• August 14, 2006 | The Recorder

    In-House Counsel Vulnerable to Options Backdating Inquiries

    In the final days of 2000, accounting troubles led McAfee Inc. to announce a surprise loss in revenue. The company's chief executive resigned, along with three other officers. Soon aft

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  • May 20, 2005 | Legaltech News

    Not Beyond a Reasonable Doubt

    The four-month trial of Robert Blake, accused of murdering his wife Bonny Lee Bakley, was a Hollywood scandal with a surprise ending. To the disbelief of armchair jurors around the country, th

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  • May 31, 2006 | Legal Times

    Assessing the DLA Piper merger

    LAW FIRMS TYPICALLY advise Fortune 500 companies, not emulate them. But that's exactly what DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary did last November, when 47 lawyers on its leadership team met for a wee

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  • March 30, 2011 | The Recorder

    John Muller

    Dozens of Internet startups launched in the last days of the 20th century Internet boom, vowing to revolutionize the way we pay for things. PayPal alone has emerged as the dominant brand in online

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  • June 3, 2002 | Law.com

    Portrait of a Company as a Young Idea

    When Derek Schueren, the chief operating officer of tiny RecomMind Inc., crosses the Bay Bridge in his Honda Civic, he conquers a vast divide. On one side lies the startup's scrappy offi

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  • July 1, 2010 | Corporate Counsel

    ITC Annual Survey 2010

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  • December 21, 2009 | Special To Law.Com

    IQPC Puts a Wrap on E-Discovery 2009

    IQPC's eDiscovery event of 2009 focused on rapid early case assessment and review strategies, as well as realigning relationships bet

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  • February 14, 2001 | The American Lawyer

    Old Firm, New Tricks

    On an unusually sunny fall morning in Seattle, lawyers and staff bustle about the main office of Perkins Coie, dressed as if they're ready to climb snow-capped Mt. Rainier.Even the mos

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  • December 18, 2006 | National Law Journal

    Not BlackBerry-Treo

    NAME AND TITLE: Mary E. Doyle, senior vice president and general counsel GRAFFITI ARTISTS: Palm Inc., a leader in the hand-held computer industry, got its start in

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  • December 3, 2012 | Texas Lawyer

    Deal of the Week: Houston Calling

    At first blush, the transaction sounds routine: Houston lawyer Shelton Vaughan is hired to help longtime client Quanta Services Inc. of Houston negotiate a definitive agreement to sell its te

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