• July 11, 2011 | New York Law Journal

    Suit Over Fee-Sharing Agreement Proceeds

    A state judge has ruled that a claim against personal injury attorney James P. Lo by another lawyer over a purported fee-sharing agreement can proceed, finding that Mr. Lo cannot argue the pact sho

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  • August 17, 2010 | Daily Report Online

    Judges reject evidence in Gitmo cases

    EDITOR'S NOTE: Most news articles in the Daily Report are written and reported by our staff writers or those of our affiliates at ALM. Today we are devoting significant space to a story pu

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  • October 9, 2009 | National Law Journal

    Non-L.A. Firms Breaking Into Entertainment Law

    When Summit Entertainment LLC needed an attorney to help promote its new vampire movie, "The Twilight Saga: New Moon," General Counsel David Friedman turned to someone he knew well: an ol

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  • In re Black

    Publication Date: 2013-03-04
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Date Filed: 2013-02-11
    Court: 9th Cir., B.A.P.
    Judge: Honorable Bruce A. Markell, Bankruptcy Judge, Presiding Before: DUNN, JURY and KIRSCHER, Bankruptcy Judges.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Tyler Ryan Andrews Esq. of Greenberg Traurig, LLP, argued for appellees
    for defendant: Randy M. Creighton, Esq. of Black & Lobello argued for appellants

    Case Number: BAP Nos. NV-12-1122-DJuKi, NV-12-1124-DJuKi

    Cite as 13 C.D.O.S. 2306In re: ROBERT R. BLACK and KELLY J. BLACK; MICHAEL CHERNINE, Debtors.ROBERT J. BLACK, JR.; MICHAEL

  • April 2, 2001 | Daily Business Review

    Feeding Frenzy

    Big government is John Newton's bread and butter.Newton, a partner in the Tallahassee, Fla., office of Berger Singerman, a 41-lawyer firm based in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., represen

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  • Brinker Restaurant Corporation v. Superior Court (Hohnbaum)

    Publication Date: 2012-04-12
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Date Filed: 2012-04-12
    Court: Ca. Sup. Ct.
    Judge:
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, Rex S. Heinke, Johanna R. Shargel; Morrison & Foerster, Karen J. Kubin; Hunton & Williams, Laura M. Franze, M. Brett Burns and Susan J. Sandidge for Petitioners. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Fred W. Alvarez and Michael D. Schlemmer for TechNet as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Petitioners. Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, Yi-Chin Ho, Michael M. Berger, Benjamin G. Shatz and Andrew L. Satenberg for Chinese Daily News, Inc., as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Petitioners. William B. Sailer; Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker, Paul Grossman, Paul W. Crane, Jr., Katherine C. Huibonhoa and Rishi Sharma for California Employment Law Council as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Petitioners. Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, Theodore J. Boutrous, Jr., Julian W. Poon, Kirsten R. Galler, David S. Han, Blaine H. Evanson; National Chamber Litigation Center, Inc., Robin S. Conrad and Shane Brennan Kawka for Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America and California Chamber of Commerce as Amici Curiae on behalf of Petitioners. Law Office of Robin L. Unander and Robin L. Unander for California Automotive Business Coalition as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Petitioners. Lawrence Foust; Ballard Rosenberg Golper & Savitt and Christine T. Hoeffner for Childrens Hospital Los Angeles as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Petitioners. Littler Mendelson, Julie A. Dunne, Lena K. Sims, Matthew S. Dente, Richard R. Rahm and Allan G. King for the National Retail Federation, National Council of Chain Restaurants, Contain-A-Way, Inc., USA Waste of California, Inc., California Building Industry Association, California Professional Association of Specialty Contractors, Western Growers Association, American Staffing Association, California Hotel & Lodging Association and National Association of Manufacturers as Amici Curiae on behalf of Petitioners. Mayer Brown and Donald M. Falk for the American Trucking Associations, Inc., and the California Trucking Association as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Petitioners. Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton, Richard J. Simmons, Julie A. Dunne and Guylyn R. Cummins for Employers Group, California Retailers Association, California Hospital Association, California Restaurant Association, National Federation of Independent Business Small Business Legal Center, National Council of Chain Restaurants and National Retail Federation as Amici Curiae on behalf of Petitioners. Fred J. Hiestand for The Civil Justice Association of California as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Petitioners. Robert R. Roginson for the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement and Labor Commissioner Angela Bradstreet as Amici Curiae on behalf of Petitioners. Jackson Lewis, Robert M. Pattison, Joel P. Kelly, JoAnna L. Brooks and Timothy C. Travelstead for San Francisco Bay Area Chapter, San Diego Chapter, Sacramento Chapter, Southern California Chapter and Employment and Labor Law Committee of the Association of Corporate Counsel as Amici Curiae on behalf of Petitioners. Cox, Castle & Nicholson, John S. Miller, Jr., and Dwayne P. McKenzie for the Associated General Contractors of California, Inc., as Amici Curiae on behalf of Petitioners. Higgs, Fletcher & Mack, Lee Burdick and John Morris for the San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Petitioners. Greenberg Traurig, Gregory F. Hurley and Stacey Hertler for National Association of Theatre Owners of California/Nevada, Inc., as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Petitioners.
    for defendant:

    Case Number: No. S166350

    Cite as 12 C.D.O.S. 3976 BRINKER RESTAURANT CORPORATION et al., Petitioners, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY, Res

  • Prime Mover Capital Partners L.P. v. Elixir Gaming Technologies, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2012-12-19
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: U. S. District Court, Southern District
    Judge: District Judge Lewis Kaplan
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Attorney for Plaintiffs: Daniel A. Osborn, Osborn Law, P.C.
    for defendant: Attorneys for Defendant Elixir Gaming Technologies, Inc. and the Individual Defendants: Paul R. Bessette, Michael A. Piazza, Jesse Z. Weiss, Greenberg Traurig LLP. Attorneys for Defendant Elixir Group Limited: David J. Schindler, Robert W. Perrin, Matthew L. Kutcher, Cameron Smith, Latham &Watkins LLP.

    Case Number: 10 Civ. 2737 (LAK)

    Cite as: Prime Mover Capital Partners L.P. v. Elixir Gaming Technologies, Inc., 10 Civ. 2737 (LAK), NYLJ 1202582028874, at *1 (SDNY, Decided September 27, 2012)

  • October 7, 2009 | National Law Journal

    Star Turn for Some Hollywood Newcomers

    When Summit Entertainment LLC needed an attorney to help promote its new vampire movie, "The Twilight Saga: New Moon," general counsel David Friedman turned to someone he knew well: an ol

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  • July 11, 2011 | New York Law Journal

    Catch-22? Uh-Uh: NY Lawyer Can't Get Out of Fee-Sharing Suit Even If Deal Was Unethical in the First Place

    A state judge has ruled that a claim against personal injury attorney James P. Lo by another lawyer over a purported fee-sharing agreement can proceed, finding that Mr. Lo cannot a

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  • May 30, 2003 | Daily Report Online

    Power Grab: Southern's 'Bama Firm Invades Ga.

    R. Robin McDonald [email protected] Boasting a roster of power company clients and a host of influential political connections, Alabama's Balch & Bingham is mergin

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