Filter This View

  • January 20, 2012 | Bloomberg

    Narrative of financial crisis flunks reality check

    If you and I were in a bar together, and you suffered a nasty bump on your head when I accidentally whacked you with a pool cue, there probably would be no disputing that my action caused you

    1 minute read

  • September 6, 2005 | The American Lawyer

    Climbing Their Own Ladder

    From 2000 to 2004, Jeneba Ghatt led the typical life of a young attorney, chasing paper as an associate in the Washington, D.C., telecom practice of Willkie Farr & Gallagher. But as her fi

    1 minute read

  • April 17, 2008 | New York Law Journal

    McDermott Sued for Role In Bankruptcy

    A bankruptcy trustee for Saint Vincent's Catholic Medical Centers of New York has sued McDermott, Will & Emery for legal malpractice, charging that partners at the Chicago-based law firm "

    1 minute read

  • December 2, 2011 | Bloomberg

    Stress tests may expose banks' true colors

    Last week gave us one of the oddest pairings of financial news stories in some time. The better the earnings of U.S. banks, it seems, the more nervous investors get about the banks' he

    1 minute read

  • October 26, 2011 | Law.com Corporate

    Lawyer who fled criminal charges three years ago found in Wyoming

    After three years on the lam, a Long Island attorney who disappeared amid allegations he looted over $200,000 from a client escrow account has been captured some 1,800 miles away in Wyoming.

    1 minute read

  • July 6, 2007 | Alm

    New Parmalat Loses Its Bid To Dismiss Old Class Action

    Parmalat, the Italian dairy company that reorganized after being forced into bankruptcy over an accounting fraud scandal, has failed in its bid to convince a Manhattan federal judge to dismiss

    1 minute read

  • April 9, 2001 | National Law Journal

    Intel's IP Guardian

    IN-HOUSE COUNSEL: Peter N. Detkin, Intel Corp.TITLE: Vice president, legal, and assistant general counselAGE: 40ORGANIZATION: Santa Clara, C

    1 minute read

  • April 12, 2000 |

    Can You Spot the Lawyer?

    Maybe Henry David Thoreau could afford to spend a couple of years hanging out by Walden Pond, checking out nature, and doing some soul-searching. Hey, he even got a book deal out of it.But e

    1 minute read

  • April 1, 2010 | The American Lawyer

    Did She or Didn't She? Who the Heck Won in Tiffany v. eBay Ruling?

    In one of the world's most closely watched trademark cases, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circut ruled Thursday that eBay does not infringe on Tiffany's trademarks even though the online au

    1 minute read

  • March 14, 2006 | The Recorder

    Hot Intellectual Properties

    Stanford Law School patent professor Mark Lemley has become one of the most sought-after lawyers in town. Companies vie for his representation, and law conference organizers flock to sign him

    1 minute read