• January 22, 2014 | The American Lawyer

    Fee Tracker: Apple's Bromwich Battle and More

    The Am Law Daily tallies how much Am Law 200 firms are earning on a variety of engagements, from a Goodwin Procter partner’

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  • January 22, 2014 | The Recorder

    On the Move

    INHOUSE Clint Smith has joined San Mateo's DataStax Inc. as its first general counsel. Smith previously led the legal departme

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  • January 21, 2014 | National Law Journal

    Conviction Upheld in Import of Unapproved Medical Devices

    A federal appeals court has affirmed the conviction of the former head of a medical device company on charges of making false statements to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. John

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  • January 21, 2014 | Texas Lawyer

    Akin Gump, Accounting Firm Sued for Alleged Bad Tax Advice

    A real estate development company and its related businesses have sued Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, accounting firm Grant Thornton and Grant Thornton tax partner Jamie Fowler in a Dal

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  • Smithkline Beecham Corporation v. Abbott Laboratories

    Publication Date: 2014-01-21
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    Court: 9th Cir.
    Judge: Claudia Wilken, Chief District Judge, Presiding Before: SCHROEDER, REINHARDT, and BERZON, Circuit Judges.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Lisa S. Blatt (argued), Arnold & Porter LLP, Washington, D.C.; Brian J. Hennigan (argued), Alexander F. Wiles, Carlos R. Moreno, Trevor V. Stockinger, Lillie A. Werner, Christopher Beatty, Andrew Ow, Irell & Manella LLP, Los Angeles, California; Sarah M. Harris, Arnold & Porter LLP, Washington, D.C., for Plaintiff-Appellee/Cross-Appellant. Shelbi D. Day, Tara L. Borelli, Jon W. Davidson, Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund, Inc., Los Angeles, California, for Amicus Curiae.
    for defendant: Daniel B. Levin (argued), Jeffrey I. Weinberger, Stuart N. Senator, Keith R.D. Hamilton, Kathryn A. Eidman, Munger, Tolles, & Olson LLP, Los Angeles, California; Krista Enns, San Francisco, California, Winston & Strawn LLP; James F. Hurst, Samuel S. Park, Chicago, IL, Winston & Strawn LLP; Charles B. Klein, Steffen N. Johnson, Matthew A. Campbell, Jacob R. Loshin, Winston & Strawn LLP, Washington, D.C., for Defendant-Appellant/Cross-Appellee.

    Case Number: No. 11-17357 No. 11-17373

    Cite as 14 C.D.O.S. 563 SMITHKLINE BEECHAM CORPORATION, DBA GlaxoSmithKline, Plaintiff - Appellee, v.p class="

  • January 20, 2014 | National Law Journal

    IN BRIEF: Oklahoma Follows Utah

    A federal judge in Oklahoma on Jan. 14 struck down a state constitutional amendment defining marriage as between a man and a woman, ruling that the law violated the 14th Amendment. U.S. Dist

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  • January 17, 2014 | The American Lawyer

    The Churn: Hogan Lovells Launches in Sao Paulo, Plus More Lateral Moves

    Six months after launching an office in Rio de Janeiro, Hogan Lovells this week added its second Brazilian outpost by opening a loca

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  • January 16, 2014 | The Recorder

    Orrick IP Partner Jumps to Winston

    PALO ALTO — Winston & Strawn's Silicon Valley office, which opened in September, has poached an IP litigation partner from Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe. David

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  • January 16, 2014 | Legal Times

    Winston Partner Leaves Firm to Defend Utah Ban on Same-Sex Marriage

    Veteran Supreme Court and appellate advocate Gene Schaerr is leaving Winston & Strawn to represent the state of Utah in defense of its ban on same-sex marriage. “We are plea

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  • January 15, 2014 | The American Lawyer

    The 2014 Litigation Power Rankings

    The American Lawyer Litigation Contest has a new practice mix this year—with securities and antitrust replacing employment and products liability—and that gives our Pow

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