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  • March 15, 2007 | The American Lawyer

    IP Litigators: Worth Their Weight in Gold?

    As a senior patent litigation associate at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, Jeremy Pitcock was wooed by firms offering partnerships, $75,000 signing bonuses and, on top of his partner paycheck, 5 pe

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  • December 1, 2007 | The American Lawyer

    Under Siege

    Nearly 20 years ago, Qualcomm Incorporated's founder, Irwin Jacobs, made one hell of a bet. Jacobs believed that a technique invented for guiding torpedoes during World War II-a highly complex

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  • March 1, 2007 | The American Lawyer

    Call Them Indispensable

    As a senior patent litigation associate at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, Jeremy Pitcock was wooed by firms offering partnerships, $75,000 signing bonuses, and, on top of his partner paycheck

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  • March 1, 2007 |

    PATENT LITIGATORS WANTED

    As a senior patent litigation associate at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, Jeremy Pitcock was wooed by firms offering partnerships, $75,000 signing bonuses, and, on top of his partner paycheck, 5 p

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  • May 16, 2007 | The Recorder

    SEC Scrutiny of Stock Plans Could Spell Trouble for General Counsel

    In January 2004, Mark Webbink, then-general counsel for software maker Red Hat Inc., entered into a plan designed to put his stock trades on autopilot.Broadcom Corp.'s general counsel, David

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  • May 15, 2013 | National Law Journal

    Manatt Investment Fund Lands on 'Silicon Beach'

    Manatt, Phelps & Phillips has launched a division to counsel clients on business opportunities associated with digital media based in Los Angeles' "Silicon Beach." Moreove

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  • May 18, 2006 | Law.com

    GC Mary Doyle Has the World in Her Palm

    Silicon Valley veteran Mary Doyle came to Palm Inc. during a period in 2003 when competitor RIM was locking horns with NTP in what would later resolve in the $612 million landmark settlement over p

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  • January 6, 2010 | The Recorder

    The Art of Seduction: Wooing Clients With Subscriptions

    When San Francisco lawyers Todd Smithline and Raj Jha negotiate terms with a new client, they never bring up the billable hour anymore. For the last two years, their five-lawyer San Francisco firm,

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  • May 15, 2007 | The Recorder

    GCs May Have to Answer for Stock Plans

    In January 2004, Mark Webbink, then-general counsel for software maker Red Hat Inc., entered into a plan designed to put his stock trades on autopilot.Broadcom Corp.'s general counsel,

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  • November 7, 2007 | Legal Times

    Stanley GC Helps Launch Government Contractor IPO

    Can you talk about what the company does?Stanley provides information technology services and solutions to U.S. defense and federal civilian government agencies. We specialize in five

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