• August 15, 2006 | Legal Times

    Former Colleague in SG's Office Becomes Chief Justice's Administrative Assistant

    Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. on Monday named Jeffrey Minear, a 20-year veteran of the solicitor general's office, to be his administrative assistant, a position akin to chief of staff. Min

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  • October 23, 2007 | National Law Journal

    Midsize Law Firms Go for Big Changes

    Even as the number of large firms continues to multiply and as rumblings grow louder of yet another first-year associate salary raise among the profession's giants, smaller firms may well lie at th

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  • January 30, 2004 | Legal Times

    Approaching the Court

    The case of Tennessee v. Lane, No. 02-1667, originated with a handicapped criminal defendant who had to crawl up the steps to reach a second-floor courtroom in Polk County, Tenn.

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  • September 9, 2003 | The Recorder

    Brussels Sprouts U.S. Law Firm Offices

    Brussels is a speck on the map compared to European metropolises like Paris or London, but the capital of Belgium is increasingly becoming a prime destination for U.S. law firms.This w

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  • January 8, 2004 | The Recorder

    No Clearance Prices as Cable Giant Sells Off Stake in QVC

    Davis Polk & Wardwell helped Comcast Holdings Corp. sell its stake in the television home shopping company QVC Inc. to Liberty Media Corp. for $7.9 billion.Comcast and Libe

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  • April 10, 2007 | Alm

    Microsoft: Looking for Another Patent Litigator

    It's been a busy winter for Microsoft's four-lawyer patent litigation team. On Feb. 10, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in AT&T v. Microsoft to determine whether the sof

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  • September 12, 2006 |

    Upping the Dosage

    AstraZeneca called Prilosec "the Purple Pill," but the heartburn medication was more than just a colorful tablet. Considered one of the most successful prescription drugs of all time, Prilosec glob

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  • February 21, 2006 | Legal Times

    Parsing Alito's Clerk Picks

    Two of Justice Samuel Alito Jr.'s former law clerks stopped in at his chambers earlier this month to congratulate him on winning confirmation.Alito was so happy to see them, apparently, that

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  • January 25, 2005 | New York Law Journal

    Newsbriefs

    Assembly Passes Bill to Create Judicial Selection Process The state Assembly yesterday passed legislation that would create a new judicial selection process for Supreme C

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  • April 13, 2004 | Legal Times

    Business Lobby Seeks China Trade Accord

    Lawyers for American businesses are in the midst of intense negotiations to settle trade differences with China in advance of a high-stakes meeting between top U.S. and Chinese trade officials

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