• June 29, 2009 | The Recorder

    FIVE YEARS AGO 15 YEARS AGO 20 YEARS AGO

    A Santa Clara County judge overturned the rape convictions of two men because of prosecutors' failure to disclose investigatory notes to defense attorneys, among other reasons. Superior Court Judge

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  • April 10, 2012 | The Recorder

    Federal Judge Slaps Down Facebook Attorney Fee Request

    SAN FRANCISCO — A San Francisco federal judge on Tuesday denied Facebook Inc.'s request for more than $700,000 in attorneys fees from plaintiffs who sued the site over privacy violat

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  • June 22, 2004 | The Recorder

    Exodus to Orrick Spells Doom for Clifford

    Timeline: Rise and Fall of a Calif DreamClifford Chance awoke Monday from its Calif

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  • February 12, 2007 | Legal Times

    On the Move

    DICKSTEIN SHAPIROSix associates were elected partner at Dickstein ShapiroDeAnna Allen, 38, practices intellectual-property litigation with a focus on electr

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  • August 17, 2006 | The Recorder

    IP Practices Nurture Women With Science Backgrounds

    Judith Hasko was working as a research scientist at the cardiovascular research department at Genentech when she thought of becoming a lawyer. At the time, Hasko, who has an undergraduate degre

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  • October 22, 2002 | The Recorder

    News Briefs

    ANOTHER CHALLENGE TO PG&E ATTORNEYS FEES The United States trustee overseeing Pacific Gas & Electric Co.'s Chapter 11 bankruptcy case has challenged millions of dollars

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  • May 21, 2007 | National Law Journal

    Auto-trade stock plans have flaws

    In January 2004, Mark Webbink, then-general l for software maker Red Hat Inc., entered into a plan designed to put his stock trades on autopilot. Broadcom Corp.'s general

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  • November 10, 2003 | The Recorder

    Sidebar

    SHE'S GOT GAME � EVEN IF HER SKYHOOK STILL NEEDS WORKMicki Singer matched Magic Johnson shot for shot -- that is until the ex-Laker slammed a wicked skyhook and sent her back to

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  • April 1, 2008 | National Law Journal

    Firms Fend Off More Malpractice Actions as Failed Deals Fuel Suits

    Law firms are having mixed success in dismissing a growing number of high-dollar malpractice and fraud claims brought over failed corporate deals.In the past few years, law firms have faced

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  • June 7, 2007 | The Recorder

    StumbleUpon a Web 2.0 Deal, or Two

    Fenwick & West partner Ted Wang and his team fielded two transactions last week in which big tech and media companies bought up promising young "Web 2.0" properties. Wang rep

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