• February 1, 2011 | The American Lawyer

    Alien Territory

    There was welcome news for multinational companies last fall when the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit held that corporations may not be sued under the Alien Tort Claims A

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  • January 1, 2011 | The American Lawyer

    Big Deals

      The largest recent transactions, all worth at least $500 million, involving targets or acquirors from each of six Asian jurisdictions or regions: China/Hong Kong, Japan, Sou

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  • February 22, 2010 | National Law Journal

    CIVIL ACTIONS

    The following cases were recently filed in the Washington-area district courts. This information is provided by the courts' official online bulletins. U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE

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  • February 3, 2003 | Legal Times

    Honor Roll for 2002

    AKIN GUMPAkin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld announced that two lawyers in its D.C. office -- Paul Mi f and Daniel McInnis -- were elected partner.Mi

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  • October 10, 2012 | National Law Journal

    Patent Cases at ITC Drop by 30 Percent In Fiscal Year 2012

    The number of intellectual property cases filed at the International Trade Commission in fiscal year 2012 fell by 30 percent, leading some to wonder if the agency's allure as the latest IP ho

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  • May 28, 2009 | New York Law Journal

    N.Y. Jury May Decide Liability of Shell in Nigerian Executions

    Absent a settlement, a jury to be selected beginning Tuesday in lower Manhattan will be asked to reach a historic verdict that would make Royal Dutch/Shell the first foreign corporation

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  • March 26, 2007 | Legal Times

    Out-of-Law Experiences Should Continue Into a Legal Career

    So, my son Ross is about to graduate from college this spring, and we've had many engaging conversations about what he should do next. Astrophysicist and point guard for the Celtics ar

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  • November 13, 2006 | National Law Journal

    THE NLJ 250 | Index of firms listed

    ABC Adams and Reese (143) Adorno & Yoss (169) Akerman Senterfitt (85) Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld (25) Allen Matkins Leck

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  • April 22, 2013 | The Recorder

    Yahoo Hires New Policy Lawyer

    SAN FRANCISCO — Yahoo Inc. has a new lead in regulatory policy after bringing over Tekedra Mawakana from AOL Inc. late last week. The position, deputy general counsel and vice presid

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  • May 8, 2008 | Law.com

    Top 50 IP People Under 45

    A note on our survey from IP Law & Business editor Pamela Sherrid: I have never sat on an admissions committee for Harvard or Princeton, but I now have much more empa

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