April 15, 2016 | The Recorder
Litigation Department of the Year, Labor and Employment: Orrick, Herrington & SutcliffeThe firm knocked out whistleblower claims against Broadcom and was resolute in its defense of a client's arbitration agreement. Then there was that little matter of Ellen Pao v. Kleiner Perkins.
By Ben Hancock
9 minute read
April 14, 2016 | The Recorder
Calif. Appeals Court Rejects Ruling on Teacher TenureIn a blow to legal team led by Gibson Dunn's Theodore Boutrous, panel says that decisions by administrators, not teacher protection laws, harm disadvantaged students.
By Ben Hancock
12 minute read
April 14, 2016 | Law.com
Female Lawyers Settle Pay Bias Suit Against Farmers InsuranceThe insurer will pay $4 million and implement what lead attorney Lori Andrus calls "robust" reforms to employment practices.
By Ben Hancock
11 minute read
April 13, 2016 | Law.com
EU Privacy Pushback Prompts Lawyers to Look for Plan BWith litigation in the forecast, lawyers say companies should consider other compliance mechanisms.
By Ben Hancock
21 minute read
April 12, 2016 | Law.com
Uber Accuser Grapples With Timing QuestionsA man who says Uber CEO Travis Kalanick stole his idea is trying to explain why it took him years to come forward.
By Ben Hancock
6 minute read
April 12, 2016 | The Recorder
In-House Impact Winner: Paul Vronsky, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & ByersAs he helped the firm defeat Ellen Pao's gender bias charges, Kleiner Perkins' GC tried to keep his colleagues focused on investing.
By Ben Hancock
8 minute read
April 11, 2016 | The Recorder
'Law & Order' Divorce Suit Blocked by Mediation PrivilegeThe former wife of TV producer Dick Wolf can't continue with a suit claiming she was duped into a low-ball divorce settlement.
By Ben Hancock
6 minute read
April 08, 2016 | The Recorder
Weil Sews Up Patent Win for AdobeTwo days after arguing before the Federal Circuit, partner Ed Reines secured summary affirmance of the company's defense verdict and attorney fee award against Digital Reg of Texas.
By Ben Hancock
4 minute read
April 08, 2016 | The Recorder
Lawyers Ready to Reap Work From Federal Trade Secrets ActPutting trade secrets on the same playing field as patents, trademarks and copyrights makes sense to Valley lawyers like James Pooley. But some say seizure provisions set the stage for "trade secrets trolls."
By Ben Hancock
40 minute read
April 07, 2016 | The Recorder
Judge Scraps Lyft Settlement in Driver SuitA $12.25 million deal shortchanges drivers and the state of California, wrote U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria.
By Ben Hancock
6 minute read
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