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  • April 30, 2010 | The Recorder

    Intel Off Hook for Buying 'Tainted' Software

    SAN FRANCISCO — Trade secrets are like pie recipes, the Sixth District Court of Appeal ruled Thursday. If a baker has stolen a pie recipe, it doesn't make the eater of said pie lia

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  • May 8, 2006 | New York Law Journal

    Newsbriefs

    In Reversal, Former Brooklyn Judge Granted Parole The state parole board has reversed itself and agreed to parole former Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Victor I. Barron. Mr. Bar

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  • February 11, 2008 | National Law Journal

    IN BRIEF

    Sallie Mae's top lawyer resigns � very quietly Sallie Mae General Counsel Robert Lavet quietly stepped down on Jan. 31 after 16 years at the student loan consolidator form

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  • November 17, 2009 | The American Lawyer

    The Shifting Associate Paradigm

    The legal industry loves its traditions, and one of the most entrenched--embraced by virtually every Am Law 100 firm--is lockstep associate compensation. But over time, even the best

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  • December 21, 2006 | New York Law Journal

    Dewey Ballantine Sees More Departures Ahead of Merger

    Washington, D.C.'s Covington & Burling has recruited three New York partners from Dewey Ballantine. Benjamin Hoch and Dianne Coffino are joining Covington's bankruptcy practice while Jac

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  • April 1, 2012 | The American Lawyer

    Orrick, Simpson Thacher Knock Out NovaStar MBS Suit

    Mortgage-backed securities investors have seen their claims whittled down time and again since the financial crisis sparked securities class actions nationwide. Still, it's been rare for judg

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  • March 5, 2007 | Legal Times

    Keeping Score

    Green EnergyLast week TXU Corp., the largest energy provider in Texas — and a pervasive polluter, say environmentalists — agreed to a $45 billion buyout.

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  • May 2, 2011 | The American Lawyer

    EchoStar to Pay TiVo $500 Million to End Seven-Year Patent Battle

    It's finally, finally over. After seven years of litigation that went through as many twists and turns (and involved almost as large a cast) as the TV series Lost, TiVo and Echostar a href="http

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  • October 16, 2006 | The Recorder

    Welcome to California

    When an Indiana newspaper editorial writer named John B.L. Soule offered up his famous advice, "Go West, young man, and grow up with the country," he most certainly did not have intellectual p

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  • January 28, 2011 | The Recorder

    Firm Leaders Hope for Continued Improvement in 2011

    SAN FRANCISCO — Grappling with a spotty recovery, law firms continued to pinch pennies to pump up profits last year. To view a full chart, click a href="http://www.law.com/jsp/ca/PubArti

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