• October 25, 2007 | Legal Times

    Exxon Appeals Award to High Court

    Conference Call is prepared by the law firms Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld and Howe & Russell, which together publish the Supreme Court weblog. Tom Goldstein, who is the head of Su

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  • April 21, 2008 | Texas Lawyer

    Seeking Plant Permits Under the Clean Air Act

    Congress is not likely to pass major climate change legislation to regulate greenhouse gas emissions until 2009, with implementing regulations not effective until 2011 or 2012. In the interim,

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  • July 24, 2007 | The Recorder

    Verisign Ends its GC Void

    Lots of general counsel have difficult jobs. But at his last posting, as GC of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, Richard Goshorn had to manage the legal affairs � and the no doubt healthy eg

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  • July 1, 2003 | The American Lawyer

    The Year of Living Modestly

    A quick question: By how much did average profits per equity partner at Am Law 100 firms increase last year–10.6 percent, 6.9 percent, or 1.5 percent? If you chose 10.6 percent, we h

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  • February 16, 2012 | New Jersey Law Journal

    New Jersey Dental Association v. Metropolitan Life Ins. Co.

    New Jersey Dental Association v. Metropolitan Life Ins. Co., A-2916-10T2; Appellate Division; opinion by Grall, J.A.D.; decided and approved for publication February 15, 2012. Before Judges P

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  • Blockbuster, Inc. v. C-Span Entertainment, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2008-08-14
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Date Filed: 2008-08-12
    Court: Tx. App. Dist. 5
    Judge: Justice Richter
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 05-06-00849-CV

    REVERSE and RENDEROPINIONBefore Justices Richter, Lang, and Mazzant.This dispute arises out of Sunil Dharod's purchase of 11 Blockbuster stores. At various times during the negotiation and pu

  • January 10, 2005 | Legal Times

    Firms Scaling Back Inaugural Plans

    This year, instead of mailing embossed invitations on Crane's stationery to a formal catered dinner, Crowell & Moring is spreading word of its informal Inauguration Day party through pho

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  • December 1, 2011 | New York Law Journal

    Rajaratnam Asks Circuit to Allow Him to Stay Free Pending His Appeal

    Counsel for Raj Rajaratnam made a plea to keep him out of prison yesterday, arguing he should remain free on bail because he has a real shot of having his insider trading convictions vacated by the

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  • September 1, 2007 | Corporate Counsel

    A Very Quiet Departure

    VeriSign, Inc., was quick to announce the arrival of its newest general counsel-but not so quick to reveal his predecessor's departure. On July 17 VeriSign issued a press release stati

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  • May 7, 2007 | Legal Times

    Pillsbury Regroups

    No merger comes without its bumps and bruises. And that is certainly true of the mammoth 2005 union between California-based Pillsbury Winthrop and D.C.-based Shaw Pittman.The me

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