• May 30, 2006 | The Recorder

    Mini-Boutiques Carve a Special IP Niche

    Two years ago, Palm Inc. General Counsel Mary Doyle spent 20 hours combing the Web for patent lawyers. Her target was the smallest of IP boutiques, with no more than three to six lawyers. Today, th

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  • In re Elijah W.

    Publication Date: 2013-02-25
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Date Filed: 2013-02-25
    Court: C.A. 2nd
    Judge:
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Ronald L. Brown, Public Defender, Albert J. Menaster, Lara Kislinger and Megan N. Gallow, Deputy Public Defenders, for Petitioner.
    for defendant: No appearance for Respondent. Steve Cooley, District Attorney, Roberta Schwartz and Cassandra Hart, Deputy District Attorneys, for Real Party in Interest.

    Case Number: No. B241011

    Cite as 13 C.D.O.S. 2067ELIJAH W., Petitioner,v.THE SUPERIOR COURT OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY, Respondent;

  • April 2, 2013 | The American Lawyer

    The Churn: Lateral Moves in The Am Law 200

    Ballard Spahr welcomes JOHN SADLER, a commercial litigator who focuses on the representation of commercial lenders in recruiting matters. The new of counsel will be working f

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  • September 19, 2012 | The Recorder

    IRS Bears Down on IP Profits in Silicon Valley

    If there was any doubt about the value of patents to high-tech companies, Apple Inc.'s recent $1 billion victory over Samsung Electronics erased it. Now the Internal Revenue Service wa

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  • April 2, 2008 | National Law Journal

    Firms fend off more malpractice actions

    Law firms are having mixed success in dismissing a growing number of high-dollar malpractice and fraud claims brought over failed corporate deals. In the past few years, law firms hav

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  • September 19, 2008 | The American Lawyer

    Howrey Blames Contract Lawyers for McAfee Discovery Snafu

    "The contract lawyers did it." That was the excuse that Howrey partner Robert Gooding, Jr., offered in an afternoon hearing yesterday before San Francisco federal district court judge Marilyn Patel, w

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  • October 12, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

    July Bar Pass Rate Down Slightly From Last Year's

    A slightly smaller percentage of applicants passed the Pennsylvania bar exam this July than did last year, though the number of new lawyers able to enter the market is about the same. Of the

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  • July 1, 2011 | Corporate Counsel

    Diversity Scorecard: Back on Track?

    It's not much, but it's enough to make diversity advocates in the legal profession let out a collective "phew!" According to our latest Diversity Scorecard, big law firms increased their

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  • July 23, 2013 | The American Lawyer

    Meet Robert Khuzami, Kirkland's New $5 Million Man

    Who says the best days of the big-firm partner are over? Kirkland &

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  • August 1, 2012 | Corporate Counsel

    Need-To-Know Basis

    It is increasingly common for employees pursuing claims against their employer to use their access to files and databases to gather, in blatant violation of company policy, confidential docum

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