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November 14, 2005 | New Jersey Law Journal

Nothing fills an interest group's coffers like a crisis. The two previous Supreme Court nominees - Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. and former candidate Harriet Miers - failed to ignite much controversy on the left, and didn't bring in much cash. But Alito's perceived hostility to civil liberties may get the register ringing in a hurry.

By T.R. Goldman ALM MEDIA

8 minute read

August 15, 2005 | New Jersey Law Journal

A Connecticut solo sets up an Internet blog to reach new clients

By Keith Griffin, ALM MEDIA

5 minute read

November 21, 2005 | New Jersey Law Journal

According to The National Law Journal's 28th annual survey, the overall number of attorneys at the nation's 250 largest firms, 116,671, increased by 4.4 percent from the past year, compared with a 1.5 percent growth rate in 2004 and 1.6 percent in 2003. The growth rate was the highest since 2001, when NLJ 250 firms grew by 8.2 percent.

By Lindsay Fortado ALM MEDIA

6 minute read

March 06, 2006 | New Jersey Law Journal

An increasing number of law professors are using blogs - online journals or newsletters - to break free from traditional modes of legal scholarship.

By Leigh Jones ALM MEDIA

7 minute read

January 23, 2006 | New Jersey Law Journal

Authorized generics are becoming an increasingly popular tactic for brand-name drug makers facing an invalidated or expiring drug patent. But many in the generic camp fear that the long-term result will be a sharp reduction of future drug patent challenges. They argue that if generic drug makers are compelled to split the market - and the profits - during the 180-day exclusivity period, they'll have less incentive to challenge brand-name patents in the first place. The pot of gold just isn't as big.

By Jenna Greene ALM MEDIA

10 minute read

February 27, 2006 | New Jersey Law Journal

Call it the year of the bonus. Cold cash muscles out the once-popular stock option. But there's a twist.

By Eriq Gardner ALM MEDIA

8 minute read

October 03, 2005 | New Jersey Law Journal

A federal judge has ruled that �304 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act - a key provision of the 2002 law that calls for disgorgement of profits and bonuses from top corporate executives in the wake of an alleged accounting scandal - does not provide a private right of action for shareholders to file a derivative suit.

By Shannon P. Duffy ALM MEDIA

5 minute read

October 03, 2005 | New Jersey Law Journal

Alternative fee arrangements, shorter lists of outside counsel to rely on and computerized billing are all ways that in-house counsel have tried to control costs. But one of the most effective means of keeping tabs on expenses, at least for some cases, is requiring outside litigators to submit a budget.

By Leigh Jones ALM MEDIA

7 minute read

March 06, 2006 | New Jersey Law Journal

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius's botched acquisition of a patent boutique, say former partners, laid bare the flaws of a secretive and fractious management group that sought to boost profits without a clear plan for growth.

By Ben Hallman ALM MEDIA

8 minute read

September 26, 2005 | New Jersey Law Journal

The U.S. Judicial Conference, the policy-making body of the federal judiciary, last Tuesday endorsed a sweeping rule change that will allow lawyers to cite unpublished opinions in federal appeals courts nationwide beginning in 2007.

By Tony Mauro ALM MEDIA

5 minute read