• July 20, 2007 | The Recorder

    Big firms embrace alternative fee deals

    LOOKING DOWN THE BARREL of a threatening patent infringement action from Sanyo, Chinese cell phone battery maker BYD wanted the IP heavyweights at Howrey-but not their heavy rates. Th

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  • September 19, 2008 | The Recorder

    Merger or no, gems remain in Thelen's ranks

    Thelen is said to still be in merger discussions with Nixon Peabody. But if a merger hunt comes to naught --

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  • October 6, 2003 | Legal Times

    The New East-Enders

    D.C. law firms have been migrating in droves from one Northwest downtown neighborhood to another, much like the pioneers of 150 years ago moved west. This movement, though, is in the opp

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  • March 31, 2008 | The Recorder

    On the Move

    SAN FRANCISCO Sara Brody has been named chair of Heller Ehrman's securities litigation practice group. Brody, who joined the firm in 2004, graduated from Emory Uni

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  • April 3, 2007 | Legal Times

    New Ethics Officer Helping HP Move Forward

    Last October, Jon Hoak, 57, was appointed vice president and chief ethics and compliance officer for Hewlett-Packard, the scandal-plagued California technology company that made the news last ye

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  • August 6, 2012 | Texas Lawyer

    Inadmissible

    In This Corner Morgan, Lewis & Bockius partner Ted Cruz beat Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst in the July 31 runoff election to become the Republican candidate for U.S. Senate. In

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  • November 4, 2011 | The American Lawyer

    The Churn: Lateral Moves and Promotions in The Am Law 200

    Intellectual property litigator ANDREW BRIDGES has taken his practice to Fenwick & West in San Francisco. Bridges, wh

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  • December 8, 2011 | International

    Shades of '97 Crisis Linger Over Indonesia Boom

    When U.S. law firms first started making major pushes into Asia in the 1990s, there were really only two markets that mattered. "Fifteen years ago, our biggest practices were focused on

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  • July 11, 2007 | The Recorder

    Are Big Firms Warming Up to Alternative Fee Deals?

    Looking down the barrel of a threatening patent infringement action from Sanyo, Chinese cell phone battery maker BYD wanted the IP heavyweights at Howrey -- but not their heavy rates. The A

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  • September 20, 2004 | Legal Times

    Taking a Chance on More

    For an in-house lawyer, doesn't promotion to general counsel mean you have reached the pinnacle? You're the top lawyer, reporting to the CEO. You oversee the law department as it protect

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