• June 9, 2008 | National Law Journal

    RICO and Data Thieves

    The civil remedy in the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) statute, 18 U.S.C. 1961, et. seq., is not limited to the "archetypal, intimidating mobster.&q

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  • February 15, 2012 | New York Law Journal

    Personal Notes on Lawyers

    • The Health Law Partners, a boutique health law firm, has opened an office in Lake Success with the addition of five attorneys from Abrams, rman,

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  • June 20, 2011 | Daily Business Review

    Review 100: It's the dawn of better times

    A ray of light for the Review 100 firms New arrivals showcase what is already known to many South F

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  • March 20, 2006 | Legal Times

    Influence: The Revenue Report

    Why lobbying reform may not make a dent in the bottom line; law firms and lobby shops that posted the biggest gains in 2005; and the 50 highest-grossing lobbying practices in Washing

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  • December 12, 2005 | National Law Journal

    'Unauthorized Access'

    Unauthorized access to a computer is a critical element to proving most violations of the federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA), 18 U.S.C. 1030, et seq. The CFAA is a criminal stat

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  • December 7, 2010 | Daily Business Review

    Wolf Block seeks $1.6 million from ex-partners

    Defunct law firm Wolf Block is seeking more than $1.6 million from 49 former partners who have refused to pay back distributions made in the two months before the firm voted to dissolve. So

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  • March 19, 2004 | National Law Journal

    Civil RICO Actions for Trade Secret Theft

    The traditional corporate litigation response to an ex-employee or competitor stealing confidential business information is to file a lawsuit using the standard array of state causes of action

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  • March 10, 2008 | National Law Journal

    CFAA as a self-help option

    In October 2007, Oleksandr Dorozhko, a Ukrainian national operating from Ukraine, "hacked into the computer network of Thomson Financial" and "gained access to IMS Health's soon-to-be-re

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  • July 9, 2002 | National Law Journal

    New GCs for TXU and Trivest

    POWER MOVE Eric H. Peterson has taken the top legal spot at TXU Corp., a Dallas-based energy distributor with more than $40 billion in assets.After a brief stay in

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  • December 8, 2008 | National Law Journal

    The PRO-IP Act

    In October, the federal government, with strong bipartisan support, reorganized its strategy and expanded the resources available to protect the nation's intellectual property with

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