• May 1, 2006 | National Law Journal

    IN BRIEF

    'Junkets for judges' are on the rise, report shows Despite negative publicity about "junkets for judges" in recent years, a watchdog group reports that more federal judges

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  • United States v. Williams

    Publication Date: 2009-09-04
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    Date Filed: 2009-08-20
    Court: 8th Cir.
    Judge: John R. Gibson, Circuit Judge
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    Case Number: 08-2413

    Submitted: May 14, 2009Before WOLLMAN, JOHN R. GIBSON, and MURPHY, Circuit Judges.Cortez L. Williams was convicted by a jury of one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm in violation

  • May 7, 2007 | National Law Journal

    Bingham raids Alschuler for 40

    LOS ANGELES � Bingham McCutchen has acquired about 40 lawyers from Santa Monica, Calif.-based Alschuler Grossman. With the combination, Bingham McCutchen now has 1,000 lawyers wo

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  • March 14, 2012 | The American Lawyer

    Cooley Guides SAIC to $500 Million Settlement over N.Y.C. Payroll Fraud

    A political scandal revolving around the modernization of New York City's payroll systems culminated Wednesday with government contractor Science Applications International Corporation admitt

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  • December 24, 2007 | Legal Times

    On the Move

    BRYAN CAVECorey Gay, 35, has joined the Washington office of Bryan Cave as a ciate in the firm's corporate finance and securities group. He was most recently a

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  • September 22, 2008 | The Recorder

    No Heads Roll: E-Mail Snafu Hits Contract Lawyers

    Two critical e-mails in a stock option prosecution against McAfee's former general c

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  • April 27, 2010 | National Law Journal

    Nintendo Wants to Zap Opposing Firm in Patent Suit

    Nintendo Co. Ltd.'s lawyers at Seattle's Perkins Coie asked an Arkansas federal judge to disqualify Floyd & Buss from a patent infringement case because Floyd & Buss

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  • February 4, 2008 | The Recorder

    Sidebar

    PRO BONO COUNSEL FIND STRENGTH IN GROWING NUMBERSWhen Maureen Alger, Cooley Godward Kronish's pro bono partner, met up with four of her counterparts from other firms at a confer

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  • May 1, 2009 | National Law Journal

    Federal court ruling could curb price discrimination in food industry

    A Pennsylvania federal court decision enjoining a food supplier from using discriminatory price practices against a food distributor and enjoining a food service management company from i

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  • Franklin v. Sims

    Publication Date: 2008-08-22
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    Date Filed: 2008-08-14
    Court: 7th Cir.
    Judge: Sykes, Circuit Judge.
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    Case Number: 06-4163

    ARGUED JULY 9, 2008Before POSNER, SYKES, and TINDER,Circuit Judges.Michael Franklin, who is African-American, is serving a 23-year sentence in Illinois for armed robbery. He petitioned for a wri