• August 4, 2003 | National Law Journal

    Online Divorce Services Spark Debate

    You might think a couple wanting a quick divorce would first stop at a lawyer's office � or maybe two lawyers' offices, one for each. Not necessarily. Their first stop may be the computer. Wel

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  • November 16, 2000 | New York Law Journal

    Posting a Privacy Policy Is Not Enough

    During the past two years, an increasing number of Web sites have adopted privacy policies describing for users how the sites collect and use personal data. Significantly, these policies gener

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  • November 15, 2004 | National Law Journal

    Big Firms Growing -- by a Thin 1.5 Percent

    Is this what they mean by a jobless recovery? The nation's 250 largest law firms continued to grow last year, but just barely. The attorney head count inched up by 1.5 percent, compare

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  • November 23, 2005 | The American Lawyer

    Is the Magic Circle Becoming the Tragic Circle?

    Britain's $18 billion legal market might seem miniscule compared to the $180 billion U.S. market. But numbers can be deceiving. Take a look at any global survey of law firms. Four British firm

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  • November 9, 1999 | The Recorder

    Covington's Gamble

    James Snipes knows what he's up against in San Francisco. On the East Coast, his 80-year-old, Washington, D.C.-based law firm boasts major name recognition and commands instant respect. It'

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  • June 15, 2009 | New York Law Journal

    Accolades

    Tonight at its 10th anniversary program, The Burton Foundation, a nonprofit academic organization, will present its 2009 Awards for Legal Achievement in

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  • February 12, 2007 | Lawfirminc.

    Law Firm Leaders Have Mergers on the Mind

    When the history of the modern law firm gets written -- remember, there are Ph.D. candidates born every day -- one of the key turning points will be the advent of the professional executive directo

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  • Mattel, Inc. v. MGA Entertainment, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2010-07-22
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Date Filed: 2010-07-22
    Court: 9th Cir.
    Judge:
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Daniel P. Collins (argued), Kelly M. Klaus, Aimee Feinberg and Mark Yohalem, Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP, Los Angeles, California; and John B. Quinn, Susan R. Estrich, Michael T. Zeller and B. Dylan Proctor, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart Oliver & Hedges, LLP, Los Angeles, California, for the appellee. Simon J. Frankel, Margaret D. Wilkinson and Steven D. Sassaman, Covington & Burling LLP, San Francisco, California; Steven M. Freeman and Steven C. Sheinberg, Anti-Defamation League, New York, New York; and Michelle N. Deutchman, Anti-Defamation League, Los Angeles, California, for amici Anti-Defamation League et al.
    for defendant: E. Joshua Rosenkranz (argued) and Lisa T. Simpson, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, New York, New York; Annette L. Hurst and Warrington S. Parker III, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, San Francisco, California; and Thomas J. Nolan and Jason D. Russell, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, Los Angeles, California, for the appellants.

    Case Number: No. 09-55673

    Cite as 10 C.D.O.S. 9316MATTEL, INC., a Delaware corporation, Defendant-counter-claimantAppellee, v.MGA ENTERTAI

  • September 1, 2005 | Corporate Counsel

    In-House Employment Roundup

    FAMILY AFFAIRAfter 15 years in private practice plus general counsel stints at three major corporations, Janet Kelley decided to focus on family -- in this case, Family Dollar S

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  • May 18, 2007 | Texas Lawyer

    Texas-Based Firms' Lone Star Offices Unmoved in Current Round of Pay Hikes

    Despite a major market move to higher associate salaries in California this month, Texas-based asso

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