• October 20, 2003 | New Jersey Law Journal

    Mergers & Acquisitions

    Meow Mix Company Acquired by The Cypress Group for $425MThe Meow Mix Co., the Secaucus-headquartered maker of Meow Mix and Alley Cat brand dry cat foods, announced last Tuesday

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  • August 14, 2006 | The Recorder

    Women Snared by Life-Science Practices

    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 degr

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  • April 2, 2001 | The American Lawyer

    Eastern Orientation

    Last April, David Westenberg took a ride on Space Mountain, the Disney World attraction, at the prodding of his 10-year-old son. "Following his lead, we sat in the front and did the whole arms

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  • May 5, 2000 | National Law Journal

    Option Claims End Up in Court

    So you're finally ready to take the plunge and join an Internet firm. And while chastened by Nasdaq's recent plunge, you think you've found a company whose fortunes are strong enough and whose opti

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  • April 20, 2004 | The Recorder

    All-Stars Enlisted to Stop 9th Circuit Split

    Eric George, the son of California Chief Justice Ronald George and a lawyer known for his behind-the-scenes juice, has organized a troop of big-name lawyers from across the political spectrum

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  • July 31, 2008 | New York Law Journal

    Circuit Overturns Convictions Of Two Exchange Specialists

    (AP) - A federal appeals court dealt what was likely to be the final blow to the ill-fated prosecution of 15 New York Stock Exchange specialists yesterday by overturning the securities f

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  • July 29, 2004 | The Recorder

    Farella Braun Keeps GPS Acquisition Right on Track

    Sometimes it's easy to forget the differences between Canadians and Americans.Just ask Bruce Deming, a Farella Braun & Martel partner who represented a U.S. subsidiar

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  • September 6, 2012 | The Recorder

    Making New Law, Ninth Circuit Sides with Big Pharma in Securities Suit

    SAN FRANCISCO — A pharmaceutical company may have chosen an imperfect methodology to present its clinical trial results, but that alone is not enough to plead a violation of securities l

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  • July 16, 2007 | The Recorder

    Need Evidence? Try Asking Google

    A Utah sports-floor maker subpoenaed Google recently as part of a trademark lawsuit against a competitor. In response, the Mountain View, Calif.-based search leader may have to turn over valuable i

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  • November 25, 2003 | The Recorder

    News Briefs

    BAR PASS RATE FALLS BELOW 50 PERCENTFewer than half the applicants for the July bar exam passed, the California State Bar announced Monday, setting what could be a modern-day lo

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