• November 5, 2010 | New Jersey Law Journal

    Associates Class of 2010

    It’s too soon to say whether the recovery cycle has kicked in for New Jersey law firms, but after two years of decline, associate hires are back on the upswing. Featured in this, o

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  • In re Lucas

    Publication Date: 2012-03-05
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    Date Filed: 2012-03-05
    Court: Ca. Sup. Ct.
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    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Steve Cooley, District Attorney, Irene Wakabayashi, Head Deputy District Attorney, and Shirley S. N. Sun, Deputy District Attorney, for Petitioner the People in No. S182355. Richard A. Ciummo & Associates, Jonathan Richter and Richard H. Kohl for Petitioner David Lucas in No. S181788.
    for defendant: No appearance for Respondent Superior Court in No. S182355. Edmund G. Brown, Jr., and Kamala D. Harris, Attorneys General, Dane R. Gillette, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Michael P. Farrell, Assistant Attorney General, Jeffrey D. Firestone, Julie A. Hokans and Jennifer M. Poe, Deputy Attorneys General, for Respondent State of California in No. S181788. Michael P. Judge, Public Defender, Albert J. Measter, Karen King and Jack T. Weedin, Deputy Public Defenders, for Real Party in Interest Christopher Sharkey in No. S182355.

    Case Number: No. S181788 No. S182355

    Cite as 12 C.D.O.S. 2685 In re DAVID LUCAS on Habeas Corpus. No. S181788 In the Supreme Court of Calif

  • June 19, 2009 | A Practical Guide To Equal Employment Opportunity

    Cooley Godward Kronish

      Pro Bono Rank F

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  • July 5, 2004 | Legal Times

    Inadmissible: Majoras' Nomination Held Up; No Orrick-Swidler Merger; and More

    FTC NOMINEE LOCKED IN SENATE LIMBOIt's not personal. If there is a message for President George W. Bush's nominee to head the Federal Trade Commission from

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  • April 13, 2009 | The Recorder

    5 YEARS AGO 10 YEARS AGO 15 YEARS AGO 20 YEARS AGO

    Firms were signing on increasing numbers of corporate associates, leading recruiters to call the past six months the most optimistic hiring stretch since 1999. "Hiring is up 60 percent over this ti

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  • December 12, 2002 | The Recorder

    OneQwest Hit With $117M Sanction in Qwest Dispute

    OneQwest LLC was hit with a $117 million sanctions award for disobeying a court order and continuing to infringe Qwest Communications International Inc.'s trademark.A Seattle federal c

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  • February 19, 2010 | The Recorder

    No Really ... Can We Quote You? Ex-Brocade CEO's Backdating Retrial May Include Lawyer's Quotes

    If the government has its way, a defense lawyer's media statements will be used against former Brocade CEO Gregory Reyes in his retrial for backdating stock options. The quotes came from Sk

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  • September 20, 2010 | National Law Journal

    Fired Law Professor Gets Hearing, but Still Loses Job

    A former law professor who convinced a federal court that she was denied a tenure hearing before she was fired has nevertheless lost her bid to reclaim her old job. The U.S. District

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  • March 11, 2010 | Special To Law.Com

    Calif. High Court Gives Guidance on Post-Employment Sales Commissions

    Scenario: Jane Smith is a former sales manager of Widget Inc., which sells data storage devices. Widget terminated Jane's employment on Feb. 1, 2010. Three weeks later, Widget closed a $5 million s

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  • People v. Barrett

    Publication Date: 2012-07-30
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    Date Filed: 2012-07-30
    Court: Ca. Sup. Ct.
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    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Edmund G. Brown, Jr., and Kamala D. Harris, Attorneys General, Dane R. Gillette, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Gerald A. Engler, Assistant Attorney General, Laurence K. Sullivan, Dorian Jung, Seth K. Schalit and Lisa H. Ashley Ott, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.
    for defendant: Jean Matulis, under appointment by the Supreme Court, for Defendant and Appellant. Deborah A. Dorfman and Sujatha Jagadeesh Branch for Disability Rights California, ARC of California, Capitol People First, Professor Robert Jacobs, Professor Michael Perlin and Olivia Raynor as Amici Curiae on behalf of Defendant and Appellant.

    Case Number: No. S180612

    Cite as 12 C.D.O.S. 8538 THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. CHRISTINE BARRETT, Defendant and Appel