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  • June 3, 2010 | New York Law Journal

    Flexibility Within Limits: Federal Rules Governing Service of Process

    The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure have charted a deliberate course toward a more flexible, cooperative system for service of process, reducing some of the gamesmanship that used to accompany the

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  • May 24, 2011 | New York Lawyer

    Yale Honors BigLaw Pamjamdrum With Honorary Degree

    NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Yale University has given an honorary degree to former chairman of DLA Piper and peace envoy George Mitchell The school also pa

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  • March 25, 2004 | National Law Journal

    Top Defense Wins of 2003

    Facing a 'clean plaintiff' in a tobacco actionCASE TYPE: Products liabilityCASE: Routh v. Philip Morris, No. 00-3030 CA 11 (Miami-Dade Co., Fla., Ci

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  • Padilla v. Yoo

    Publication Date: 2012-05-02
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    Date Filed: 2012-05-02
    Court: 9th Cir.
    Judge: Jeffrey S. White, District Judge, Presiding Before: Raymond C. Fisher and N. Randy Smith, Circuit Judges, and Rebecca R. Pallmeyer, District Judge.*,**
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jonathan M. Freiman (argued), Hope R. Metcalf, Tahlia Townsend and Amos E. Friedland, New Haven, Connecticut; Natalie L. Bridgeman, San Francisco, California, for the appellees. Paul J. Orfanedes, Washington, D.C., for amicus curiae Judicial Watch, Inc.
    for defendant: Miguel A. Estrada (argued) and Scott P. Martin, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Washington, D.C., for the appellant. Michael F. Hertz, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Barbara L. Herwig and Robert M. Loeb, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for amicus curiae United States. Peter B. Ellis and Usha-Kiran K. Ghia, Foley Hoag LLP, Boston, Massachusetts, for amici curiae Bruce Fein, Roberts B. Owen and Michael P. Scharf. Eric L. Lewis, Baach Robinson & Lewis PLLC, Washington, D.C.; Elizabeth A. Wilson, John C. Whitehead School of Diplomacy and International Relations, Seton Hall University, South Orange, New Jersey, for amici curiae Distinguished Professors of Constitutional and Federal Courts Law. Hamid Jabbar, Scottsdale, Arizona; Hirad D. Dadgostar, Los Angeles, California; Dawinder S. Sidhu, Potomac, Maryland, for amici curiae Legal Ethics Scholars.
    Case Number: No. 09-16478

    Cite as 12 C.D.O.S. 4875 JOSE PADILLA and ESTELA LEBRON, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. JOHN YOO, Defendant-Ap

  • February 28, 2011 | International Edition

    Paris Partner Leaves US Firm for UK Rival

    Norton Rose has hired Willkie Farr & Gallagher partner Stephane Sabatier to join its corporate finance team in Paris. Sabatier, who specialises in M&A and capital markets advice, joi

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  • January 8, 2010 | New York Law Journal

    Embassy Bombing Case Previews Issues in N.Y. 9/11 Prosecution

    The result of a hearing Monday in the case of al Qaeda confederate Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani, who is accused of helping to blow up two U.S. embassies in Africa, could have far-reaching implications fo

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  • May 8, 2003 | New York Law Journal

    Outside Counsel

    Susan L. Pollet is a senior court attorney in Westchester County Family Court.A recent article in the New York Times on the pervasiveness of prescribing Ritalin to hyperactive c

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  • California Oak Foundation v. The Regents of the University of California

    Publication Date: 2010-09-07
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    Date Filed: 2010-09-03
    Court: C.A. 1st
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    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Law Offices of Stephan C. Volker, Stephan C. Volker, Joshua A.H. Harris, for Plaintiffs and Appellants
    for defendant: Reed Smith LLP, Paul D. Fogel, Dennis Peter Maio, for Defendants and Respondents Office of the General Counsel, University of California, Charles F. Robinson, Eric K. Behrens, Kelly L. Drumm, for Defendants and Respondents Sanger & Olson, John M. Sanger, Charles R. Olson, for Defendants and Respondents Belzer, Hulchiy & Murray, Nicholas P. Hulchiy, for Defendant and Respondent Steven Barry Piser, for Defendant and Respondent.
    Case Number: No. A122511

    Cite as 10 C.D.O.S. 11709CALIFORNIA OAK FOUNDATION et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. THE REGENTS OF THE UNI

  • May 18, 2011 | The Associated Press

    Marlon Brando's Estate Sues Harley-Davidson Over Boots

    LOS ANGELES - A trust that oversees the use of the late actor Marlon Brando's name said Tuesday that it has sued Harley-Davidson Motor Co. for the unlicensed use of Brando's name on a line of boots

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  • March 21, 2012 | New York Law Journal

    Do Novel Document Review Methods Demand Disclosure?

    Before the advent of large-scale e-discovery, lawyers had no need to disclose how they planned to review documents for responsiveness and privilege. Everyone knew there was only one way to do

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