Law Journal

    Pro Bono Work Is Good for Business

    In making the case for why lawyers and legal institutions should undertake pro bono work, supporters of pro bono service typically focus on the compelling need for such assistance. But researc

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  • December 7, 2005 |

    Being GC at Dole: Not a Doleful Position

    As a young man in his 20s, C. Michael Carter did quite well managing his family's businesses, including a historic New Orleans nightclub, a semi-professional baseball team and a construction c

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  • October 23, 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 Bank.

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  • January 12, 2006 | Legal Times

    3rd Circuit Judges to Testify on Alito's Behalf

    After two lonely days of defending his 15-year record on the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito Jr. will be reinforced today by seven people who know his tenure f

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  • January 23, 2007 | The Recorder

    Direction of Apple Probe Clouded by Shakeups in U.S. Attorney's Office

    Two things set the investigation of Apple Inc. apart from the hundreds of other stock option backdating probes: the indispensability of the company's CEO, and the fact that while both in-house

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  • November 14, 2005 | The Recorder

    Digital Dealings

    The Recorder not long ago sponsored a Roundtable discussion that focused on the ins and outs of electronic discovery. Toward the end of the discussion, Recorder Editor in Chief Scott

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  • February 16, 2000 | The Recorder

    Pressure On for S.F. Mayor Brown -- And U.S. Attorneys

    Willie Brown has always protested to the contrary, but few may listen anymore. San Francisco's mayor has persistently, even angrily, denied that he was a subject of a public corruption probe launc

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